The Promised Messiah’s(as) advice on kindness to humanity, particularly the kindness and help for your brethren, was explained on one occasion:
My condition is that if someone is in pain and his cry reaches me, even if I am in Prayer I feel like breaking my Prayer so that I may help him if he can benefit from it. I should show compassion to him as much I am capable. This is against good morals that one should not assist his brother in distress or hardship. If you cannot do anything for him, you should at least pray for him. You should apply the same morals towards strangers and Hindus, not just your brethren, and you should show compassion to them all. One should never be careless and unconcerned.
Once I was out walking and someone named ‘Abdul Karim was with me. He was a little ahead of me. Along the way, we met an old lady of seventy or seventy-five years. She gave him a letter to read for her, but he scolded her and pushed her aside, and it grieved me. She gave me the letter. I stopped and read it, and I explained it to her thoroughly. This embarrassed him, because he had to stop and wait anyway even though he was deprived of the reward. (Malfuzat, new edition, vol. 4, pp. 82–83)
The Promised Messiah(as) also says:
Be kind and merciful to humanity, for all are His creatures. Do not oppress them with your tongue, your hands, or in any other way. Always work for the good of mankind. Never unduly assert yourself with pride over others, even those who are placed under you. Never use abusive language for anyone, even if he abuses you. Be humble in spirit, kind, gentle, and forgiving, sympathetic towards all, and wish them well, so that you may be accepted…. If you are big, have mercy on those who are small and not contempt. If you are wise and well-versed in learning, serve the ignorant with words of wisdom. Never desire to bring disgrace on their lack of knowledge by trying to show off your own learning. If you are rich, instead of treating them with self-centred, disdainful pride, you should serve the poor. (Kashti-e-Nuh, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol. 19, pp. 11–12)
Then he said:
People will mistreat you and will hurt you in every way, but members of my Jama‘at should not be provoked. Do not use hurtful words in the heat of emotions. Allah the Almighty does not like such people. Allah the Almighty wants to make our Jama‘at exemplary.
He further says:
Allah the Almighty loves the muttaqi [righteous]. You should always remain in awe of God’s Majesty and be mindful that all are God’s creatures. Do not persecute anyone, and do not have a quick temper or look at anyone with disdain. If there is one bad person in a Jama‘at, he can spoil others also. If your temper is inclined towards anger, then carefully examine the source of its fury. This aspect is very critical. (Malfuzat, vol. 1, pp. 8–9)
He also says:
Be such that your sincerity, loyalty, tenderness, and sensitivity should reach heaven. God protects such a person and gives him blessings when he sees that his heart is full of sincerity and loyalty. He sees your hearts and looks into them, not at your words and speech. If He finds the heart of a person to be pure and clean, He descends upon it and makes it His home. (Malfuzat, new edition, vol. 3, p. 181)
He also said:
I repeat that those who are beneficial to mankind and are perfect in faith, sincerity, and loyalty will most certainly be saved. Therefore, you should try to develop these qualities in you. (Malfuzat, new edition, vol. 4, p. 184)
He also says:
You cannot be accepted in the presence of the Lord unless you are pure, both on the outside and inside. If you are big, then have mercy on those who are small and not contempt. If you are wise and well-versed in learning, serve the ignorant with words of wisdom. Never desire to bring disgrace on their lack of knowledge by trying to show off your own learning. If you are rich, instead of treating them with self-centred, disdainful pride, you should serve the poor. Beware of the ways of destruction. Fear the Lord, and be righteous…. How unfortunate is the man who fails to believe in things coming from the Mouth of God, which I have stated to you. If at all you desire that God in heaven be pleased with you, hasten to become one among yourselves as though you were brothers born of the same mother. Only he is the most honoured among you who most forgives the transgressions of his brother…. Unfortunate is he who remains obdurate and does not forgive. (Kashti-e-Nuh, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol. 19, pp. 12–13)
He also said:
To be compassionate towards God’s creation is indeed a highly meritorious act, and Allah the Almighty likes it very much. What can be more valuable than showing compassion for such a person? Do you think that a master would be pleased with a friend if one of his servants went to his friend, but the friend did not take care of his servant? Never, even though the friend did not directly hurt the master. The kind treatment of his servant and hospitality shown to him amount to respecting the master. Similarly, God dislikes when someone ignores His creation, because He holds His creation dear. Thus, a person who shows kindness to His creation indeed pleases God. (Malfuzat, new edition, vol. 4, pp. 215–216)
May Allah the Almighty give us the ability to act upon these admonishments of the Promised Messiah(as) and May he enable us to be true to the pledge that we have made with Him.