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In places where the Muslim Ummah is scanty or
unprotected Muslims can be seen to be rationalizing by
saying that this is what we have got here and that they do
not have another option.
This is where the instruction of God to migrate comes.
Migration is not only from one country to another, it is
from one city to another, one place to another or even one
society in city to another society within the city to seek a
true friend and have a better companion. Ameer ul
momineen Ali ibn Abi Talib said in Nahjul Balagah that:
“Two friends are in fact single soul but in different bodies”.
It is clear to select a friend who remind you of God and
guide you to right path. On the other hand if you do not
seek a good friend, you will never get it as Shaitan is
trying his best to misguide Muslims. In this context, Allah
disclosed in the Quran,
" نيِعَمْجَأ ْمُهَّنَيِوْغُأَل َكِتَّزِعِبَف َلاَق "

“Shaitan said: "I swear by Your Honor, I will mislead
them all” (Surah Sad, Verse 82)
What needs to be noted here is that a friend that
misleads a believer is in fact a follower of shaitan because
shaitan has taken it up as his core work to mislead
believer. Implanting a bad friend in the life of a believer
then is one of the many ways through which Shaitan
works his tricks for example by keeping them away from
good companions such as scholars and philosophers.

Characteristics of Negative Friendships
Like in the case of quality or good friendship, various
elements can assist in identifying the characteristics of a
negative friendship. The first and foremost of these
characteristics has been uncovered by Allah Himself and
that is, hypocrisy.