Malfuzat – Volume II — Page 278
278 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad individuals have not thought about the beneficial and blessed manner of response employed by the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, in such instances. The secret is that the Noble Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, would prescribe a cure that accorded with the individual requirements of the patient that came to him. For example, there could be no greater virtue for a habitual miser than for them to forsake this habit. An individual who did not serve their parents, and who in fact, treated them harshly, needed to be taught to serve their mother and father. Advice for the Community Just as it is necessary for a physician to diagnose a patient in the best possible manner, similarly, the position of admonishing others demands that before a per- son exhorts and admonishes, they must keep in view the diseases by which their addressees are afflicted. However, this is very difficult in itself. Unless one is a godly preacher, they receive very little share of this insight and knowledge. This is the very reason that although hundreds and thousands of preachers wander this country, the practical state of the people continues to deteriorate day after day. All sorts of error and weakness in doctrine, faith and morality continue to produce their effects. This is because admonitions are devoid of truth and spirit. All of this is prevalent; however, at this time, I would like to tell my friends that by the grace of Allah Almighty, as they have felt a thirst in their hearts to seek the truth, they must not hesitate in accepting truth and righteousness when they see it. Though a preacher may ask to be given something indirectly in various ways, this one reason alone should not move you to ignore the actual underlying wisdom in their address. After all, the individual who looks at such people with an eye of contempt on account of their solicitation is also guilty. Could anyone throw away a ruby or a rare jewel just because it is wrapped in a foetid and filthy, tattered rag? Of course not. Therefore, if a preacher asks to be given something, you must know that you for your part have been instructed: 1 ْ تَنْهَر السَّآئِلَ فَلَا وَ اَمَّا And him who seeks thy help, chide not. Even if a beggar comes to you mounted on horseback, it is not permissible for 1 ad-Duha , 93:11