Sayyiduna Ibn ‘Abbas رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُمَا narrates that the Holy Nabi صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated: The one who has devotion towards my Sahabah, blessed wives and Ahl-e-Bayt (رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُم), does not reproach anyone of them and passes away in the state of having devotion to them will be with me on the same level on the Day of Judgement. (Ar-Riyad-un-Nadarah, vol. 1, pp. 22)

Those who love the blessed companions رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُم have glad tidings of salvation from hypocrisy.

Sayyiduna Anas رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ narrates that the Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated: ‘مَنْ اَحْسَنَ الْقَوْلَ فِیْ اَصْحَابِیْ فَقَدْ بَرِئَ مِنَ النِّفَاقِ’ i.e. the one who spoke good of my companions has become free from hypocrisy. (Ar-Riyad-un-Nadarah, vol. 1, pp. 22)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب              صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Madani pearls about good company

Dear Islamic sisters! Let’s have the privilege of listening to some Madani pearls about good company. First of all, listen to two blessed sayings of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم:

 -1The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said: ‘اَلْمَرْءُ مَعَ مَنْ اَحَبَّ’ A person will be with the one who he loves. (Sahih Muslim, pp. 1088, Hadees 6718)

 -2The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said: A person is on the lifestyle of his friend; so every one of you should see who he is making a friendship with. (Sunan-ut-Tirmizi, Kitab-uz-Zuhd, vol. 4, pp. 167, Hadees 2385)

  ٭A good companion is the one whose sight reminds you of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, whose speech increases your (good) deed and whose deed reminds you of the Hereafter.’ (Al-Jami’-us-Sagheer, vol. 2, pp. 247, Hadees 4063)

  ٭Remember! We should only have good company and keep ourselves away from bad people. The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated: The example of a good and bad companion is like the one who carries Musk (i.e. Kastoori) and the one who blows the bellows into furnace. The one who carries musk will either gift you or you will buy from him or you will have pleasant fragrance from him, whereas the one who blows the bellows into furnace either will burn your clothes or you will have unpleasant smell from him. (Sahih Muslim, pp. 1414, Hadees 2628)

  ٭Every company surely has its influence. For example if you meet an Islamic sister whose eyes are filled with tears and signs of sorrow are evident on her face due to the death of her dear one, so by seeing her in this state