Once, after performing Tawaaf, someone asked him why he does not wear the turban, so Hadhrat Thanvi asked him, "Is it fardh or waajib?" The man replie

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Wearing the turban is Mustahab. This is the Fiqhi category of the Turban. Our Akaabir generally do not don Amaamah. However, they are not in denial of the Sunnah status of the Turban. When a Mustahab is elevated to the status of Wujoob, then in terms of the Shar'i principle, the Mustahab shall be set aside to avoid resemblance with the Ahl-e- Bid'ah. The Qabar Puj a a r i ( G r a v e - Worshipping) sect believe that wearing the turban, especially for Jumuah is Waajib. In our day too, the Tablighis entertain such a belief. They in fact scorn and despise those Ulama such as Hadhrat Thanvi, who do not wear Amaamah. On account of such ghulu' it is our understanding that our Akaabir had abstained from Amaamah. The Tablighis profess taqleed to Mufti Mahmoodul Hasan (Rahmatullah alayh). They should check Had h r a t ' s F a t a a w a Mahmoodiyyah for the status of the Amaamah.

It must also be remembered that whilst even a Mustahab act is of great importance and significance, the one who does not meticulously observe it may not be despised, scorned or castigated. Ghulu' is the disease of the juhala.

Hadhrat Thanvi had also mentioned that his head would feel hot with an amaamah. Furthermore, those who place so much emphasis on the Amaamah, do not place any emphasis whatsoever on wearing the lungi which was the permanent garb of Rasulullah (Sall alla hu ala yh i wasallam) and of all the Ambiya (Alayhimus salaam). Why this discrepancy in attitude? Is the lungi not Sunnah? Undoubtedly, it is. However, it is of the Mustahab category.