An Introduction to Financial Sacrifice — Page 62
62 awaken the dead person is not at all a wise thing to do. Why do you earn dishonour for their sake? ………. After all the Promised Messiah as has stated a fact, then why don’t you act upon it? Are you more compassionate. It is said that water cannot be thicker than blood. This is the third important thing to which I want to direct the attention of Jam a ‘at and it is an easy way of reforming Jam a ‘at. When you adopt this method, you will realize about the tardy members that not all of them are dishonest. They too are believers, only their hearts have become rusty. When they are turned out of Jam a ‘at , then half of them will certainly return and will repent, then your Chanda will increase and (in the result) you will be much honoured. The workers among you will also increase, you will be much more awakened and new avenues of progress will open for you. Anyhow, don’t reject the ways told by Allah, nor close down the avenues opened by His Messengers upon you. When Allah develops a remedy and people do not make use of it they are denied several of His blessings. Hence strive and try to establish a noble place in Jam a ‘at as well as in the world at large. " 75 PROCEDURE OF TAKING ACTION AGAINST DEFAULTERS With reference to two cases of blunt refusal to pay Chanda , despite best efforts of bringing home to them the importance of its payment, Hadrat Khalifatul Masih II ra said: "In such case the concerned Jam a ‘ats should be instructed to report such cases to Ni za rat Um u r-e- ‘ A mah , so that they may be struck off the Jam a ‘at. " 75 Friday Sermon November 4, 1949.