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13 burden on the Day of Judgment and they will be safe from any accountability. Khalifat - ul - Masih I ra of our Jama'at, his sister was the follower of a pir. Once, when she was visiting Ha z rat Khalifat - ul - Masih I ra , he said, “Dear sister! You are very careless regarding your Sal ā t. What will become of you ?” She said, “The pir whom I follow says that since I have pledged allegiance to him, he is responsible for me, and I n eed not worry about anything. ” Ha z rat Khalifat - ul - Masih I ra replied to his sister , “Ask your pir how will we respond when God questions us on the Day of Judgment ?” She replied, “ Fine. When I next visit my p ir , I will certainly ask him regarding this. ” Sometime later, she came back to visit Ha z rat Khalifat - ul - Masih I ra. H e asked her, “Did you ask your pir about the matter we discussed?” She answered , “I asked the pir your question. When I asked him, first he replied , ‘It appears that Nur - ud - Din ra ( his name was Nur - ud - D in ) has taught you this mischief , but bear in mind that you need not worry about anything when God questions you. I will stand up and say that I am responsible for you, and you will enter heaven right away. ’ I answered him, ‘ Pir Sahib, w hen it is your turn , what will you say ? ’ The pir replied , ‘ W hen God questions me and asks me to come forward and give my accoun t, I will answer assertively , O Allah ! Was the sacrifice offered by Ha z rat Imam Hussain ra at Karbala not sufficient because we are still troubled [by this] ? Upon h earing this, the angels will clear my way and I will enter Paradise ’. ” In short, people hav e invented all kinds of excuses to escape the limits of Shar iah [ Islam ic law ]. Alas, did the Holy Prophet sa and his c ompanions ra not have worldly responsibilities ? Yet, the Holy Prophet sa and his c ompanions ra gave up nearly all of their worldly commitments , so that they could immerse themselves in religious works. They were f armers but very much limited the time they spent farming ; they were traders, but they spent minimal time doing business. They had to fight four or five battles every year, and for each battle, they travel ed fifteen to twenty days. At the end of the day who were the c ompanions ra who accompanied the Holy Prophet sa to fight against the enemy? They were the same traders and farmers , whose livelihood depended on trade and agriculture. Despite this, whenever Allah called upon them , they would immediately leave