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**MeatteCen** · 11-30-2011, 07:56 AM

Run from these people. Unless your iman is exceptionally strong, they will drag you down to their level. Meet with them occasionally for da'wah purposes, but that's it. Keep yourself busy with deeni and dunyawi studies, so if they ask you to hang out, you have a real reason to say no.

Excellent advice, mashaa Allah, may Allah ta'aala sharpen your understanding of deen.

The negative influence of irreligious friends cannot be understated. This should suffice:

The company of the pious is better than good deeds, and the company of evildoers is worse than evil deeds.

Several mashaaikh of tasawwuf have written articles on NOT keeping too wide a social circle, having close "sit-down-and-chit-chat-type" friends who indulge in haram and don't mind doing some anti-da'wah to you are an absolute no-no.

can some1 please post the articles written by our buzrugs on the catastrophic consequences of bad company? I completely cant seems to find them at the moments...

Jazakallah

11-30-2011, 07:56 AM	#7
MeatteCen Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 507 Senior Member	Run from these people. Unless your iman is exceptionally strong, they will drag you down to their level. Meet with them occasionally for da'wah purposes, but that's it. Keep yourself busy with deeni and dunyawi studies, so if they ask you to hang out, you have a real reason to say no. Excellent advice, mashaa Allah, may Allah ta'aala sharpen your understanding of deen. The negative influence of irreligious friends cannot be understated. This should suffice: The company of the pious is better than good deeds, and the company of evildoers is worse than evil deeds. Several mashaaikh of tasawwuf have written articles on NOT keeping too wide a social circle, having close "sit-down-and-chit-chat-type" friends who indulge in haram and don't mind doing some anti-da'wah to you are an absolute no-no. can some1 please post the articles written by our buzrugs on the catastrophic consequences of bad company? I completely cant seems to find them at the moments... Jazakallah
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