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38 Promised Messiah as as having said that anyone can pay as much Chanda as he wishes, and, on the basis of this quotation, even if they are earning a hundred thousand rupees, they make their promises on the basis of just one thousand. This is what causes our Chandas to decline. The answer of Hadrat Khalifatul Masih III rh : "You are yourself responsible for it. You should prepare his budget according to his real Income. In Jehlum, an Ahmad i said the same thing, and I ordered for Chanda not to be received from him. He has been insisting for Seven years that he will give Chanda only as much as he wishes. But I said that we shall not receive Chanda from him. Hence if there is any negligence, it is not due to the directives of the Markaz , rather it is due to the conduct of office-bearers of local Jam a ‘at. " 58 IRSH A D A T ABOUT THE MEMBER WHO FAILS TO PAY OBLIGATORY CHANDA. Hadrat Khalifatul Masih IV rh said in his sermon delivered on November 11, 1994. "The question is, if someone does not pay obligatory Chanda should the Chanda of the auxiliary organization ( Dhail i Tan zi m ) be received from him/her? …. … While mentioning Ta h r i k-e-Jad i d , I urged upon you to first include such people in obligatory Chanda , as the basic rule is that one who does not join in permanent obligatory sacrifice, voluntary sacrifice ( Nafal ) is not accepted from him ……… It is our foremost duty to include the new Ahmad i in permanent obligatory sacrifice, but (for the time being) if they voluntarily join in Chanda Ta h r i k-e-Jad i d that too will enable them to become a part of permanent financial system and thus will give them strength. Hence you need not to indulge in minor technicalities or legalities. Instead, keep in view the spirit of Chanda , and in order to protect their 58 Report Majlis Mash a warat 1974.