How correct is this phrase: “Whoever spends forty days with a people becomes one of them”?
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The questioner : How correct is this phrase: “Whoever spends forty days with a people becomes one of them”?
The Shaykh : This phrase is not correct. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: And whoever has no bond of love with them, he is not one of them even if he stays with them for forty months. So this phrase is not correct.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : This phrase is not correct. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Whoever loves a people, he is one of them
من أحب قوماً فهو منهمThe questioner : May Allah bless you.