Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Applicability of non-confrontation model

“Is non-confrontation model of Muhaddithin applicable in non-Muslim countries as this is pre-government period? Secondly, can the confrontation with colonial government be compared with Muhaddithin non-confrontation model?”Asked by Yahya Qamar, Delhi

He answers at 1:30:15 in The Companions and the Hadith Scholars · 1 min 44 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:30:15
mein samajhta hoon ke yeh buniyadi kaam hai. jo hamare haan se tayyar kiya gaya hai. maulana, agla sawal dilli se hai, mister yahya qamar sahib ka. unhon ne likha hai "Is non-confrontation model of muhaddiseen applicable in non-muslim countries as this is pre-government period? Secondly, can the confrontation with ustamari government be compared with muhaddiseen non-confrontation model?" yeh sawal bilkul ghair mutalliq hai. masla yeh nahi hai ke muslim hukumat ho to aap takraao nahi karen ge. aur doosre log hon to aap takraao karen ge. kisi bhi hukumat mein agar aap ko mawaqe hasil hain to aap ko takraao haram hai.
1:31:06
haram. chahe india ho ya america ho. asal masla yeh nahi hai ke woh hukumat mein jo baitha hua hai, woh muslim hai ya non-muslim. seat par. is se koi baat nahi hai. baat sirf yeh hai ke freedom of religion hai ke nahi hai. jab hai to bas phir haram ho gaya woh. jaise muhaddiseen ke zamanay mein muslim hukmaran thay. sahih hai. lekin aaj jo hai, non-hukmran, yeh non-muslim hain, yeh bhi sahih hai.
1:31:35
lekin illat to mushtarak hai. illat mushtarak hai. yani mawaqe kaar jo woh de raha ho, us se takraao nahi kiya jayega. yani opportunity khuli rahen aur freedom of religion maujood ho to phir takraao haram ho jayega. chahe woh america ho ya india ho ya koi aur mulk ho. maulana, agla sawal aah kolkata se hai, mister rakesh ka. unhon ne likha hai "Moulana sahib, why is it that sincerity cannot be seen these days?"
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