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#1 [Permalink] Posted on 26th September 2012 16:21

O Muslims, make it a point to sit with your elders, to seek clarification from the learned and to remain in contact with wise people.
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#2 [Permalink] Posted on 26th September 2012 22:48

Abu Hurayrah (radi Allahu anhu) reported: I heard the Prophet (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) saying, "Man follows his friend's religion, you should be careful who you take for friends."

[At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud]

Commentary:

This Hadith also induces one to avoid the company of impious people and seek the association of the pious persons.

And Allah Knows Best!

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By love of him the heart is made strong...
In the Muslim's heart is the home of Muhammad,
All our glory is from the name of Muhammad."
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#3 [Permalink] Posted on 26th September 2012 22:49

Abu Musa Al-Ashari (radi Allahu anhu) reported: I heard the Prophet (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) saying, "The similitude of good company and that of bad company is that of the owner of musk and of the one blowing the bellows. The owner of musk would either offer you some free of charge, or you would buy it from him, or you smell its pleasant fragrance; and as for the one who blows the bellows (i.e., the blacksmith), he either burns your clothes or you smell a repugnant smell."

[Sahih al-Bukhari and Muslim]

Commentary:

This Hadith enjoins that one should sit in the company of the pious persons and avoid the impious ones because the former has the quality of a perfume seller and the latter of a blacksmith. In the association of pious men, one stands to gain all the time and ultimately becomes like them. In bad company one is out-and-out a loser and can never hope to gain any benefit from them.

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#4 [Permalink] Posted on 26th September 2012 22:51

Ibn Masud (radi Allahu anhu) reported: A man came to the Messenger of Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) and said, "O Messenger of Allah! What do you think of a man who loves some people but does not go any nearer to their position?" He (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) replied, "A man will be with those whom he loves."

[Sahih al-Bukhari and Muslim]

Commentary:

"Lam yalhaq bihim" means that he has not been able to come close to them in righteousness and good deeds but in the next world Almighty Allah will, by His Grace and Mercy, elevate him and bring him on par with the righteous and the pious persons because of his love for them.

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#5 [Permalink] Posted on 26th September 2012 22:52

Abu Hurayrah (radi Allahu anhu) reported: I heard Messenger of Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) saying, "People are like gold and silver; those who were best in Jahiliyyah (Pre-Islamic Period of Ignorance) are best in Islam, if they have religious understanding; and the souls are like recruited soldiers, they get mixed up with those similar with them in qualities and oppose and drift away from those who do not share their qualities."

[Sahih Muslim]

Commentary:

We learn a few lessons from this Hadith:

1. Metals differ from each other. Some of them are precious and others worthless. Similar is the case of the people's conduct and actions. There are people of both kinds in the world. If good persons of the pre-Islamic period (who were distinguished for their noble character) embraced Islam, and understood and acted upon the injunctions of Islam, they were entitled to the same distinction which they were holding previously (in the pre-Islamic period). There would be no reduction in their prestige and status with their conversion.

2. The words "souls are like recruited soldiers" signify the natural difference of nature and temperament in people. Those who are noble, would be introduced to the pious ones; and others who are fascinated by evil, will be introduced to the mischievous ones. People of each kind will maintain contact with their own fellows, as is indicated by a proverb:

'Birds of a feather flock together, pigeons go with pigeons, hawks with hawks.'

Some scholars have pointed out that a person who hates the righteous people must find out its cause because it is a dangerous symptom of one's bad end. After discovering its cause he must try to change it.

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#6 [Permalink] Posted on 26th September 2012 22:53

Abu Musa Al-Ashari (radi Allahu anhu) reported that the Prophet (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said, "A person will be summoned with the one whom he loves."

[Sahih al-Bukhari and Muslim]

Another narration is: The Prophet (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) was asked; "What about a person who loves a people but cannot be with them?" (i.e., either he cannot attain their lofty position of righteousness or that he has not met with them in this life). He (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) replied, "A person will be in the company of those whom he loves".

Commentary:

Besides bringing to eminence the high merit of entertaining the love for the pious persons, this Hadith tells us about the Mercy and Blessings of Allah which He will shower upon those who love the pious people. Because of this love, Allah will elevate even the inferior people and include them among those whom He loves.

This Hadith also serves a warning that association and love with the evil people is extremely dangerous as one can meet the same bad end which is inevitable for them. May Allah save us from it.

And Allah Knows Best!

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