When the time came to build houses to meet the needs of guests, the Promised Messiah (as) emphasised again and again that it was useless to spend money on bricks and stone. Do what is sufficient to accommodate someone for a brief period. The carpenter was cleaning wooden panels and boards with a planer but the Promised Messiah (as) stopped him and said: “This is nothing but affectation. It is an unnecessary delay of time. Do what is necessary.”
The Promised Messiah (as) said: “Allah the Exalted knows that I have no love for any property. I consider my properties to be the shared possession of my friends, and I desire greatly that we all come together and spend some time with one another.” The Promised Messiah (as) said: “It would please me if there were a place where my friends occupied houses on all four sides and my house was situated in the middle, with an entrance leading to every home that surrounded my own, so that I could remain in constant contact and interaction with each and every one of them.”