companionship
The Good Companion Is Like a Perfume Seller
مَثَلُ الْجَلِيسِ الصَّالِحِ وَالْجَلِيسِ السَّوْءِ كَمَثَلِ صَاحِبِ الْمِسْكِ وَكِيرِ الْحَدَّادِ لَا يَعْدَمُكَ مِنْ صَاحِبِ الْمِسْكِ إِمَّا تَشْتَرِيهِ أَوْ تَجِدُ رِيحَهُ وَكِيرُ الْحَدَّادِ يُحْرِقُ بَدَنَكَ أَوْ ثَوْبَكَ أَوْ تَجِدُ مِنْهُ رِيحًا خَبِيثَةً
Transliteration
Mathalul-jalisis-salihi wal-jalisis-saw'i kamatali sahibil-miski wa kiril-haddad. La ya'dumuka min sahibil-miski imma tashtarihi aw tajidu rihah. Wa kirul-haddadi yuhriqubadanaka aw thawbaka aw tajidu minhu rihan khabithah
Translation
Narrated Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (RA): The Prophet (SAW) said, 'The example of a good companion and a bad companion is like that of the perfume seller and the blacksmith's bellows. From the perfume seller you will either buy some or smell its fragrance. But the bellows will either burn your body or your clothes, or you will smell something bad.'
Practice This Today
Audit your closest friendships honestly today. Who leaves you feeling closer to Allah? Spend more time with them. Who pulls you away? Create healthy distance.
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