Hobby as an Excuse for Wasting Precious Time
“I told a woman that keeping birds is a source of distraction and her precious time is being wasted in caring for them. She replied that it is both her hobby and her business, and she is compelled by her hobby. Please comment.”Asked by Abdul Latif, Karachi
He answers at 1:06:21 in The Companions and the Hadith Scholars · 1 min 38 sec
1:06:21yeh matlab hai is ka. Maulana, agla sawal Karachi, Pakistan se hai, Abdul Latif sahib ka. unho ne likha hai: "Ek da'i ko mein ne kaha ke aap ne parinday paal rakhe hain jo aap ke liye distraction ka zariya hain, aur aap ka qeemti waqt is ki dekh bhaal mein sarf ho raha hai. to unho ne kaha ke yeh yeh to mera shauq bhi hai aur karobar bhi hai, aur mein shauq ke hathon majboor hoon. Maulana sahib, ek ba-maqsad insaan is dunya mein koi aisa shauq rakh sakta hai jo is ke liye distraction ka sabab ho?
1:07:05is ke baray mein bataein." zahir hai ke yeh koi woh halaal halaal ka masla nahi hai, na qanoon ka masla hai. is aadmi ko aap samjhaiye ke sab se pehle yeh mutayyan karo ke What is the purpose of life? What is the goal of life? phir is ke lihaaz se jaanchon ke is se distraction hai ke nahi. distraction hai jo goal hai, is se agar yeh sab cheezein aap ko hatati hain to bilashubah woh qabil-e-ijtinab hai, is ko chhodna chahiye.
1:07:44to yeh cheezein aisi nahi, is ko jis ko koi fatwa de ya koi qanoon nafiz kare, jo samjhane bujhane ki baatein hain. to is aadmi ko masla yahi samjhana chahiye ke sab se pehle jano ke tumhari zindagi ka maqsad kya hai, tab ja kar ke woh tayyar hoga, yaani is par ghore karne ke liye. Maulana, agla sawal Delhi se hai, Danish