Seeds Of Realisation

Men Are Of Three Categories:

One is like food from which no one can be independent.
Another is like medicine which is needed sometimes but not always.

A third man is like a disease which is never needed but with which man is sometimes afflicted.
This man is he in whom there is neither sociability nor benefit.
Kind treatment of him is necessary so as to escape from him. In seeing him, there is great benefit, provided you are helped by Allah to obtain it.
The benefit is that you perceive some of his wickedness and bad deeds and so you avoid them.
Fortunate is he, who is admonished by others; A believer in Allah (al-mumin) is like a mirror of another believer.

Someone asked Esa (alayhis salaam):
“Who has taught you courtesy?” He replied:
“None. Rather I saw the ignorance of the ignorant and so avoided it.”

He (alayhis salaam) has indeed said the truth. If people were to avoid whatever they consider evil in others, they would possess perfect courtesy and need no one to instruct them in it.

Your second task concerning your brethren and friends:
Is to fulfill the duties of friendship and close companionship.
When friendship is established and companionship between your friend and you exists; certain duties become incumbent upon you; the tie of friendship makes them incumbent. In carrying out these duties, certain rules have to be followed. The Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said:

“Two persons who have become brethren by the acceptance of Islam are like two hands washing each other”

The Prophet  (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) once entered a thicket and and picked up two tooth-sticks (siwaak) one of which was crooked and the other straight. He gave the straight one to a certain companion of his who was with him and kept the crooked one for himself. His companion said,
“Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) You deserve the straight one more than I.”
The Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) replied:
“Anyone who becomes a companion of another, even for only an hour of the day, will most certainly be asked (on the day of judgement) as to whether, in his companionship, he has fulfilled or neglected the duties set by Allah.”
The Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) further said:
“Of two persons who keep company with each other, the more beloved to Allah is certainly he who is more kind to his companion.”

InshaAllah continue with the duties of friendship soon.

Duas Requested

Ma’assalam

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