English
Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “A person 1 follows his close friend’s religion, so let each of you see whom he befriends.” [Narrated by Ahmad, At-Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, and Al-Bayhaqi in Shu’ab Al-Iman] At-Tirmidhi said: This Hadith is hasan gharib. An-Nawawi said: Its chain is authentic.
Possible references (unverified, pending editorial review)
- Candidate: Sunan Abi Dawud 4833 (unverified) 99% confidence
- Candidate: Jami al-Tirmidhi 2378 (unverified) 99% confidence
- Candidate: Mishkat al-Masabih 5019 (unverified) 95% confidence
Mishkat (candidate) 5019
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Commentary and footnotes (3)
Note 1
(1) His statement: “A person follows his close friend’s religion”: Al-Ghazali said: Associating with the greedy stirs greed; with the ascetic fosters worldly renunciation; natures are inclined to imitation and following, natures steal from natures unknowingly. [As stated in Al-Mirqat]
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(۱) قوله: المرء على دين خليله وقال الغزالي: مجالسة الحريص ومخالطته تحرك الحرص، ومجالسة الزاهد ومخاللته تزهد في الدنيا؛ لأن الطباع مجبولة على التشبه والاقتداء، بل الطبع يسرق من الطبع من حي لا يدري هذا. كذا في «المرقاة».
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اور امام ترمذی نے کہا ہے کہ یہ حدیث حسن غریب ہے اور امام نووی نے اس حدیث کی اسناد کو صحیح قرار دیا۔