Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 298
298 MALFUZAT ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF URDU VOLUME IO 15 APRIL 1908 (At the time of Zuhr) Being Inquisitive about other People is Not the Trait of a Believer A person's letter was presented to the Promised Messiahas. He had writ- ten about someone that he does not observe Salat [obligatory Prayers] or keep the Fast, and asked whether such an individual should be called a disbeliever or not. Could he be considered an Ahmadi or not? The Promised Messiahas said: This person should be counselled to take care of his own self and mend his own ways. Everyone has his own separate inter- action with God Almighty. Who has appointed you to be the supervisor that you should evaluate the deeds of other people and issue the verdict about their faith or disbelief? It does not behove a believer to be uselessly inquisitive about others. Consultation has Blessings It was mentioned that a person was building his house at a dangerous location and was unable to complete the construction due to lack of funds. The Promised Messiahas said: