2. Peace Be Upon You !!!
Once I sat and thought,
“What is a REAL FRIEND
to ME ???”
And I came to a
Conclusion which I would
like to share it with My
Near and Dear brothers
and sisters…THAT’S U !!!
TRUE COMPANIONS
3. LOVE FOR THE
SAKE OF ALLAH
AND NOT FOR
MONEY,
PERSONAL
INTERESTS,
AND/OR ANY
OTHER
WORLDLY
MATTERS.
TRUE COMPANIONS
4. BEFRIEND PERSONS OF
WISDOM AND GOOD
MANNERS BASED ON A
GENUINE UNDERSTANDING OF
TRUE ISLAM.
OUR PROPHET (PBUH) SAID:
“PEOPLE ALIKE GATHER
TOGETHER, THEREFORE,
CONSIDER WHOM YOU
BEFRIEND.”
AHMED, ABU DAWOUD
TRUE COMPANIONS
5. RESPECT THE
PRIVACY OF EACH
OTHER BY NOT
REVEALING EACH
OTHER’S SINS.
ADVISE THE OTHER
PATIENTLY AND
NICELY AGAINST
COMMITTING EVIL
DEEDS; NEVER
DESPAIR WHILE
PERSISTING IN THIS
ATTEMPT.
TRUE COMPANIONS
6. ARE LOYAL TO EACH
OTHER, NO MATTER
WHAT THE
CIRCUMSTANCES ARE.
CHECK ON EACH OTHER;
SUPPORT ONE
ANOTHER IN GOOD/BAD
TIMES;
SEE TO THE NEEDS OF
THEIR FAMILIES,
ESPECIALLY IF ONE
BECAME DISTANT OR
TRAVELED FOR QUITE
SOME TIME.
TRUE COMPANIONS
7. GREET EACH OTHER
ON THE WAY
RUN FOR HELP
WHEN NEEDED,
PROVIDE ADVICE AS
NECESSARY,
BLESS ONE
ANOTHER UPON
SNEEZING,
ARE THERE WHEN
DEATH BEFALLS.
PROTECT EACH
OTHER FROM
GOSSIP.
TRUE COMPANIONS
8. .
WORK IN THE INTEREST
OF EACH OTHER AND
FAVOUR THE OTHER
DON’T LET DISPUTES
IMPACT NEGATIVELY
THEIR COMPANIONSHIP.
ARE EMPATHETIC OF ONE
ANOTHER’S BAD
REACTIONS, WHICH ARE
SOMETIMES NOT UP TO
EXPECTATIONS.
REMEMBER IN PUBLIC
AND IN SECRET THE BEST
TRAITS OF THE OTHER.
TRUE COMPANIONS
9. WISH GOODNESS
TO OTHERS AS
MUCH AS FOR
THEMSELVES.
SAVE NO EFFORT
TO EDUCATE
THEMSELVES
AND OTHERS
WITH ISLAMIC
MATTERS.
SHARE USEFUL
MATTERS, BOTH
FOR THIS WORLD
AND THE
HEREAFTER.
TRUE COMPANIONS
10. PROVIDE HELP WHEN
NEEDED
“A FRIEND IN NEED IS
A FRIEND INDEED.”
ARE IN THE SERVICE
OF ONE ANOTHER.
ARE KIND, HUMBLE.
ALLAH, THE SUBLIME
SAYS:
“AND BE KIND AND
HUMBLE TO THE
BELIEVERS WHO
FOLLOW YOU.”
TRUE COMPANIONS
11. ARE SUPPORTIVE
WHEN INJUSTICE IS
DONE AGAINST A
COMPANION.
ARE SUPPORTIVE
WHEN A COMPANION
COMMITS INJUSTICE
AGAINST OTHERS BY
PREVENTING
INJUSTICE.
TRUE COMPANIONS
12. SEEK EXCUSES,
FORGIVE ONE
ANOTHER’S WRONG-
DOINGS AND ACCEPT
REASONS.
