Advice on Friends by Imam Shafi

Subject: Advice on Friends by Imam Shafi Fri Dec 28, 2007 9:07 pm

Asalaamualaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatu,

Friend

A real friend wishes his companions well,
He's not one who allows them to get close to hell,
Always be careful of the friends you Choose,
So, in the end, Jannah you will not lose,
If you find your companion is not stopping your wrong,
then, be weary, his friendship is not strong.
If you see the pattern made,
that when you are under your friend's shade,
Your Imaan begins to fade,
Leave the worthless creation,
make friends with Allah, Surely that is a high station!.
A dervish who had knowledge of our present situation,
Once told his students the following dictation,
"The meeting of people will never enrich you,
save with the gibberish of useless gossip.
So diminish your meeting with people,
except for knowledge or to improve your condition"

Subject: Re: Advice on Friends by Imam Shafi Sat Dec 29, 2007 12:00 am

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Great advice, mashaAllah. JazakAllahu khair

for that ukht.

Wassalam.

Subject: Re: Advice on Friends by Imam Shafi Sat Dec 29, 2007 3:54 am

DId the Imam know mordern English? this is weird it rhymes confused smile

but anyway JazakAllahu khair

Subject: Re: Advice on Friends by Imam Shafi Sat Dec 29, 2007 5:01 am

-Fady- wrote:: DId the Imam know mordern English? this is weird it rhymes but anyway

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LoL, yeah I was thinking it is probably not really by Imam Shafii (RH)! But it's good advice nonetheless :'). Maybe just the last 4 lines are by Imam Shafii (RH)?

Wassalam.

Subject: Re: Advice on Friends by Imam Shafi Wed Jan 30, 2008 4:17 am

assalamu alaikum

^yeah i agree, i think its inspired by his saying and not verbatim
jazakallah for sharing,