💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful
💌 Ways to tell if someone's an acquaintance or a friend:
You're friends if you share the same goals, interact often,
Support each other and by their joys you're not threatened.
Your bond stays strong despite frequent absence or distance.
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They're an acquaintance if you go through awkward moments,
If there's friction or tension in your conversations,
And you're too formal in meeting their expectations.
You know each other's names yet don't have much in common.
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Friends defend your name in your presence and when absent.
Acquaintances mock you or indulge in gossiping.
Friends worry about you and care for your well-being.
Acquaintances just reach out when they require something.
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Friends mention you in their regular supplications,
Want what is best for you and enjoy seeing you win.
Most acquaintances wait for signs or invitations
To converse, and when you thrive they whine or appear grim.
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Friends never get tired of helping you out, advising,
Forgiving, and waiting for you. They value patience.
Acquaintances are more prone to misunderstandings,
Misjudgment, arguments and miscommunication.
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The likeness of friends versus many acquaintances
Is that of sturdy fortresses versus feeble tents.
Not all acquaintances can guarantee commitment,
While true friends stick around to help you with your problems.
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Be grateful to Allah if you have at least one friend
Who prays for you and insists you reach Jannah with them.
You're fortunate if from those true friends are your parents,
Child/children, siblings, and your destined soulmate/husband.
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📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "The souls are like conscripted soldiers. They come together upon what they recognize, and they differ upon what they reject."
Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 3109
Sahih Muslim 2638
📖 Mu’adh Ibn Jabal RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Allah the Almighty said: 'Those who love each other for the sake of My Glory will be upon pulpits of light, admired by the prophets and the martyrs.'"
Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 2390
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani