On one occasion, there was a traditional indian-style bedstead (charpoy) in the new house on which Maulvi Abdul-Karim Sahib (ra) was sleeping. The Promised Messiah (as) was strolling there as well. After some time, when he awoke, the Promised Messiah (as) was lying down below the level of the charpoy on the ground. Maulvi Sahib stood up out of respect. The Promised Messiah (as) lovingly asked: “Why have you stood up?” Maulvi Sahib expressed that he had done so out of respect. On this, the Promised Messiah (as) said: “I was standing on guard for you. The boys would make noise and I would stop them so that your sleep would not be disturbed.”