Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 352
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 7 352 (On this occasion, one of the brothers said that some beggars ask for stale bread or torn old cloth. They only ask for old and stale things. ) The Promised Messiah as said: Would you give something new? What can they do? They know that no one will give them something new. That is why they make this kind of request. Be compassionate and kind to the creation of Allah as much as possible. Remember that there are only two types of rights in the Shariah: the rights of Allah and the rights of God’s creation. But I know that if one is not unfortunate, it is easy to be established upon the rights of Allah because He does not ask you for food, and He does not need anything. He only desires that you consider Him to be One God without any partner. Believe in His Perfect Attributes and believe in His Messengers and follow them. But difficulties arise when it comes to the rights of man, where the self deceives. A brother has some rights, and the self advises to usurp them. If there is litigation, one wants to get everything but wishes not even a single grain for the other party. In short, there are many difficulties when it comes to the rights of people. So, show much regard for this and safeguard it as much as possible. It should not happen that one is deemed to be a usurper of the rights of others. This is all achieved by the grace of Allah the Exalted and His bestowing ability, for which there is a great need for prayer. A Comprehensive Book is Needed for the Japanese The Promised Messiah as had stated this much when more friends arrived. Hadrat Hakeemul-Ummat [Sage of the Ummah— Hadrat Maulaw i Noor-ud-Deen] also came. So, the conversation stopped and then the Promised Messiah as repeated what he had said about the bank