be very careful about whom he befriends.

saima abdullah

my life iz 4 Allah
عن أبي هريرة - رضي الله عنه - قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم:
" المَرْءُ عَلى دِيْنِ خَلِيلِهِ ، فَلْيَنْظُرْ أَحَدُكُمْ مَنْ يخالل "
أخرجه أحمد في المسند, حسنة الألباني


It is narrated from Abu Huraira that the Prophet [SAWS] said,
"A man follows the religion/lifestyle of his close friend, so let each of you be very careful about whom he befriends."
[Narrated by Imam Ahmad, graded as Hasan by Shaikh Al-Albani]

Vocabulary from the Hadith
المرء - person
دِيْنِ - religion, ways, lifestyle
خليل - close friend, companion. Allah says in the Qur'an, "And Allah took Ibrahim as a Khalil" [4:125]
يَنْظُرْ (in the past tense: نظر) - to look,to pay attentions to something (amongst many other meanings). In the Hadith, it means to carefully look at.

Lessons from the Hadith
- Our friends influence our lifestyle. Bad company takes a person away from the Allah, and in the worst case, to the fire of hell. In the Qur'an, Allah mentions:

"The Day that the wrong-doer will bite at his hands, he will say, "Oh! would that I had taken a (straight) path with the Messenger! Ah! woe is me! Would that I had never taken such a one for a friend! He did lead me astray from the Message (of Allah) after it had come to me! Ah! the Satan is but a traitor to man!" [25:27-29]

- On the other hand, good company takes a person closer to Allah and keeps him/her steadfast in the face of difficulties.
 

rightpath_357

Junior Member
YES!!!!! We should always make friends with good people who will encourage us to do GOOD things. Like, for example, be friends with sisters(this is for sisters-:lol:) that try to be closer to Allah, and do good deeds. Not sisters that wear the "latest fashion"- that tends to be im-modest, and flirt with any guy that comes their way

I'm glad I have very good friends, Alhamdulilah. They've improved me a lot- I don't lose my temper so easily now!:lol:

:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
 
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