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speakers only seem to be effective when in great enthusiasm they use these unseemly
expressions. As for myself, I am a person who feels that extreme caution is required in
speech and in the utterance of every word. I study every statement as to whether its
utterance is permissible or not.
A few years ago I attended a function here in Saharanpur. The speaker uttered such a
thing which was absolutely incorrect. The nazim (superintendent) of our Madrasa could
not tolerate it and immediately corrected him. The speaker, quite annoyed, accepted the
correction saying sarcastically: “This Maulana Saheb says it is like this...”
Thereafter he continued his speech. Maulana Khalilur Rahman Saheb, son of the late
Maulana Ahmad Au Muhaddith Saharanpuri was also present. As the speaker again said
something wrong, he corrected him after interjecting. Saying “aliright, allright”, the
speaker continued.
Shortly thereafter the speaker was for the third time corrected by someone whose name I
do not wish to mention. The speaker became so enraged that he immediately ended his
speech in anger saying: “You people purposely interject and do not want me to address
this meeting. You purposely set out to harass me!”
Immediately there was a great uproar in the crowd. The crowd became divided into two
factions; one half on this side and the other half on that side. Everyone suddenly began
forming their own opinion and giving fatwas in favour of this or that side as arguments
raged. Some were in favour of the speaker and some in favour of the critics. The meeting
ended on this note of discord with great bitterness.
Similar to this there were quite a few incidents which happened wherein I personally was
involved, where the speakers spoke such words which I found extremely difficult to
tolerate or re-interpret within the limits of the Shariat. For this reason I fear to participate
in any of these functions.
The third point I wish to mention is this: I am involved in such work which is purely
religious in nature. Its being such is unanimously accepted. Allah forbid that it shall ever
be of the work of those (who in the words of the Quran):
“Whose efforts goeth astray in the life of this world, while they reckon that they do
good.”
May Allah forbid that it shall ever be of the same type as the deeds of those regarding
whom Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) said:
Al- Eti’daal Fi Maraatibur- Rijaal 29