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36  PURE LIFE, Vol.2.No.4, (Jumada al-Thani 1437. Isfand 1394. March. 2016)
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                  In  places  where  the  Muslim  Ummah  is  scanty  or
               unprotected  Muslims  can  be  seen  to  be  rationalizing  by
               saying that this is what we have got here and that they do
               not have another option.
                  This is where the instruction of God to migrate comes.
               Migration  is  not  only  from  one  country  to  another,  it  is
               from one city to another, one place to another or even one
               society in city to another society within the city to seek a
               true  friend  and  have  a  better  companion.  Ameer  ul
               momineen Ali ibn Abi Talib said in Nahjul Balagah that:
               “Two friends are in fact single soul but in different bodies”.
                  It is clear to select a friend who remind you of God and
               guide you to right path. On the other hand if you do not
               seek  a  good  friend,  you  will  never  get  it  as  Shaitan  is
               trying his best to misguide Muslims. In this context, Allah
               disclosed in the Quran,
                                   " نيِعَمْجَأ ْمُهَّنَيِوْغُأَل َكِتَّزِعِبَف َلاَق "

                  “Shaitan said: "I swear by Your Honor, I will mislead
               them all” (Surah Sad, Verse 82)
                  What  needs  to  be  noted  here  is  that  a  friend  that
               misleads a believer is in fact a follower of shaitan because
               shaitan  has  taken  it  up  as  his  core  work  to  mislead
               believer. Implanting a bad friend in the life of a believer
               then  is  one  of  the  many  ways  through  which  Shaitan
               works his tricks for example by keeping them away from
               good companions such as scholars and philosophers.

               Characteristics of Negative Friendships
               Like  in  the  case  of  quality  or  good  friendship,  various
               elements can assist in identifying the characteristics of a
               negative  friendship.  The  first  and  foremost  of  these
               characteristics has been uncovered by Allah Himself and
               that is, hypocrisy.
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