Every man is not fit for friendship. The Prophet (sal) said: ?A man is upon the religion of his friend. So let him look with whom he befriends.?
God says after showing kindness over the entire creation: if you spend every thing that is in the earth, you cannot create love in their minds, but God has placed love in their hearts ? 3:102.
The Prophet (sal) said; if a man make brotherhood for God, God will increase his rank in Paradise and will not reduce any from his action.
The sage Alqama
more...Every man is not fit for friendship. The Prophet (sal) said: ?A man is upon the religion of his friend. So let him look with whom he befriends.?
God says after showing kindness over the entire creation: if you spend every thing that is in the earth, you cannot create love in their minds, but God has placed love in their hearts ? 3:102.
The Prophet (sal) said; if a man make brotherhood for God, God will increase his rank in Paradise and will not reduce any from his action.
The sage Alqamah Attar advised his son at the time of his death _ O dear son, if you feel necessity of making friendship, make friendship with such a man who will save you if you save him, who will increase your beauty if you keep company with him, who will help you when you fall in a trouble. If you extent your hand of good towards him, he will also extent his hand of good towards you. He will remove any evil if he sees in you. He will give you if you want some thing from him. He will begin with you when you remain silent. He will be sorry when any disaster falls on you and gives you pain. He will confirm your words as true when you speak. He will advice you when you intend to do any action. He will place your opinion above when there arise differences of opinion among you.
The sage Jafar Sadeq (ral) said: Don?t keep company with four persons ?
1. A liar, you will get deception from him and he will make the distance near and near distant.
2. A fool, you get no benefit from him, he will do you harm if goes to do you benefit.
3. A miser, he will forsake you at the time of your dire necessity
4. A coward, he will flee away after surrendering you in the hands of enemies
5. A great sinner, he will sell you in lieu of a morsel of food or a thing of lesser value.
Imam Sufyan Saori (ral) said, it is sin to look at the face of a fool. A wise man is he who understands all his actions and a fool is who has got no sense of right and wrong and who does not understand it even if it is dictated by others.
Ihya Ulum ? Id ? Din.
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