Conditions of Bai'at and Responsibilities of an Ahmadi — Page 187
Condition X 187 distant from the Jam a ‘at, he will die in ignorance. ’ ( S a hih Al- Bukh ari , Kit ab ul-Fitan, Bab u Q auli n-N abiyyi Sa-tarauna B a‘d i U mur a n tunkir u nah a ) Hadrat ‘Arfajah ra states that, ‘I heard the Holy Prophet sa saying that when you are gathered together on one hand and have one leader, if someone comes and tries to break your unity so that he may create divisions among you, you ought to kill him. That is, you should cut your ties with him and not listen to him, (i. e. , totally ignore his instructions). ( S a hih M usli m, Kit ab- ul-Im a rah, B a bu H ukmi man Farraqa Amral-Muslim i na wa huwa Mujtami‘un) It is reported from Hadrat ‘Ub a dah ra Bin A s - Sa mit that we took the covenant with the Holy Prophet sa on the point that we will listen and we will obey whether we like it or dislike it. And that wherever we are, we will not dispute with the incumbent of rightful authority, we will stay firm on the truth or that we will only speak the truth and that we will not be afraid of the rebuke of anyone in matters concerning Allah the Almighty. ( S a hih M usli m, Kit ab- ul-Im a rah, B a bu wuj u bi Ta ‘atil-Umar a ’i fi ghairi ma‘ s iyatin wa ta h r i moh a fil-ma‘ si yah, H ad i th No. 4768) Hadrat Ibn-e-‘Umar ra states that the Holy Prophet sa said, ‘Whoever holds back from obedience to Allah will meet Allah the Almighty on the Day of Judgement in a condition that he would have no valid argument or excuse. And he who dies in a condition that he has not taken a pledge of allegiance with the Imam of the time would die the death of ignorance and