Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Does seeking worldly help risk paradise?

“Real divine help is for developing oneself to qualify for paradise, but people in general today consider divine help in matters of family, wealth, or professional life. I want to know, does this kind of thinking put our paradise at risk?”Asked by Zahid, Lucknow

He answers at 1:11:02 in Divine Help · 2 min 48 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:11:02
Maulana Lucknow se Zahid sahib ne sawal bheja hai. unhone likha hai: "Real divine help is for developing oneself to qualify for paradise, but people in general today consider divine help in matters of family, wealth, or professional life. Maulana, I want to know, does this kind of thinking put our paradise at risk ? We should seek divine help only in matters of dawah work or spiritual development and not for material gains." yeh kya is ka just kya hai?
1:11:43
Maulana, woh yeh janna chah rahe hain ke aksar log jo dua karte hain ya madad mangte hain Khuda se, to woh ya to apne work ko le ke, professional life ya apni family ko le ke, aah, woh is baat ki help nahi mangte Khuda se ke mera spiritual development ho paradise ke hawale se. to woh yeh puchna chah rahe hain ke yeh sab chhod ke, paradise aur personal development ko chhod ke, material cheezon ki dua karna to kya yeh paradise ko risk mein dal deta hai? Yaqinan, is liye ke woh to Allah taala ne de hi rakha hai. aap kahenge Khuda ya mujhe suraj ki roshni de, phir roshni to apne aap aa rahi hai.
1:12:25
aap kahenge ke mujhe zameen mein ghalla paida ho, woh to apne aap hi paida ho raha hai. mamin da'a batnin fil ardi illa ala allahi rizquha to woh to Allah taala khud hi khud de raha hai, is ke liye aap dua kar rahe hain. jo Allah ke sath aati hai, us ke liye dua kijiye. Okay, so we will end today's session. Thank you.
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