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For the believer the only solid foundation to make
friendship is Islam. Companionship has great importance
in Islam, often prophet talked about it to have good friends
and companions. A good friend is the one who guides you,
support you, accommodate your faults but correct them
and love and forgive you for the sake of Allah. Therefore
it is important to choose your friends carefully.
The core question which arises from the discussion is
how we should choose our friends? The answer is the one
who is Momin.
The word Momin has very broad meaning and for
which we will discuss in our upcoming article. For the
time being we can stick with more narrow definition
of Momin “the one who is loyal to God, Prophet and
his progeny”.
There are friends who will always remain loyal and
trustful under all circumstances and this is what Islam has
taught us in terms of selecting and maintaining
friendships. It urges us to have good friend who reminds
us of God and keep us safe from sins. A believer must be
selective when it comes to making friends.
Being friend with good will lead to righteous path
while bad leads to sin. It will not only the path of
righteousness in this world but leads us to next world
as well.