The Impact of the Righteous and the Corrupt Companion on His Friend
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good. What about gatherings, Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
I suspect that companions have a great influence. If the companions are righteous, their friend benefits from them with good. If they are corrupt, their friend benefits from them with evil. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) compared the righteous companion to a carrier of incense: either he gives you some incense, or you buy some from him, or you find a pleasant scent from him. As for the bad companion, it is the same in two ways: either he burns your clothes, or you find a foul smell from him. The good companion is not lost to his friend, nor is the associate or the companion lost to his friend and his companion; his friend does not lose the good behind him. Never. Just as the bad companion, the bad associate, and the bad friend do not leave their friend safe from their evil. So, a person should choose righteous companions and stay away from bad companions and bad associates. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good. Do you advise this sister and her mother to choose righteous companions for this young man so that he might be influenced by them?
The Shaykh:
Yes, he should be encouraged to keep the company of the good and stay away from the evil. If he is subject to their choice, they should choose the good company for him.
The presenter:
Welcome. Fine, may Allah reward you with good.
May Allah reward you with good. What about gatherings, Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
I suspect that companions have a great influence. If the companions are righteous, their friend benefits from them with good. If they are corrupt, their friend benefits from them with evil. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) compared the righteous companion to a carrier of incense: either he gives you some incense, or you buy some from him, or you find a pleasant scent from him. As for the bad companion, it is the same in two ways: either he burns your clothes, or you find a foul smell from him. The good companion is not lost to his friend, nor is the associate or the companion lost to his friend and his companion; his friend does not lose the good behind him. Never. Just as the bad companion, the bad associate, and the bad friend do not leave their friend safe from their evil. So, a person should choose righteous companions and stay away from bad companions and bad associates. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good. Do you advise this sister and her mother to choose righteous companions for this young man so that he might be influenced by them?
The Shaykh:
Yes, he should be encouraged to keep the company of the good and stay away from the evil. If he is subject to their choice, they should choose the good company for him.
The presenter:
Welcome. Fine, may Allah reward you with good.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل من وسيلة وطريقة لإصلاح أخيه العاق لوالديه؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com (2:16)
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