Conditions of Bai'at and Responsibilities of an Ahmadi — Page 29
Condition II 29 carries major risks in it. He who is unable to get married should try to maintain his chastity in other ways; for instance, he should keep fasts or reduce his food intake, or should do hard physical work. ( Islam i U su l k i Philosophy , R uha n i Khaz a’ in , vol. 10, p. 342) The Promised Messiah as has admonished to stay away from things that lead to adultery. Sometimes the youth ignore this matter. They get used to watching films that are not fit to be seen. They are beneath good moral standards. Avoid them because that is also a form of adultery. Keep Away From the Trespasses of the Eye The second condition also refers to a third kind of evil, which is the trespasses of the eye. Avoiding it is known as gha dd- e- ba s ar 22. Hadrat Ab u Rai ha nah ra narrates that he was with the Holy Prophet sa in an expedition and one night heard the Holy Prophet sa say, ‘Fire is forbidden to touch the eye that remains awake for the sake of Allah, and fire is forbidden on the eye that sheds tears for the fear of Allah. ’ Hadrat Ab u Shurai h ra narrates that he heard one narrator say that the Holy Prophet sa also said that, ‘Fire is forbidden on that eye which, instead of watching, is cast down when confronted with something that Allah has forbidden to see, and fire is also forbidden to touch the eye that has been taken out in the way 22. A term in the Holy Qur’an, which literally means: keeping the eyes cast down.