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He replied: “I have nothing except that I love Allah and His Rasool.” Rasulullah<br />
(S<strong>al</strong>l<strong>al</strong>lahu Alayhi Was<strong>al</strong>lam) then said: “You will be with those whom you love.”<br />
Sayyidina Anas (Radi<strong>al</strong>lahu anhu) said that on hearing this Hadeeth the Sahabah<br />
(Radi<strong>al</strong>lahu anhum) became so filled with joy and pleasure as nothing else would have<br />
pleased them. (Mishkat)<br />
This report has been quoted numerous times in those sections of books where love for the<br />
friends of Allah is advocated and where warnings are given against friendship with<br />
irreligious folk. To have love and good conditions with the ahlullah is a thing most<br />
v<strong>al</strong>uable, which will benefit us here and in the Hereafter.<br />
Ali<strong>gn</strong> yourself to the sleeves of the saintly ones, And have no fear;<br />
For what fear is there for him.<br />
who accompanied Nooh in the Ark.<br />
Persian couplet:<br />
Cultivate devotion for the friends of the Lord<br />
Befriend them and fear not at <strong>al</strong>l.<br />
For what fear is there for him.<br />
Took refige with Nooh in the Ark.<br />
Rasulullah (S<strong>al</strong>l<strong>al</strong>lahu Alayhi Was<strong>al</strong>lam) <strong>al</strong>so said: “The likeness of a righteous<br />
companion is like a person with musk on him. Even if one does not acquire thereof you<br />
surely do smell the fragrance. And the likeness of an evil companion is like a person<br />
holding a smoking furnace. Should any sparks fly, it will burn the body or clothes and<br />
even if the sparks do not fly around, then still the smoke and smell thereof will reach<br />
you.” (Bukhari and Muslim)<br />
Hazrat Luqman the Wise once told his son: “0 my Son, sit in the circles of the righteous<br />
ones and through that you will join in receiving righteousness. Never set foot in the<br />
circles of the evil-doers for there sh<strong>al</strong>l be no righteousness to which you may reach. And<br />
should any wrath or punishment descend upon them, you will be a recipient thereof.”<br />
(Durr Manthoor Vol. 5 no. 164).<br />
Therefore, I say, stay away from the company of the evil-doers and look upon the<br />
company of the saintly ones as an opportunity of great v<strong>al</strong>ue. The company of those<br />
saintly ones is the cause of spiritu<strong>al</strong> progress and good deeds.<br />
However be warned, that just like we make a definite distinction between what is re<strong>al</strong> and<br />
artifici<strong>al</strong>, and between truth and f<strong>al</strong>sehood, so <strong>al</strong>so should we here watch out so that we<br />
are not deceived by pseudo-saints.<br />
Persian Couplet<br />
“Many are the Shaytaan appearing in the form of Adam, the Nabj, So take care that you<br />
pkice not your hand in the trust of everyone.”<br />
Should you make the mistake of looking upon evil as good, you will be doing yourself a<br />
great disservice. Be careful indeed! The criterion to judge a true saint from a f<strong>al</strong>se one<br />
lies in the teachings of the Shariah, and how these are being acted upon. When a person’s<br />
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