Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Meaning of Gratitude in Islam

“What is the meaning of gratitude? Should we be grateful when Allah gives us plenty of money, or should we discover the state we are in as a state of gratitude? Please explain.”Asked by مولانا عبدالباسط عمری, دوحہ قطر

He answers at 1:13:53 in Living in a World of Competition · 2 min 51 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:13:53
maulana, agla sawal maulana abdul basit omary ne kiya hai, doha qatar se. unhon ne likha hai: "maulana, shukr ka matlab kya hai? kya Allah jab hamein khoob paisa de, tab shukr karen, ya phir Allah ne jis ko jis halat mein rakha hai, woh usi halat ko shukr ki halat ke taur par daryaft kare?" maulana, is baray mein wazahat farmayen. dekhiye, paise par shukr karna to yeh hai hi nahi islam mein. yani daulat mile to is par shukr karen, aap yeh islam mein hai hi nahi.
1:14:31
ab dekhen, kaun sahabi tha jo paisa milne par shukr kiya? us ne keh khuda ka shukr hai ke to ne mujhe dolat di. aisa keh nahin paenge aap. shukr to karna hai ke aap ko khuda ne paida kiya, khuda ne aap ke liye suraj ko chamkaya, khuda ne aap ke liye hawaen chalain, khuda ne aap ko barish barsaya, khuda ne aap ko mauqa diya ke aap acha amal kar ke jannat mein jaen, khuda ne aap ko rasool Allah sallallahu alaihi wasallam ki hidayat faraham ki. yeh sab shukr ki baaten hain. paisa milne par shukr karna aur dolat milne par shukr karna, yeh to hai hi nahin Islam mein, kyunke woh to fitna hai, azmaish hai.
1:15:13
ab azmaish par aap shukr karenge? saaf saaf Quran mein likha hua hai ke maal fitna hai, azmaish hai. yani yani janchnay ke liye, test ke liye diya gaya hai, test ke liye diya gaya hai. yeh to bohat bari gumrahi hai, bohat bari gumrahi hai. ek sahab ne bohat bara ghar banaya, main gaya un ke haan to dekha ke ghar ke samne jo entrance tha, pe likha hua tha: "haza min fadl rabbi". matlab yeh ghar jo hai, mujhe Allah ke fazl se mila hai, yeh bilkul Islam se koi talluq nahin, is ka koi talluq Islam ka nahin hai.
1:15:54
chahe ghar ho, chahe dolat ho, chahe yeh sab jitni cheezen hain, woh sab azmaish hain, test hain. yeh to bohat bari gumrahi mein sari dunya ke musalman mubtala hain, sab ke sab musalman mubtala hain. ek sahab ke haan mein gaya to un ke dost wahan baithe hue thay. to dost sahab ne un ke baray mein farmaya ke Allah ne un ke upar bohat fazl kiya hai. matlab un ke bete kamate hain aur paisa hi paisa ghar mein ho raha hai aur har cheez bohat farawani ke sath koi mili hui hai. is ko batate hain, un ka Allah ne un ke sath bara fazl kiya hai.
1:16:31
to unhon ne kaha yeh fazl ka yeh to test ki waris hai, yeh fazl ki waris nahin hai, yeh ek janchnay ki waris hai. janchnay to yeh sab to gumrahi hai. Maulana, agla sawal kya hai? Doctor Safeena ne New Delhi se, unhon ne likha hai: "today muslims have become more tolerant.
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