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A Good Friend in Islam /39

                  There  are  certain  rights  and  responsibilities  among
               believers and which shall be maintained at all cost. In this
               regard, Allah says in Surah Al Kahf, Verse 28 that,

                              ُ
                  ُدْعَت   اَلَو  ُهَهْجَو َنوديِرُي ِّيِشَعْلاَو ِةاَدَغْلاِب ْمُهَّبَر َنوُعْدَي َنيِذَّلا َعَم َكَسْفَن ْرِبْصاَو "
                  َعَبَّتاَو   اَنِرْكِذ   ْنَع   ُهَبْلَق   اَنْلَفْغَأ   ْنَم   ْعِطُت   اَلَو   اَيْنُْدلا   ِةاَيَحْلا   َةَنيِز   ُديِرُت   ْمُهْنَع   َكاَنْيَع

                                       " اًطُرُف  ُه    ُرْمَأ   َناَكَو   ُهاَوَه
                  “Keep  yourself  content  with  those  who  call  on  their
               God morning and evening seeking His good pleasure; and
               let  not  your  eyes  turn  away  from  them  desiring  the
               attraction of Worldly Life; nor obey the one whose heart
               we  have  permitted  to  neglect  our  remembrance,  which
               follows  his  own  desires  and  goes  to  extremes  in  the
               conduct of his affairs.”
                  In  the  true  sense  of  Islam,  it  is  vital  to  consider  that
               individuals are accountable only for their own actions and
               not of the others. Allah promises this in the Holy Quran in
               the following words:
                   ِهَّللا   ىَلِإ   ْمُتْيَدَتْها   اَذِإ   َّلَض   ْنَم   ْمُكُْرُضَي    اَل    ْمُكَسُفْنَأ   ْمُكْيَلَع   اوُنَمآ   َنيِذَّلا   اَهُْيَأ  اي    "

                                " َنوُلَمْعَت   ْمُتْنُك   اَمِب   ْمُكُئِّبَنُيَف   اًعيِمَج   ْمُكُعِجْرَم

                  “O  believers!  You  are  accountable  for  none  but  for
               yourselves; anyone who has gone astray cannot harm you
               if you are on the Right Way. To Allah you shall all return
               and He will let you know the truth of all that you did.”
                  This basically means that with or without friendships, a
               believer is responsible for his actions and those cannot be
               blamed  on  someone  else.  Allah  and  his  Prophet  have
               clearly  stated  on  multiple  occasions  that  it  is  your  own
               responsibility  to  surround  yourself  with  people  who  will
               motivate  you  towards  the  path  of  Allah  and  not  involve
               you in misled or worldly deeds.
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