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Ijtihad on Zakat Criteria Today

“During a meeting with a highly literate Muslim, he raised the point of ijtihad in the matter of zakat. He told that present ulema should do ijtihad to decide which criteria should be applicable in the present situation for deciding the basis of paying zakat, which is obligatory to all. What is your view?”Asked by Sajid Anwar, Roorkee

He answers at 1:06:58 in Hadith Prediction · 2 min 16 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:06:58
maulana, agla sawal roorkee se hai sajid anwar sahib ka. unhon ne likha hai During a meeting with a highly literate Muslim, he raised the point of ijtihad in the matter of zakat. he told that present ulema should do ijtihad to decide which criteria should be applicable in present situation for deciding the basis of paying zakat, which is obligatory to all. he tried to explain his point through modern monetary system.
1:07:32
maulana, my question is that on which aspects of deen we should do ijtihad and on which we should not? Please guide us. dekhen, yeh sab awam ka masla hi nahin hai. jo sahib ne baat kahi, woh apne yani trust pass kiya. unhon ne yeh jo jo ulma hain, yani ulma ka matlab degree yafta nahin, sand yafta nahin, main keh raha hoon haqeeqi ma'non mein quran o sunnat ka ilm rakhne wale log, woh jama ho kar ghor karen aur koi faisla karen to to woh woh woh faisla hoga. baqi aap logon ke sochne ki baat hi nahin, unhein sochna hi nahin chahiye.
1:08:13
yeh sab sochne se sirf confusion aata hai, sirf confusion aata hai. zakat ke mamle mein ya to state ko haq hai sochne ka kuch, ya ulma ko haq hai, awam ko haq nahi hai. jo aap ke sochne ki baat hai, us ko sochiye ke kaise dawat ki planning karein. us ko sochiye. sab se bara cheez jo sochne ki baat hai ke hum rehte hain ghair muslimon ke darmiyan, un ke un ke liye dawat ki planning kaise karein? us ko kyun nahi sochte log? yahan pe kaise ghair zaroori baton ko sochna hai? yeh shaitani waswasa hai. amal bhi karenge is par. yeh shaitani waswasa hai ke aap un necessary baton ko le kar us ko sochein.
1:08:53
jo jo jo cheez ko Allah taala ke haan poocha jayega, woh yeh hoga ke tum ne jinho ke darmiyan tum thay, kya tum ne un ko pohanchaya paigham Allah taala ka ? yeh yeh poocha jayega. is ki is ki is mein to yaad rakhiye, jis cheez ka sawal aakhirat mein hone wala hai, woh asal baat hai. jis ka sawal wahan nahi hone wala, woh asal baat nahi hai. woh shosha hai. Maulana, agla sawal Hyderabad se hai Mr. Jainat ka. unhone likha hai Maulana sahab Can we translate the name of Allah in the regional interpretations of Quran of Telugu, Tamil and English with the word God
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