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A Good Friend in Islam /35

The same issue is further discussed in the following:
َءاَيِلْوَأ ْمُهْنِم اوُذِخَّتَت اَلَف ًءاَوَس َنوُنوُكَتَف اوُرَفَك اَمَك َنوُرُفْكَت ْوَل اوُْدَو "

ْمُهوُمُتْدَجَو ُثْيَح ْمُهوُلُتْقاَو ْمُهوُذُخَف اْوَّلَوَت ْنِإَف ِهَّللا ِليِبَس يِف اوُرِجاَهُي ىَّتَح

ا " ًريِصَن اَلَو اًّيِلَو ْمُهْنِم اوُذِخَّتَت اَلَو
“Their real wish is to see that you become a disbeliever,
as they themselves have disbelieved, so that you may
become exactly like them. So you should not take friends
from their ranks unless they immigrate in the way of
Allah; and if they do not, seize them and kill them
wherever you find them, and do not take any of them as
protectors or helpers.” (Surah An-Nisa, Verse 89)
Thus essentially, a good friend in Islam is defined as a
person who brings you closer to Allah, His Prophet and
His religion. For a Muslim, this world and its pleasures
are understood to be temporary and the real satisfaction or
absolution is achieved only by striving for the will and
pleasure of Allah, a path in which a good friend plays a
positive role. As can be seen, there is a link between
migration and a better place to worship which leads you to
have a good friend. One should migrate if his religion is in
danger as religion is the base of a good friendship. If a
person has kept his religion and migrated on the way of
God, he shall be rewarded heavily by God himself.
Unfortunately however, the social relations or the
friendship of today are deviating from the guidelines of
Islam. The problem is more profound in the younger
generation which is influenced by elements such as free
social media, rapidly growing communication technology
and declining value and morals.