Danger of Bad Company

Danger of Bad Company

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم 

Danger of Bad Company

The Quran warns against associating with those who lead us away from Allah: “And on the Day the wrongdoer will bite on his hands [in regret] and say, ‘Oh, I wish I had taken with the Messenger a way. Oh, woe to me! I wish I had not taken that one as a friend.'” (Quran 25:27-28)

This ayah highlights the danger of bad company and its consequences in the Hereafter.

Imam al-Ghazali, in Ihya Ulum al-Din, compares companionship to a dye: it colors the character of the person it touches. Righteous friends beautify the soul, while corrupt companions tarnish it.

Ibn Ata’illah also discusses this in his Hikam:

“Do not take as a companion one whose state does not uplift you and whose words do not direct you to Allah.”

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