Malfuzat - Volume IV — Page 71
71 Malfuzat – Volume IV 14 November 1901 True Testimony Should Not Be Hidden The Promised Messiah as said: “The days of this world are numbered. It is not good to hide testimony. You may observe that when someone presents a gift to a king, even if it is an apple, if the apple is blemished on one side, what can the per - son expect to receive in return? Many rights are infringed in the case of secrecy. For example, Prayer in congregation, visiting the sick, the funeral prayer, the Eid prayer, etc. ; how can these rights be fulfilled if they are kept secret? In keeping such things hidden, one’s faith falls weak. An individual always looks at their own apparent benefit, but they are gravely wrong in doing so. Do you fear that by providing true testimony you will suffer a loss in your worldly provisions? God Almighty states: 1 ٌ ٌق َ ْح َ ْل َِّٗنَٗه ا ِِْض ُر َ ا ِ َوَ اْلْ ء ََمَٓا ْلْس ِ ا ُب َ ُر َ ْو ََْنَ َف َو ُ ْد َ ِع ُْوْ َّت ْ َوَ َمَا ُم ُُْقُُك َز ِ ُر ِ ء ََمَٓا ْلْس ا ْي َِوَ ِف And in heaven is your sustenance, and also that which you are promised. And by the Lord of the heaven and the earth, it is certainly the truth. Meaning, your sustenance is in heaven. I swear on my own being that this is true. Who on earth, except for God, can withhold this sustenance or bestow it? Allah the Exalted also states: 2 َِْيَْن ْح ِ ُل ٰ ْلَص ا َى ٰل َ ْو ََتَ ُي َ ْو ُ ْه َوَ This means, He becomes the Guardian of those who are righteous. Who then, can harm a righteous man? If a misfortune or hardship befalls a person, let them remember: 3 ًا ْج ََٗهٗ َمَْخَْر ْل َْْل ُع ْ َج َ ُي َ ُهلل ِ ا ٌق َ َت َـ ُي ْ ُن َمَ In other words, an individual who adopts righteousness for the sake of God, He makes for them a way out of every difficulty and pain. Allah the Exalted further states: 1 adh-Dhariyat , 51:23-24 2 al-A’raf , 7:197 3 at-Talaq , 65:3 p. 343