The ruling on saying: “Do not get close to so-and-so, for he will infect you”
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Is there anything prohibited in the statement, “Do not get close to so-and-so, for he will infect you”?
Answer:
He infects you with his character. Do not keep company with the earth, lest you fall with the fallen. Do not ask about a man, but ask about his companion, for every companion imitates the one he keeps company with. He infects you with his character, that is what it means.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Is there anything prohibited in the statement, “Do not get close to so-and-so, for he will infect you”?
Answer:
He infects you with his character. Do not keep company with the earth, lest you fall with the fallen. Do not ask about a man, but ask about his companion, for every companion imitates the one he keeps company with. He infects you with his character, that is what it means.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب ما جاء في التطير — islamhouse.com (1:06:42)
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