25. It is reported by Bandagi Miyan Syed Khundmir (RZ), as he has written in his tract, AQIDA SHARIFA, that a person, who had made fealty to Imam Mahdi (AS) but refrained from mirgration and the company of the Imam (AS), has been decreed a hypocrite by the Imam (AS) in accordance with the Quranic Verse: "Those of the believers, who sit at home, barring the disabled, and those who fight in the cause of Allah with their property and their persons cannot be esteemed alike. Allah hath assigned to those who strive with their property and their persons in the way of Allah, a rank higher than to those who sit at home; and, though to all Allah hath made goodly promises, He hath assigned to those who fight in the cause of Allah a greater recompense than to those who merely sit at home- Ranks, forgiveness and favours from Him; and verily Allah is Indulgent, Merciful." (S. 4 : 95 and 96 SAL)

26. Able-bodied believers (mumineen) and disabled believers do not become equal, that is, able-bodied and the disabled. At the time of the jihad, one group of believers came forth for jihad with t he Prophet: another group (from among them) stayed at home without any excuse (disability). A third group stayed at home because of its disablement, and did not come out with the Prophet for jihad. Hence, Allah has mentioned all the three groups and has explained their ranks in the above-mentioned Verse of Quran that "Those of the belivers, who sit at home, barring the disabled, and those who fight in the cause of Allah with their property and their persons cannot be esteemed alike." Hence, Allah has here talked of non-disabled believers; it is necessary that the disabled believers too should be mentioned. Therefore, the word, disabled, has been omitted. Hence, the meaning is that among those, who sit at home without a cause cannot be equal to those who sit at home because of a cause. Then Allah talks about those believers, "Who fight in the cause of Allah with their property and their persons." Here, Allah has given the fighters in the cause of Allah a rank above the squatters (qa'yideen). In other words, Allah has given the fighters a rank above the disabled squatters. Hence, the meaning of the whole verse is that the non-disabled squatters cannot be equal to those who fight in the cause of Allah. Allah has given the fighters a rank above the disabled squatters and a number of ranks above the non-disabled squatters; and this comes under the commandment of this Verse. Allah has promised good to all, that is for the disabled believers and the fighters; and the non-disabled squatters are not included in the goodly promise of Allah. This is so because Prophet Muhammad (SLM) had branded the non-disabled squatters with hypocrisy. He had cursed them too. Allah has said of the hypocrites: "Verily the hypocrites will be in the lowest depths of the Fire;…" (S. 4 : 145 SAL). Hence, how can those who go to the "lowest depths of Fire" come within the ranks that deserve glad tidings? Hence, it is known that the good promise of Allah is for all, that is, for the fighters and the disabled squatters, who could not join the fighters in Jihad, despite their hearty determination to fight. These people are not equal to the fighters because they could not participate in the jihad because of their disability. But they are included in the good promise of Allah. In their heart of hearts, they intended to join the jihad. Allah has given great preference to the fighters over the squatters from the point of view of the great divine rewards (sawab-e-azeem). Allah has said: "Ranks, forgiveness and favours from Him; and verily Allah is Indulgent, Merciful." Finally, the meaning of the verse of Quran is that the fighters in jihad are one rank above the disabled squatters and many ranks above the non-disabled squatters. When Allah has not treated the non-disabled squatters equal with the disabled and has not included them in His good promise, and mujahideen (fighters) have been given the preference of many ranks over them (the non-disabled squatters), it is obvious that they have no ranks and they go to the lowest of steps (in the depths). They are destined to suffer punishments instead of forgiveness, great chastisement instead of great recompense.

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