Social Interactions
Courteous social relations with Allah (SWT)'s
creation while avoiding all acts of disobedience to Him is a sign of
Allah's excessive generosity with His bondsman. Whoever is sincere and
humble before Allah (SWT) in his innermost being will have good social
interaction externally.
Keep company with people for the sake
of Allah (SWT) and do not keep company merely for your own share of
worldly affairs, for seeking rank, showing off, or for reputation. Do
not fall below the limits of the shari'ah for the sake of social
intercourse, such as trying to keep up with others, or gaining a
reputation, for these things cannot make up for you, and you will miss
the next world, with no recourse. Treat someone who is older than you as
you would your father, someone who is younger than you as you would a
son. Treat your peer as you would a brother. Do not abandon what you
know to be certain within yourself for something heard from other people
which you doubt. Be gentle when you enjoin good, and compassionate when
you forbid evil. Never abandon good counsel in any circumstance.
As Allah (SWT) said,
Speak to men good words. (Qur’an 2:83)
Cut yourself off from what makes you
forget to remember Almighty Allah, when temptation distracts you from
obedience to Him, for that comes from the friends and helpers of Satan.
Do not allow the sight of them to move you to dissimulation with the
truth, for that would be a terrible loss indeed. We seek refuge with
Almighty Allah. |