Look to Whom You Befriend Allaah (Jalla wa ‘Ala)has mentioned the conditions that must be found and met by those whom you take as companions (friends) in the following ayah from Soorah Al-Kahf. “And keep yourself (O Muhammad sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) patiently with those who call on their Lord (i.e. your companions who remember their Lord with glorification, praising in prayers, etc., and other righteous deeds, etc.) morning and afternoon, seeking His Face, and let not your eyes overlook them, desiring the pomp and glitter of the life of the world; and obey not him whose heart We have made heedless of Our Remembrance, one who follows his own lusts and whose affair (deeds) has been lost.” [Soorah Al-Kahf :28] The conditions are: At-Tawheed He is seen worshipping Allaah in all different times of the day; always hastening to accumulate good deeds Sincerity He is not seeking the dunya; the dunya is not his biggest concern. He should not be from the negligent – those who neglect abundantly remembering their Lord. He should not be from those who follow their desires. He should not be from those who have difficulty handling and controlling their affairs. From the matters one must look into when choosing a companion (friend): How does he behave when his desires are before him? How is he at the time of anger when something incenses him? How is he at the time when the thing he lusts for is in front of him? The issue of choosing companionship can be of three types: The one who keeps the company of the transgressors. The who keeps the company of the pious as well as the transgressors. The one who keeps the company of the believers and the pious exclusively; and this is the one who will be saved by the permission of Allaah. The harms of keeping the company of other than the pious: You may be affected with doubts regarding your sound creed. They will call and entice you to fall into the same types of sins and transgressions that they fall into. They will link you by common acquaintances to other people of evil. We ask Allah to grant us good companions that encourage us upon goodness and prevent us from evil.
Posted on: Sun, 30 Mar 2014 18:19:36 +0000
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