Conditions of Bai'at and Responsibilities of an Ahmadi — Page 96
C ONDITIONS OF B AI ‘ AT AND R ESPONSIBILITIES OF AN A H MAD I 96 Hadrat Ibn-e-‘Abb a s ra has related that: I was once riding with the Holy Prophet sa. He said, ‘My dear child, I am going to teach you a few things: Keep Allah in mind, He will safe- guard you; keep Allah in mind, you will find Him nearby. When in need, ask only of Allah; if you need help, ask Him alone for help. Remember, if the whole world joins together to benefit you, it can do nothing to benefit you, except if Allah wishes and decrees it for you. And if they all join to hurt you, they can do nothing to hurt you, except if Allah decrees the harm for you. The pens have been stored away and the ink has dried. ” ( Sunan-ut-Tirmadh i , Kit a bu S ifatil Qiy a mah, B a b No. 59) Another version is: Keep Allah in mind, you will find Him before you. Recognise Allah in times of ease, He will recognise you in times of hard- ship. Remember, what escaped you was not decreed for you; and what is decreed for you will definitely come to you. Remember, the help of Allah comes as a result of steadfastness, and times of ease and times of hardship are commingled, and every hardship is followed by times of ease. ( Ri ad -u s-Sa li hi n Lil Imam An-Nawaw i , B a b-ul-Mur a qabah, H ad i th No. 62) Nothing that the Holy Prophet sa did was against the pleasure of Allah; yet, he prayed fervently, he prayed for the pleasure of Allah. Hadrat Muhammad Bin Ibr a h i m ra narrates a h ad i th from Hadrat ‘A ishah ra , ‘Once I was sleeping by the side of the Holy Prophet sa. During a time at night I did not find him there. While searching around, my hand touched his feet while he