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A Good Friend in Islam /39

There are certain rights and responsibilities among
believers and which shall be maintained at all cost. In this
regard, Allah says in Surah Al Kahf, Verse 28 that,

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ُدْعَت اَلَو ُهَهْجَو َنوديِرُي ِّيِشَعْلاَو ِةاَدَغْلاِب ْمُهَّبَر َنوُعْدَي َنيِذَّلا َعَم َكَسْفَن ْرِبْصاَو "
َعَبَّتاَو اَنِرْكِذ ْنَع ُهَبْلَق اَنْلَفْغَأ ْنَم ْعِطُت اَلَو اَيْنُْدلا ِةاَيَحْلا َةَنيِز ُديِرُت ْمُهْنَع َكاَنْيَع

" اًطُرُف ُه ُرْمَأ َناَكَو ُهاَوَه
“Keep yourself content with those who call on their
God morning and evening seeking His good pleasure; and
let not your eyes turn away from them desiring the
attraction of Worldly Life; nor obey the one whose heart
we have permitted to neglect our remembrance, which
follows his own desires and goes to extremes in the
conduct of his affairs.”
In the true sense of Islam, it is vital to consider that
individuals are accountable only for their own actions and
not of the others. Allah promises this in the Holy Quran in
the following words:
ِهَّللا ىَلِإ ْمُتْيَدَتْها اَذِإ َّلَض ْنَم ْمُكُْرُضَي اَل ْمُكَسُفْنَأ ْمُكْيَلَع اوُنَمآ َنيِذَّلا اَهُْيَأ اي "

" َنوُلَمْعَت ْمُتْنُك اَمِب ْمُكُئِّبَنُيَف اًعيِمَج ْمُكُعِجْرَم

“O believers! You are accountable for none but for
yourselves; anyone who has gone astray cannot harm you
if you are on the Right Way. To Allah you shall all return
and He will let you know the truth of all that you did.”
This basically means that with or without friendships, a
believer is responsible for his actions and those cannot be
blamed on someone else. Allah and his Prophet have
clearly stated on multiple occasions that it is your own
responsibility to surround yourself with people who will
motivate you towards the path of Allah and not involve
you in misled or worldly deeds.