Malfuzat – Volume II — Page 250
250 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad 1 ْ تَنْهَر السَّآئِلَ فَلَا وَ اَمَّا And him who seeks thy help, chide not. Meaning, do not chide the beggar. This instruction does not distinguish and say that one should not rebuke a beggar of such and such nature, but ought to scold a beggar of such and such nature. So remember, you must not reprimand a beggar, because this, in a way, sows the seed of immorality. Morality demands that one is not quick to show displeasure to a beggar. Satan wishes for you to act in this way so that he may deprive you of virtue and make you the inheritors of evil. One Virtue Gives Birth to Another Reflect and you will see that one virtue gives birth to another, and in the same manner, one evil leads to the next. Just as one thing attracts another, similarly, God Almighty has established a phenomenon of attraction in the case of every action as well. Therefore, by being gentle to a beggar when a person gives the ‘charity of good morals,’ their state of spiritual contraction (qabz) will be removed and the person in question will be moved to perform another good deed as well, which is to give something to the beggar. Good Morals Are the Key to Righteous Deeds Morality is the key to other good deeds. Those who do not reform their morals gradually become lifeless. It is my belief that everything in the world serves a pur- pose. Even poison and filth has a use. Strychnine is useful as well and has an effect on the muscles. However, a human being who does not attain high morals and who is of no benefit to others, falls so low that they can be of no use whatsoever. Such a one becomes even worse than a dead animal, because the hide and bones of a dead animal can be used, but the skin of a dead man has no use whatsoever. It is at this state that a human being falls true to the following: ُّ بَل ْ ھُم ْ اَضَل They are even worse. So remember that the reformation of one’s morals is imperative, because good morals are the mother of righteous deeds. 1 ad-Duha , 93:11