Conditions of Bai'at and Responsibilities of an Ahmadi — Page 41
Condition II 41 because of young age, has not yet acquired any bad habits, dislikes what belongs to others so much so that it is with great difficulty that [he] allows a strange woman to breast- feed [him]. ( Islam i U su l k i Philosophy , R uha n i Khaz a’ in , vol. 10, p. 344) Keep Away From Mischief Almighty Allah says about mischief in the Holy Qur’an: 28 ‘And seek, in that which Allah has given thee, the Home of the Hereafter; and neglect not thy lot in this world; and do good to others as Allah has done good to thee; and seek not to make mischief in the earth, verily Allah loves not those who make mischief. ’ Hadrat Mu‘ a dh Bin Jabal ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa said, ‘Combat is of two types: One that is waged for the pleasure of Allah under the leadership of an Imam [divinely guided leader]. A person engaged in such combat spends his best property in the way of Allah, is comforting his companions, and avoids mischief. For such a person, everything—his sleeping and waking time—earns merit in the sight of Allah. And there is another who engages in combat for pride, osten- tation, and to talk about his valour. He disobeys the Imam and 28. ( al-Qa s a s , 28:78)