Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Which Madhhab Did Prophet Belong To?

“Which school of thought did the Prophet Muhammad belong to? Because every sect claims he was from their sect. Please clarify.”Asked by Raj Malik, Delhi

He answers at 1:11:17 in Importance of Patience · 1 min 32 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:11:17
Maulana, agla sawal Delhi se kya hai Raj Malik Sahab ne, aur unhon ne likha hai: "Maulana, yeh bataein ke Paighambar-e-Islam kis maslak ke the? kyun ke jis maslak ke logon se mila jaye, woh yahi kehte hain ke Rasool us ke maslak ke the." Is ko wazeh karein. Bhai, yeh maslak jo aaj kal na hai, lafz maslak bola jata hai fiqhi school ke liye, to fiqhi school to tha hi nahi is zamane mein. Ab bahri daur mein yeh hua, woh abhi tab bhi itna katar nahi tha jo aaj ab hai. Ab bahri daur mein yeh is char maktab nahi bane the, ab jo char fiqh bani hui hai, yeh yeh sirf ek bas log aate the, masla puchte the, usi darje mein thi.
1:12:08
baqi ek group ban gaya hai, char alag alag, yeh yeh is zamane mein bhi the nahi tha. to maslak ka jo concept hai maujooda zamane mein fiqhi school ke ma'ne mein, to woh tha hi nahi. Paighambar zamane mein yeh to innovation hai, yeh to innovation hai baat ko, aur yeh aaya hai ghulu ki wajah se, jis ko kehte hain extremism. Is se is se aadmi ko, yani bahar rehna chahiye.
1:12:40
Islam mein koi maslak nahi, koi fiqhi group bandi nahi, ek hi Islam hai, woh sab ke liye hai. Maulana, agla sawal Delhi se, is par maine ek kitaab likhi hai, aap us ko padh sakte hain, uska naam hai "Tajdeed-e-Deen". Tajdeed-e-Deen, jo log Urdu na na jante hain, woh padhwa ke sun lein kisi se.
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