Conditions of Bai'at and Responsibilities of an Ahmadi — Page 31
Condition II 31 Direct the believing men to restrain their looks and to guard their fur u j. That is the act through which they will attain puri- fication. Fur u j does not refer merely to the private parts. It refers to all parts of the entry in the body including the ears. It has been prohibited to hear the song of an unrelated woman. Remember, it is proven by hundreds of experiments, that if God prohibits something, man has to leave it sooner or later. ( Malf uza t , vol. 7, p. 135) The Promised Messiah as also says: Islam has enjoined men and women equally on the observa- tions of these conditions. As women are prescribed to wear the veil, so too are men commanded to keep their eyes down. S al a t [obligatory Prayer], fasting, Zak a t [obligatory alms], H ajj [Pilgrimage to the House of God in Mecca], the distinction between h al a l [lawful] and h ar a m [unlawful], avoiding un- Islamic customs to honour God’s commandment, are all injunctions that make the door of Islam very narrow and that is why everyone cannot enter this door. ( Malf uza t , new edition, vol. 5. p. 614) This should make it clear for men that they should keep their eyes down. Modesty is not just for women, it is also for men. 23. ( al-N u r , 24:31)