Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Inculcating the Spirit of Ramadan Despite Lavish Iftar

“Many of my Muslim friends spend lavishly in iftar. When they are told it's not right, they say food is a blessing from God, for we fasted all day. How can Muslims in such a situation inculcate the spirit of Ramadan?”Asked by Asif, Mumbai

He answers at 54:16 in Spirit of Ramadan · 1 min 42 sec

His answer, in his own words
54:16
yeh soch mein bilkul bilkul baseless samajhta hoon aisi soch ko. Maulana, yeh agla sawal aaya hai Mr. Asif ka Mumbai se: "Maulana sahib, many of my Muslim friends they spend lavishly on iftar. when they are being told its not right, they say food is a blessing from God, for we fasted whole day. Maulana sahib, how Muslims in such a situation can inculcate the spirit of Ramadan? " dekhiye, yeh baatein jo log kehte hain, un se aap Quran o Hadees ka hawala poochiye. yeh to apni baat kahi inhone, apni baat, apni baat kahi inhone.
55:05
jaise Aqsa se meri baat hui, bohat pehle ki baat hai, woh roza nahi rakhte thay. to inhone kaha, "Allah ke fazl se hum ko sab cheez mila hua hai, to hum roza kyun rakhein ?" roza woh rakha hai jis ko khane peene na milta ho. to maine us se ladai nahi ki, maine kaha ke yeh yeh kahan se nikala hai aap ne? kis Quran ki ayat se nikalta hai? yeh kis Hadees se yeh nikalta hai? kis Sahabi ne aisa kaha hai? to aap sawal karna seekhiye, logon ki baaton par sun kar na maaniye, sawal karna seekhiye, aur sawal yahi kijiye ke aap kahan se bol rahe hain?
55:44
yeh ke yeh bohat bol rahe hain Quran se, Hadees se, Sahaba se, kahan se bol rahe hain? aap woh bataiye, apne dimagh se bol rahe hain to aap aap ka dimagh to koi authentic nahi mana jayega. Maulana, yeh agla sawal kiya hai Dr. Iqbal Pardhan ne Delhi se
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