Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Qurbani Spending vs Welfare Work

“Some Muslims say that the money spent on Qurbani (sacrifice) is of no benefit. Instead, if that money is spent on some welfare work, it would be very beneficial. How correct is this statement?”Asked by مسز عبداللطیف, کراچی پاکستان

He answers at 1:10:47 in Revival of Abrahamic Mission · 50 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:10:47
maulana, agla sawal karachi pakistan se aaya hai mrs abdul latif ka. unhon ne likha hai: "musalmanon mein se kuch log kehte hain ke qurbani par jo raqam kharch ki jati hai, is ka koi faida nahi. is ke bajaye agar is raqam ko kisi rifahi kaam mein lagaya jaye to is ka bohat faida hoga." Maulana sahib, yeh baat kis had tak sahi hai? nahi, bilkul absurd hai. bilkul absurd baat hai.
1:11:22
main is se hargiz ittefaq nahi karta. yeh bohat dair se yeh soch logon mein pai jati hai, lekin bilkul yeh yeh bilkul absurd baat hai. is ka koi haqeeqat is ki nahi hai. maulana, agla sawal dilli se hai shah imran hasan sahib ka. unhon ne likha hai: "logon ke andar jis incentive ke paida karne ke liye aap kehte hain, is ka tareeqa kya hai?"
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