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Faith & God · Q&A

Ijtihad and the Risk of Innovation

“Some people think that ijtihad can lead to innovations. What is your comment?”Asked by Najma Siddiqui, Delhi

He answers at 1:09:49 in The Crises Management · 58 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:09:49
miss najma siddiqui ne dilli se sawal kiya hai unhon ne likha hai some people think that ijtihad can lead to innovations what is your comment on this dekhiye ijtihad ki sirf aik shart hai woh husn niyat koi khatra koi risk ijtihad ka amal rok nahi sakta koi bhi is tarah ki koi cheez agar aap ki niyat durust hai waqai Allah ke liye aap kar rahe hain to ayn jaiz hai ke aap ijtihad karein
1:10:26
kyun agar niyat durust hai to ijtihadi khitab pe ek sawab milega to kaun rokne wala hai koi shart doosri nahi hai ijtihad ki ke aap niyat durust ho koi shart nahi hai
1:10:48
mister muhammad yaseen khan ne bhopal se sawal kiya hai unhon ne likha hai as far as the solution of palestine issue is concerned i completely agree with your views that we muslims have nothing but to accept the present status quo and should try to stabilize peace
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