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But if our friends are not practicing, we will feel quite

accomplished by doing the bare minimum requirements. You will
compare yourself with them and think “at least I pray. At least I fast

in Ramadan. At least I don’t do kaba’er (major sins).”

Brothers and Sisters in Islam,

Rasulullah shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam explained the matter
of good networking and companionship, so that no room is left for

doubt or confusion, when he said:
َ ْ َ ْ َ َ ْ ْ َ ْ َ َ َ َ ْ َ ْ
لِلايَ نم مكدحأ رظنيلف ِهِليِلخ نيِد على ءرملا
ِ

“ A person is upon the religion of his close friend, so beware
whom you befriend.". (HR. Abu Daud no. 4833, Tirmidzi no. 2378,

Ahmad 2/344, from Abu Hurairah).
This means that a person will be upon the same methodology as

his friend, the same path as his friend, the same nature, manner and

behavior as his friend. So we must be careful about whom we
befriend.

There is an Arabic saying: 'Your companion is what pulls you to
something.' So if your companion is good, he will pull you towards

that which is good. He will order you to do what is good and forbid
you from doing what is evil. If he observes you committing sins, he

would warn you, if he becomes aware of your shortcomings, he

would advise you, and if he finds a fault in you, he would conceal it
and not disclose it to others. The truthful friends will pull us to

happiness.