Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 13
13 OCTOBER 1905 13 home from the courthouse and fell on one step of the stairs. He got up but fell on another and died. Keep Giving Sadaqah, Though it be Little A small amount of monetary sacrifice was needed. The Promised Messiahas said: Some people say something but cannot uphold it afterwards, thereby becoming sinners. The best sadaqah [charity] is that which, although it be little, is offered regularly. The Sincerity of Maulawi Yār Muhammad The service of some members during the days of the late Maulawi Şahib's [Hadrat Maulawi 'Abdul-Karim of Sialkot, may Allah be pleased with him] illness was under discussion. The services of Maulawi Yār Muhammad, Barrister of Law, also came to be mentioned. The Promised Messiahas said: He is a most sincere person who displays perfect fidelity. He endured many painful journeys. He undertakes a great deal of physically strenuous service. He does not complain even if he must walk 40 kos [a kos is approximately 2 miles] daily, whether he must walk at night or during the day. During the days of the trial, he ran on foot alongside my conveyance from Gurdaspur and Qadian. He is a hard-working and honest man. Whoever has him will be satisfied with him because he is not a deliber- ately negligent person. He possesses an element of the sunnah [conduct] of the Companions.