Tag Archives: Good company

December, 2021

• 16 December

  The ill effect of spending time in the company of evil people

  Question Please advise if the following is authentic: Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said: “Keeping company with the evil people leads (one) to distrust and suspect even the best of people.” مجالسة الأشرار تورث سوء الظن بالأخيار

February, 2021

• 15 February

  “Accompany the intelligent, and you will be regarded to be part of them”

  Question What is the reference and Arabic text for this narration? Also, who is it attributed to? ‘Abdullah said: “My father said to me, ‘O my son, accompany the intelligent, and indeed you will be ascribed to them, even if you are not from them! And do not accompany the ignoramuses, lest you are ascribed to them, even if you …

January, 2021

• 29 January

  Another version of the Hadith regarding what company to keep

  Question What is the reference for this Hadith? حدثنا عباس بن محمد بن حاتم الدوري، حدثنا عبيد الله بن موسى، أنبأنا مبارك بن حسان، عن عطاء، عن ابن عباس، قال: قيل: ” يا رسول الله، أي جلسائنا خير؟ قال: من ذكركم بالآخرة عمله

September, 2018

• 26 September

  Advice of Malik ibn Dinar (rahimahullah) regarding the company one keeps

  Question Who is this statement attributed to and please mention the reference? كل أخ وجليس وصاحب لا تستفيد منه خيرا في أمر دينك ففر منه

January, 2018

• 24 January

  A man will follow the religion of his friend

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? ‘A man will follow the religion of his friend.’

April, 2017

• 20 April

  The example of a good companion and an evil companion

  Question What is the reference for this Hadith? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “The example of a good companion and a bad companion is that of someone who is selling musk and the bellows of the blacksmith. The person selling musk will either give you musk, or you will purchase it from him or at least get a pleasant …