Messenger Muhammad's Instructions to the Laborers
in Charge of Mosque Business, etc. Since February, 1969

        I don't want to go to the white man for anything.  We have enough among ourselves if we can serve.

        As laborers, they will look at you and say "You are not smart".  As laborers you are supposed to be smart.

        Laborers must be willing to confront their workers with wrong.

        I am not pleased at all with the devil's world.  Their only aim is to stop our progress.

        It is most important to be on time.  Always.

        We must do things better and faster than the devil and the originals.  We don't want anybody taking their time.  Make them go faster.  As heads, we must know principles of how to get people going and get them to do their jobs.  We are preaching fast progress, we don't want any slow-down.

        On the spiritual side, we say "Take it or leave it."  We have millions of people to believe.

        We can have a great show of progress in a year on any job we are put on.  When it comes to a year.  We should show the best in us.

        We don't mean to play or show.

        We are dealing with a careless nation and we have to make them interested.

        In running money matters, we have to be very careful.

        You got to build up for a nation in order to get.

        We can't do these jobs sitting in our houses and cars.  We have to get out and talk business now.

        Laborers who proceed with caution because they are lacking confidence and faith in Allah and my work are on the way out.

        Ten or twelve people are nothing for a meeting or store.  We should be shooting for something bigger: ten or twelve hundred.

        Let us be sure we know.

        Have trained people to do the jobs or the work.

        The Saviour said "The restricted law is our success."

        I don't want any more boasting (representing something, self or others) as more than what it is.

        We are trying to get going with our inexperienced self.  But, we want to be the winner.

        When you get people to sit at your money-box, they won't always be true.

        Allah told me you are not that important to stand around begging you.  You can't afford to lose that time.  You got millions of them.  When the time comes, they will see.

        We need intelligent help to prepare the necessities for our people.

        All old laborers should get back and let new ones do it, as the old laborers know what to do or what is to be done, but don't do it.

        We are not going to let people learn on us at our expense.  Get the experience somewhere else, and come back to us.  We are in a hurry.

        You must have the ability to go over and over again the error of a laborer. You must challenge their ideas of know-how.

        Get right down to the base of things, at once.

        Your job is to see that orders are carried out.  Just to see that so and so is working, is no big job.  But, to see that so and so is doing the job right.

        Do it right or else.

        As a captain, you must see that orders are carried out.

        Time is the essence.  I will not wait on anyone.

        I need all of my laborers to be tops and in order.

        Allah said to me "Take courage and do it."  And we are going to do it.

        Set a time for people doing jobs.  Then, if they don't do it make them pay a penalty for not keeping their word.

        You will be faced with trying to hold your post.  If you do like I tell you, you will hold your post.

         You have to study.  You may improve on that man, if you know what he has done.

        Go after error.  Go to the tap-root of the tree.  Cut it and it will not produce anymore.

        We are the master.  We rule where we go.  You got to lay hold to the right stake.

        A laborer must have ability to subordinate their own intent or desire to the leader or to their superior.

        Get to learn to be a salesman for the nation.

        Must find a channel to sell.

        We can't stand around talking to converts.  We have got to learn business and talk business now.

        Listen good.  Watch good and take steps that I tell you, unless I charge you with failure.

        We can't fool around.  We can't make mistakes.

        Concentrate on big business.  Big business for the nation.  Get men with know-how.

        Get a smart assistant.

        All the time, I am thinking of tomorrow; of the smart ones coming in; the scientist, the scholar; the one who knows; is coming in.  We can't live in Musa's time.

        When I tell you something you must let me know the results of what I told you to do within the time set.

        Keep your mind and interest on the nation as the nation is taking care of you.

        We may say we can get along with the nation but it would still be based on what the nation has given to you.

        We have this coming, and I want to make it more.  I want to advance the nation's income.  When we get these places, we want to make something for the nation.  We don't want patches.  We want fields.

        There are many ways we can work without getting our necks chopped off.  We intend to take over and do what they have been doing.  Of, if we can overtake them and get them to do it.

        Learn what they have and improve on it.  We have got to be perfect.  If not, we are wasting time.