Conditions of Bai'at and Responsibilities of an Ahmadi — Page 81
Condition IV 81 overbid on a contract that has been settled by the other. O servants of Allah, be brothers to one another. A Muslim is a brother to another Muslim. He does not oppress his brother. He does not derogate him nor thinks low of him. ’ Then pointing towards his chest the Holy Prophet sa said three times, ‘ Taqw a is in here. It is enough evil for a man to think low of his brother. The blood, property and honour of every Muslim are unlawful for another Muslim. ’ ( S a hih M usli m, Kit ab- ul- Birri wa s-S ilah, B a bu Ta hri m i-Z ulmil Muslim i Wa Khadhlih) Do Not Cause Harm to Anyone It has been stated in the fourth condition that one should not cause harm to another person whether by one’s hand or one’s tongue or through any other means. I will now explain this condition of bai‘at. From the saying of the Holy Prophet sa that I have presented before, you should focus on the words ‘do not be jealous. ’ Jealousy ultimately develops into enmity. A person who has jealousy in his heart always wants to harm the person of whom he is jealous. Jealousy is a type of disease that while it causes harm to the other person, it also consumes the person who is jealous. It gives rise to many other petty feel- ings of spite, such as: why the other person has a better busi- ness, or more wealth or more talented children. In the case of women, jealousy may arise because of someone’s better jewel- lery. Even in religious matters—where good deeds must be appreciated and where people should try to move forward in rendering service to the religion—efforts are made to place obstacles in the way of those who are rendering religious