Narrated Abu Musa:

The Prophet said, 'The example of a good pious companion and an evil one is that of a person carrying musk and another blowing a pair of bellows. The one who is carrying musk will either give you some perfume as a present, or you will buy some from him, or you will get a good smell from him, but the one who is blowing a pair of bellows will either burn your clothes or you will get a bad smell from him." (Bukhari and Muslim}

Narrated Abu Musa:

The Prophet said, 'The example of a good pious companion and an evil one is that of a person carrying musk and another blowing a pair of bellows. The one who is carrying musk will either give you some perfume as a present, or you will buy some from him, or you will get a good smell from him, but the one who is blowing a pair of bellows will either burn your clothes or you will get a bad smell from him." (Bukhari and Muslim}

Allah Almighty says, “Friends on that Day will be enemies one to another, except al-Muttaqun (i.e. those who have Taqwa/Piety).”

(Quran Surah Az-Zukhruf, 43:67)

Allah Almighty says, “Friends on that Day will be enemies one to another, except al-Muttaqun (i.e. those who have Taqwa/Piety).”

(Quran Surah Az-Zukhruf, 43:67)

Our Striving is for Our Striving is for Piety...AlwaysPiety...Always

We Need righteous companions We Need righteous companions

to help us on the way as we move towards our eternal goal - Paradise

- PARADISE

to help us on the way as we move towards our eternal goal - Paradise

- PARADISE

The Importance of Righteous CompanionsThe Importance of Righteous Companions

Narrated Abu Hurayrah: The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: A Narrated Abu Hurayrah: The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: A man follows the religion of his friend; so each one should consider man follows the religion of his friend; so each one should consider

whom he makes his friend.whom he makes his friend.Abu Dawud: Book Number: 41, Hadith Number: 4815Abu Dawud: Book Number: 41, Hadith Number: 4815

The Importance of Righteous CompanionsThe Importance of Righteous Companions

Narrated Abu Hurayrah: The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: A Narrated Abu Hurayrah: The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: A man follows the religion of his friend; so each one should consider man follows the religion of his friend; so each one should consider

whom he makes his friend.whom he makes his friend.Abu Dawud: Book Number: 41, Hadith Number: 4815Abu Dawud: Book Number: 41, Hadith Number: 4815

The Deen of Our The Deen of Our Friends become like Friends become like tightly woven thread tightly woven thread that makes a that makes a meaningful meaningful statement about us.statement about us.

We become a supportive collective

body -- Keeping

each other focused on

Seeking the

Pleasure of Allah

We become a supportive collective

body -- Keeping

each other focused on

Seeking the

Pleasure of Allah

On The RIGHT deen On The RIGHT deen

Good Company Good Company Good Company Good Company 'You will see the 'You will see the believers in their believers in their mutual kindness, mutual kindness, love and love and sympathy just like sympathy just like one body. When a one body. When a limb complains, limb complains, the whole body the whole body responds to it with responds to it with wakefulness and wakefulness and fever' (Muslim and fever' (Muslim and Bukhari)Bukhari)

Life can be Hard Life can be Hard But...But...

Life can be Hard Life can be Hard But...But...Righteous Righteous

Companions Companions encourage each other encourage each other as the obstacles rise as the obstacles rise up as mountains up as mountains along the way. along the way.

Righteous Righteous Companions pull and Companions pull and shelter each other shelter each other from the Shaitanfrom the Shaitan

Righteous Righteous Companions Extend a Companions Extend a helping hand or twohelping hand or two

There is ReprieveThere is ReprieveWe help each other enjoy the halal things

Allah Gives Us, With difficulty comes ease

All

a

We ConstantlyWe ConstantlyWe ConstantlyWe Constantly

Remind One Remind One Another to be Another to be Grateful Grateful

Remind One Remind One Another to Another to Remember Allah Remember Allah MuchMuch

ThoughThough......

...Along the Way...Along the Way...Along the Way...Along the Way

The Sacrifices are The Sacrifices are ManyMany

Yet We Still RemindYet We Still RemindYet We Still RemindYet We Still Remind

Often...Often...

And the believers men and women, are protecting friends of one another, they enjoin the right and forbid the wrong (Quran: 9:71)

And the believers men and women, are protecting friends of one another, they enjoin the right and forbid the wrong (Quran: 9:71)

We Do not Forget We Do not Forget Each Other or our Each Other or our Goals...Our help is Goals...Our help is there all the waythere all the way

Unity!Unity!Unity!Unity!

Allah Almighty Allah Almighty says in the Quran, says in the Quran, “And cooperate in “And cooperate in righteousness and righteousness and piety, but do not piety, but do not cooperate in sin cooperate in sin and aggression.” and aggression.” (Quran Surah Al-(Quran Surah Al-Maeda, 5:2)Maeda, 5:2)

When We Overcome Each When We Overcome Each

Obstacle...Obstacle... When We Overcome Each When We Overcome Each

Obstacle...Obstacle...

We are Grateful to We are Grateful to Allah, that we had Allah, that we had each other to help.each other to help.

The JourneyThe JourneyThe JourneyThe JourneyIs LongIs Long

Is HardIs Hard

and our Righteous and our Righteous Companions make Companions make it a Successit a Success

And hold fast , all And hold fast , all of you together to of you together to the rope of Allah , the rope of Allah , and do not divide, and do not divide, Qur’an (3:103)Qur’an (3:103)

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