Conditions of Bai'at and Responsibilities of an Ahmadi — Page 79
Condition IV 79 Hadrat H usain said, ‘I have forgiven you. ’ The slave’s knowl- edge and promptness gave him immediate benefits. Now he quoted the third part of the verse: 56 Hadrat H usain responded, ‘I hereby grant you freedom. ’ In those days, slaves used to be bought. It was not possible to gain one’s freedom so easily. The slave’s quick-wittedness and knowledge got him freedom from his master who was God- fearing. This is the teaching of Islam. Adopt Forgiveness and Forbearance With regard to moral qualities that relate to the attainment of virtue, the Promised Messiah as says: Of these, the first moral quality is forgiveness, that is, to forgive someone’s sins. The virtue in this is that the person who commits a sin causes harm to someone else and, there- fore, becomes liable to be punished or to be put in jail or to be fined or be chastised with direct action. Thus, to forgive him, if forgiveness is appropriate, would be a good deed. In this connection the teaching of the Holy Qur’an is: 57 , 58 56. …and Allah loves those who do good. ( A l-e-‘Imr a n , 3:135) 57. ( A l-e-‘Imr a n , 3:135)