Wilfuly doing Biddah

The height of STUPIDITY is to reduce an argument to:

1. You are either with us
2. OR against us!

We were given a task to start the noble work of Dawah and Tableegh in a small American town consisting of 330 Hindku (Pakistani) families who were staunch in Bid’at and violent to anyone against their practises.

A young brother was the Ameer of the Tableeghi Halaqahs (America is divided into 13 zones for Tableegh and then Halaqahs).

These Pakistanees had immense respect for Physics professor at a university so the first thing was to do Gusht to the Professor. He was a Modernist sort but prayed his Salah regularly and after numerous discussions he decided to permit the Jamaat to pray at the (only) Bidati Mosque. Giving Bayans or staying was not permitted.

The local Peer was in Pakistan at that time.

3 day Jamaats twice a month were sent to this city for 3-4 months to mingle with the locals, no Ghasht or dawat was possible. The local (Pakistani labourers) tolerated the Jamaats due to Professor. After a month or so the locals (due to Pakistani tradition) started bringing food for the Jamaat.

This situation was discussed at zonal Shura and it was instructed to eat as much as possible to build good relationships.

3-4 months later, the Peer arrived. Jamaats were instructed to take gifts for the local Peer and visit him before going to the Masjid. The local Peer felt compelled to support the Jamaat and even made announcement that Jamaats will stay in the Bidati Mosque.

Still no Bayans or Gashts, Jamaats just stayed and prayed.

One day the Professor who used to give Jummah Bayan got stuck in traffic and there was nobody to conduct Friday prayers so the locals requested the Jamaat brothers. They asked the Peer Saheb and “Hazrat” obliged with his permission.

Hazrat Peer Saheb sat in the front while Jamaat Hafiz Saheb conducted Urdu Bayan, Khutbah and then prayer.

The professor and the peer then requested the Jamaat officially to start conducting Jummah prayers. Again this was put to Mushwara and permission was granted.  

Still no Bayan, no Gasht and no Tableegh just mingling eating food and discussions.

A month or so later the Peer was caught by the Police with an underage prostitute and this was in local newspapers and was sent to Jail!

Locals were now desperate so again they approached the Jamaat (as they didn’t know any better), a Pakistani (Tableeghi) Hafiz Saheb was installed as an Imam.

Still no Bayan, no Gasht and no Tableegh just mingling eating food and discussions and general Bayans by Imams.

Slowly Jamaats were permitted to make Ta’leem then bayans, rest is history!

No dynamic Ijtehaad or Bidat was carried out just Mushwara, Duas and Hikmah!

There are million and one stories like this all over the world!