NEVER FORGET TO BE
COURTEOUS
BELIEVING THAT:
“IF OUR BELOVED ONE
COMMITTED A
WRONG-DOING THAT
HURT US SO MUCH,
HIS MERITS WOULD
ALWAYS INTERCEDE.”
TRUE COMPANIONS
13. WELCOME FRIEND’S
VISIT(S),
MEET WITH A SMILE,
AND ARE
HOSPITABLE.
SEEK TO GIVE
PRESENTS (I.E., NOT
ONLY ON SPECIAL
OCCASIONS).
NEVER EXPECT A
REWARD FROM A
FRIEND.
TRUE COMPANIONS
14. NEVER REMIND A
FRIEND OF WRONG-
DOINGS OR FAVORS,
SEEK TO FORGIVE
AND OVERLOOK
SUCH EVIL DEEDS.
NEVER ALLOW
ARGUMENTS TO
PREVAIL, AS THIS
ENCOURAGES
DISPUTES.
TRUE COMPANIONS
15. NEVER TRUST FALSE
ASSUMPTION, FOR
THIS MAY LEAD TO
FAVORING
SUSPICION OVER
TRUTH.
OUR PROPHET
(PBUH) SAID:
“NEVER TRUST YOUR
SUSPICION, FOR IT
IS THE BIGGEST LIE
EVER COMMITTED.”
TRUE COMPANIONS
16. NEVER FAVOR AN ENEMY
OR REVEAL ONE
ANOTHER’S SECRET(S),
OR BREAK PROMISES TO
ONE ANOTHER
ARE THE FIRST TO
CONVEY GOOD TIDINGS
ENCOURAGE SUCCESS
AND CONTINUOUS
DEVELOPMENT.
PAY VISITS, FOR THE
SAKE OF ALLAH.
TRUE COMPANIONS
17. ANNOUNCE THEIR LOVE.
OUR PROPHET (PBUH)
SAID:
“SHOULD YOU TRULY
LOVE SOMEONE, IT IS A
DUTY THAT YOU TELL
HIM SO (VERBALLY).”
PRAY, AS MUCH AS
POSSIBLE, FOR EACH
OTHER (PRIVATELY
AND/OR PUBLICALLY.
TRUE COMPANIONS
A word so small... Yet so large in feeling... A word filled with emotion.
Friendship is a strange thing.... We find ourselves telling each other the deepest details of our lives…. Things we don't even share with our families who raised us….
A Confidant? A Lover? A Fellow email junkie? A Shoulder to cry on? An Ear to listen? A Heart to feel?...
A Friend is all these things... and more.
No matter where we met, .... I call you Friend We may have our disagreements... We may argue... We may concern one another... FRIENDSHIP is a unique bond that lasts through it all....
A word so small... Yet so large in feeling... A word filled with emotion.
It is true great things come in small packages. Once the package of FRIENDSHIP has been opened, it can never be closed... It is a constant book always written... Waiting to be read... And enjoyed.
A word so small... Yet so large in feeling... A word filled with emotion.
Friendships forged are a construct stronger than steel built as a foundation.... Necessary for life... And Necessary for love.
Friends... You and me... You brought another friend… And then there were 3... We started our group... Our circle of friends... And like that circle... there is no beginning no end...
We've Been Friends for Such a Long and Lovely Time There is no Friend like the Old Friend who has shared our morning days, No Greeting like his Welcome, No homage like his Praise; Fame is the scentless Sunflower, with a gaudy crown of gold; But Friendship is the breathing Rose, with sweets in every fold.
Thanks for being a Very Good Friend to ME !!!!
A part of me is put into my friends... Some it is my humor... Some it is my listening ear... Some it is real life experiences... Some it is my romanticism... but with all, it is friendship.
A word so small... Yet so large in feeling... A word filled with emotion.