Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Necessity of Following One of Four Imams

“It is said that it is necessary to follow one of the four Imams. What do you say about this?”Asked by محمد انس صاحب, دلی

He answers at 1:16:53 in The Issues of Islam in the Present World · 1 min 40 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:16:53
maulana, agla sawal dilli se hai muhammad ans sahib ka, unhon ne likha hai: "maulana, jaisay ke kaha jata hai ke char imamon mein se kisi aik ko follow karna zaroori hai, is ke baray mein aap kya kahengay?" nahi, dekhiye, is par hum ne kitaab likhi hai, bohat tafseel ke sath, aap parh li jiye. tajdeed deen isi maslay par hai, woh isi maslay par. is ko parhnay ke baad phir koi sawal ho to aap kijiye, abhi to aap parhein, is kitaab ko parhiye. tajdeed deen aap ko wahan mil jaye gi, yeh neechay aap jayengay to is ko parhiye. maulana, un ka aik aur sawal hai, unhon ne poocha hai: "aap ne bataya ke hitler ne kaha hai ke ab jang se koi faida nahi, phir bhi yeh log kyun dunya mein war culture chalaye hue hain?" to shaitan to hamesha hamesha logon ko uksata rahe ga.
1:17:52
sachai ko jan'nay ke baad amal kon karta hai? yeh to hamesha aisa hua hai ke sachai ko jantay hue aadmi is ke khilaf chalta hai, sarkashi karta hai. sarkashi, out of sarkashi. sachai ko jan'nay ke baad agar dunya mein sach hi sach ho jata to dunya mein kabhi koi burai na hoti. insan ki mizah mein jo ego hai, jo ananiyat hai, sarkashi hai, self interest hai, wohi prevail karta hai, wohi aadmi ko uksata hai aur sachai side pe chali jati hai.
1:18:34
maulana, agla sawal karachi pakistan se hai miss saira latif ka
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