1. TRUETRUE COMPANIONSCOMPANIONS
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2. Peace Be Upon You !!!
Once I sat and thought,
“What is a REAL FRIEND
to ME ???”
And I came to a
Conclusion which I would
like to share it with My
Near and Dear brothers
and sisters…THAT’S U !!!
TRUE COMPANIONS

3.  LOVE FOR THE
SAKE OF ALLAH
AND NOT FOR
MONEY,
PERSONAL
INTERESTS,
AND/OR ANY
OTHER
WORLDLY
MATTERS.
TRUE COMPANIONS

4. BEFRIEND PERSONS OF
WISDOM AND GOOD
MANNERS BASED ON A
GENUINE UNDERSTANDING OF
TRUE ISLAM.
OUR PROPHET (PBUH) SAID:
“PEOPLE ALIKE GATHER
TOGETHER, THEREFORE,
CONSIDER WHOM YOU
BEFRIEND.”
AHMED, ABU DAWOUD
TRUE COMPANIONS

5.  RESPECT THE
PRIVACY OF EACH
OTHER BY NOT
REVEALING EACH
OTHER’S SINS.
 ADVISE THE OTHER
PATIENTLY AND
NICELY AGAINST
COMMITTING EVIL
DEEDS; NEVER
DESPAIR WHILE
PERSISTING IN THIS
ATTEMPT.
TRUE COMPANIONS

6.  ARE LOYAL TO EACH
OTHER, NO MATTER
WHAT THE
CIRCUMSTANCES ARE.
 CHECK ON EACH OTHER;
SUPPORT ONE
ANOTHER IN GOOD/BAD
TIMES;
 SEE TO THE NEEDS OF
THEIR FAMILIES,
ESPECIALLY IF ONE
BECAME DISTANT OR
TRAVELED FOR QUITE
SOME TIME.
TRUE COMPANIONS

7.  GREET EACH OTHER
ON THE WAY
 RUN FOR HELP
WHEN NEEDED,
 PROVIDE ADVICE AS
NECESSARY,
 BLESS ONE
ANOTHER UPON
SNEEZING,
 ARE THERE WHEN
DEATH BEFALLS.
 PROTECT EACH
OTHER FROM
GOSSIP.
TRUE COMPANIONS

8. .
 WORK IN THE INTEREST
OF EACH OTHER AND
FAVOUR THE OTHER
 DON’T LET DISPUTES
IMPACT NEGATIVELY
THEIR COMPANIONSHIP.
 ARE EMPATHETIC OF ONE
ANOTHER’S BAD
REACTIONS, WHICH ARE
SOMETIMES NOT UP TO
EXPECTATIONS.
 REMEMBER IN PUBLIC
AND IN SECRET THE BEST
TRAITS OF THE OTHER.
TRUE COMPANIONS

9.  WISH GOODNESS
TO OTHERS AS
MUCH AS FOR
THEMSELVES.
 SAVE NO EFFORT
TO EDUCATE
THEMSELVES
AND OTHERS
WITH ISLAMIC
MATTERS.
 SHARE USEFUL
MATTERS, BOTH
FOR THIS WORLD
AND THE
HEREAFTER.
TRUE COMPANIONS

10.  PROVIDE HELP WHEN
NEEDED
“A FRIEND IN NEED IS
A FRIEND INDEED.”
 ARE IN THE SERVICE
OF ONE ANOTHER.
 ARE KIND, HUMBLE.
ALLAH, THE SUBLIME
SAYS:
“AND BE KIND AND
HUMBLE TO THE
BELIEVERS WHO
FOLLOW YOU.”
TRUE COMPANIONS

11.  ARE SUPPORTIVE
WHEN INJUSTICE IS
DONE AGAINST A
COMPANION.
 ARE SUPPORTIVE
WHEN A COMPANION
COMMITS INJUSTICE
AGAINST OTHERS BY
PREVENTING
INJUSTICE.
TRUE COMPANIONS

12. SEEK EXCUSES,
FORGIVE ONE
ANOTHER’S WRONG-
DOINGS AND ACCEPT
REASONS.
NEVER FORGET TO BE
COURTEOUS
BELIEVING THAT:
“IF OUR BELOVED ONE
COMMITTED A
WRONG-DOING THAT
HURT US SO MUCH,
HIS MERITS WOULD
ALWAYS INTERCEDE.”
TRUE COMPANIONS

13.  WELCOME FRIEND’S
VISIT(S),
 MEET WITH A SMILE,
AND ARE
HOSPITABLE.
 SEEK TO GIVE
PRESENTS (I.E., NOT
ONLY ON SPECIAL
OCCASIONS).
 NEVER EXPECT A
REWARD FROM A
FRIEND.
TRUE COMPANIONS

14.  NEVER REMIND A
FRIEND OF WRONG-
DOINGS OR FAVORS,
SEEK TO FORGIVE
AND OVERLOOK
SUCH EVIL DEEDS.
 NEVER ALLOW
ARGUMENTS TO
PREVAIL, AS THIS
ENCOURAGES
DISPUTES.
TRUE COMPANIONS

15.  NEVER TRUST FALSE
ASSUMPTION, FOR
THIS MAY LEAD TO
FAVORING
SUSPICION OVER
TRUTH.
OUR PROPHET
(PBUH) SAID:
“NEVER TRUST YOUR
SUSPICION, FOR IT
IS THE BIGGEST LIE
EVER COMMITTED.”
TRUE COMPANIONS

16.  NEVER FAVOR AN ENEMY
OR REVEAL ONE
ANOTHER’S SECRET(S),
OR BREAK PROMISES TO
ONE ANOTHER
 ARE THE FIRST TO
CONVEY GOOD TIDINGS
 ENCOURAGE SUCCESS
AND CONTINUOUS
DEVELOPMENT.
 PAY VISITS, FOR THE
SAKE OF ALLAH.
TRUE COMPANIONS

17.  ANNOUNCE THEIR LOVE.
OUR PROPHET (PBUH)
SAID:
“SHOULD YOU TRULY
LOVE SOMEONE, IT IS A
DUTY THAT YOU TELL
HIM SO (VERBALLY).”
 PRAY, AS MUCH AS
POSSIBLE, FOR EACH
OTHER (PRIVATELY
AND/OR PUBLICALLY.
TRUE COMPANIONS

18. MayMay
AllahAllah
BlessBless
You.You.