Conditions of Bai'at and Responsibilities of an Ahmadi — Page 85
Condition IV 85 Hadrat Ziy a d Bin ‘Al a qah ra , on the basis of a narration provided by his uncle Hadrat Qa t bah Bin M a lik ra that the Holy Prophet sa used to supplicate, ‘O my Allah, I seek thy refuge from bad morals, evil deeds and evil desires. ’ ( Sunan-ut- Tirmadh i , Kit a bud-Da‘w a t, B a bu Du‘ a ’i Ummi Salamah, H ad i th No. 3591) I now present before you what the Promised Messiah as said in this regard and what he expects of the members of the Jam a ‘at. The Promised Messiah as says: The members of my Jam a ‘at, wherever they might be, should listen with attention. The purpose of their joining this Move- ment and establishing the mutual relationship of spiritual preceptor and disciple with me is that they should achieve a high degree of good conduct, good behaviour and righteous- ness. No wrongdoing, mischief, or misconduct should even approach them. They should perform the five daily Prayers regularly, should not utter a falsehood and should not hurt anyone with their speech. They should be guilty of no vice and should not let even a thought of any mischief, or wrong, or disorderliness, or turmoil pass through their minds. They should shun every type of sin, offence, undesirable action, passion, and unmannerly behaviour. They should become pure-hearted and meek servants of God Almighty, and no poisonous germ should flourish in their beings…. Sympathy with mankind should be their principle and, they should fear God Almighty. They should safeguard their tongues and their hands and their thoughts against every kind of impurity, disor- derliness and dishonesty. They should join the five daily Prayer