Conditions of Bai'at and Responsibilities of an Ahmadi — Page 151
Condition IX 151 Arrogance is such an affliction that all mischief originates from it…. In the seventh condition, I have mentioned the subject in depth already; therefore, it is not necessary to go into another detailed discussion about it. Briefly, this condi- tion of bai‘at requires you to be kind to God’s creation so that you may become favourable in the sight of Allah the Almighty and get the rewards in both the worlds. The kind- ness you show towards others should be motivated by heart- felt love and not to seek acknowledgement from people for the favour. Allah says in the Holy Qur’an: 86 And they feed, for love of Him, the poor, the orphan, and the prisoner. One interpretation of this is that despite their own needs, those who love Allah take care of the needs of others in order to attain the love of Allah the Almighty. They themselves stay hungry, yet they feed others. They do not show miserliness by suggesting that what they are giving is also required to meet their own needs. Instead, they help as much as they can. They do this to be virtuous and to get the approval of Allah, and not to get any acknowledgement from others. They give what they could enjoy or utilise themselves, always keeping in mind the instruction of Allah that you should only give for the sake of Allah, what you like for yourself. They are not like those who help the needy and boast about it. Some people are in the habit of giving only their used items or worn clothing as 86. ( al-Dahr , 76:9)