By God — Page 12
12 ‘I ask you by your Lord, and the Lord of those before you, that has Allah sent you as a Messenger to all mankind? The Prophet sa replied that Allah knows that yes (this is true)’. The man further said, ‘I ask you by Allah, Has Allah ordered you to offer five prayers during the course of one day or night. ’ The Prophet sa replied, ‘Allah knows that yes (this is true)’. The man asked further, ‘I ask you by Allah, has Allah ordered you to observe fasts during this month of the year (Ramazan)? The Prophet sa replied, ‘Allah knows that yes (this is true)’. The man further asked, ‘Has Allah asked you to collect Zakat 1 from the rich and distribute it among the poor?’ The Prophet sa replied, ‘Allah knows that yes (this is true)’. (Saheeh Bukhari 2 Kitab-ul-Ilm, Chapter on Education) On the other hand, this tradition of the Prophet sa has a grave warning َ ُْ الْفَاجِرَۃ ُ تَدَع ُ ادلَّیَار َ بلَقِع نی اَلْیَمِ That is a false oath annihilates regions. It means that he, who lies upon God, is not just deprived of His blessings, but also becomes the cause of His punishment. 4: In the fourteenth century after Hijrah, the Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community claimed that: 1 One of the Five Pillars of Islam relating to the obligatory alms as per the prescribed rate. 2 One of the six authentic compilations of the sayings of the Holy Prophet sa