Namaaz In Urdu
If he never taught it to anyone then there was no reason for sahaba who moved to different parts of the world to keep reciting in Arabic and to teach others to do the same.
The sahabah were all Arabs so of course they would recite in Arabic. The question is did h prohibit them from reciting in another language?
Reasons for performing Namaaz in one’s own language. (It could be wrong. It needs clarification) 5. Maulana Wahiduddin Khan Sir wrote “Quran ba-zahir arbi zaban mein hai, lekin apni haqeeqat ke aetebaar se wo fitrat ki zaban mein hai.” If in reality Quran is in the language of Fitrat then why are we restricting it to be recited only in Arabic in Salah.
I haven’t read the entire conversation, but isn’t Ghamidi Sahib said that only when praying in a mosque, the parts that are recited aloud should be in Arabic for unity of Muslims and to ensure no matter where you go, the prayer is the same. Beyond this and praying at home you can be perform prayer in your own language. Still I think keeping in Arabic and learning the meaning is a better solution. It is just like keeping and learning Quran in Arabic to preserve original message while at the same times learning the translation. Since no translation is perfect and all translations are slightly different, learning and using original arabic is to keep the original alive and preserved.
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