Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Nature and benefit of divine reward

“When we do a good deed, we get reward. What is this reward? How is it beneficial for us? Is it an external credit note or a virtual achievement recorded in our deeds that benefits in the afterlife? Or is it something that increases one's level of piety, leading to more good deeds, and good deeds are the means to success in the afterlife?”Asked by Maulana Iqbal Umari

He answers at 50:34 in Peace of Mind · 2 min 33 sec

His answer, in his own words
50:34
maulana, un ka aik aur sawal hai, unhone likha hai ke jab hum koi achha kaam karte hain to sawab milta hai. yeh sawab aakhir kya hai? yeh hamare liye kis tarah faida mand hai? yeh koi kharji credit note hai ya koi virtual achievement hai jo hamare aamal naame mein darj ho jata hai aur aakhirat mein faida deta hai? ya yeh koi aisi cheez hai jo insaan ke taqwe ki کیفیت mein barhothri karta hai, jis ki wajah se amal saleh mein izafa hota hai aur amal saleh ka zariya aakhirat mein kamyabi deta hai? is ki bhi wazahat karen. dekhiye, is par bhi hum bohat likh chuke hain. hua azeem sawab ka matlab hai personality development.
51:28
jab aap koi amal karte hain acha to is mein jo sawab hota hai, woh sawab isi shakal mein aata hai aap ko ke aap ka aap ke andar spiritual development hota hai. to sawab in terms of intellectual, sawab in terms of intellectual development, in terms of spiritual development aap ko milta rehta hai, milta rehta hai. yahan tak ke aap ke andar woh personality ban jati hai, woh woh madhaka personality hai jo jannat jannat mein dakhil ki jaye. hum ne hum is ko nahi mante ke sawab koi alag se kahin ja kar ke kisi bank mein jama hai jo aap ko de diya jaye ga. jab aap koi kaam amal karte hain, usi waqt hi usi amal ke sath sath aap ki personality banti hai.
52:17
isi personality jo banti hai, isi ko aap chahe sawab kahiye ya tazkiya kahiye, woh sab ek hi cheez hai. mein is ko nahi manta ke sawab jo hai kahin woh bank mein jama hua ja ke mil jaye ga aap ko. din in deer aap ko milta hai aur aap mehsoos kar sakte hain, mehsoos kar sakte hain. jaise ke misaal ke tor par maine shikayat ki baat ki, aap ko shikayat paida hui aur aap ne woh kaam kiya jo Hazrat Abu Ayub Azai ne kiya tha, to aap ko achaanak mile ga ke ajeeb sukoon, ajeeb peace, ajeeb rabbaniyat aap ke andar aa jaye gi. wohi sawab hai, wohi wohi personality development hai, wohi tazkiya hai.
53:08
Maulana, agla sawal lene se pehle ek comment parhna chahen ge jo Maulana Iqbal Umri ne bheja hai Chennai se, aur unhon ne likha hai ke Maulana aaj pehli baar Kazmain al-Ghaith ka maani maine samajh aaye, yani self blame de kar ghusse ko manage karna, aur yahi misbat zindagi ka raaz hai.
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