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Excellence in Friendship - What are some keys to being a good friend?
Excellence in Friendship - What
are some keys to being a good friend?
Imam Abu Abd al-Rahman al-Sulami (Allah have mercy on him),
one of the great sufi masters, wrote in his work The Proper Manners of
Companionship (Adab al-Suhba) that,
Proper companionship with one’s friends is through:
[1] Remaining constantly cheerful
[2] Doing the good
[3] Spreading mention of their virtues
[4] Concealing their errors
[5] Considering great this little acts of good
[6] Considering little anything one does for them
[7] Taking care of them with one’s person and wealth
[8] Avoiding malice, envy, harming, hurting, and all matters
that they dislike, in any way[9] Leaving anything one would have to apologize for.
آداب الصحبة لأبي عبد الرحمن السلمي - (ج 1 / ص
178)
الصحبة مع الإخوان والصحبة مع الإخوان بدوام البشر
، وبذل المعروف ، ونشر المحاسن ، وستر القبائح ، واستكثار قليل برهم ، واستصغار ما
منك إليهم ، وتعهدهم بالنفس والمال ، ومجانبة الحقد والحسد والبغي والأذى وما يكرهون
من جميع الوجوه ، وترك ما يعتذر منه .

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