Conditions of Bai'at and Responsibilities of an Ahmadi — Page 155
Condition IX 155 my Lord. How could I serve you water, whereas You are the Lord of all the worlds?” Upon this, Allah the Almighty will say, “Such and such person asked you for some water, but you did not offer him any. If you had given him water, you would have had its reward with Me. ’” ( S a hih M usli m, Kit ab- ul-Birri wa s-S ilah, B a bu Fa d li ‘Iy a datil-Mar id ) Then, there is this narration: Hadrat ‘Abd u llah Bin Mas ‘u d ra states that the Messenger of Allah said, ‘All creatures are God’s family. So, Allah likes the person, from among all humans, who treats His family (crea- tures) well and looks after their needs. ’ ( Mishk a t-ul-Ma sa b ih , K it ab- ul- A d a b, Bab ush-Shafaqati w ar-Ra hm ati ‘alal-Kha lq ) There is another h ad i th in which Hadrat ‘Al i ra narrates that the Messenger of Allah said: ‘Every Muslim has six obligations with regard to other Muslims: 1. When he meets him, he should say ‘ Assal a mo ‘Alaikum. ’ 2. When one sneezes, he should say, ‘ Yar h amukumul- l a h ’ [may Allah have mercy on you]. 3. When he is sick, he should visit him. (Some peo- ple have, with the grace of Allah, this good habit, and they go to hospitals to visit sick ones whether they know them or not. They take fruits and flowers for them. This form of social service is very good. ) 4. When one calls him for help, he responds to him. 5. When one dies, he comes to his funeral.