Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Attending Gatherings Where Alcohol is Served

“Quite a few times it happens that we are invited to gatherings and parties. In such gatherings and parties alcohol is also served. My question is: Should we attend such gatherings and parties?”Asked by ڈاکٹر طاہ, دلی

He answers at 1:05:22 in Creative Solution or Ijtihadi Hal · 2 min 9 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:05:22
maulana, agla sawal dilli se hai doctor tahir ka . unhon ne likha hai ke "quite a few times it happens that we are invited in gatherings or parties. in such gatherings or parties alcohol is also served. my question is that should we attend such gatherings or parties?" dekhiye, hamara maslak jo islam ke mutabiq hai, woh yeh hai ke is aisi partiyon mein ma'eeshat jana waqt ko zaya karna hai.
1:05:57
lekin agar aap da'i hain, tab jana bilkul, yani bohat hi achhi baat hogi ke aap apne pocket mein, apne bag mein islamic popular rakh lein, quran ka tehsil rakh lein, aisi kuch kitabein rakh lein, rasool Allah ki seerat par, aur wahan par jo log ate hain, un ko aap pesh karein kitabein. to woh un ka fe'al hai ke woh alcohol lete hain ke nahi lete, woh un ka fe'al hai. aap ko is se kya lena dena؟ to yeh koi wajah nahi hai ke aap partiyon mein na jayen. asal cheez hai ke kya partiyon mein ja kar ke aap us ko opportunity ko avail kar kar sakte hain؟
1:06:38
avail kar sakte hain, yani aik aik gathering ko bator audience ke istemal karna, bator baddu ke istemal karna, yeh aap kar sakte hain ke nahi؟ yahan par, yani aap ko decision lena hai. rasool allah salallaho alaihi wasallam dekhiye, har mauqa pe ja dete ho jahan but pooja ja raha hai, wahan pe ja dete the. bazaar lagte the, wahan bhi tarah tarah ke jahili rasmein hoti thin, wahan bhi jate the aap kyunke un ko aap bator madu ke dekhte the. madu wahan ja kar aap ko quran pesh karte the. to aap par depend karta hai ke aap wahan ja kar ke us ko bator opportunity avail kar sakte hain ya nahi kar sakte.
1:07:21
is ko dekh kar faisla kijiye. baqi woh alcohol lete hain ya nahi lete, woh woh aap ka concern nahi hai. maulana, agla sawal roorkee se hai sajid anwar sahib ka. unhon ne likha hai: "maulana, what are the factors which inhibit the development of creative thinking in us؟
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