Poem: Three Things To Do If You're Eager To Make A Friend Out Of A Stranger

💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful

💌 The way some strangers become friends is almost the same 

As the steps to take if you want stray cats to be tamed.

Three conditions if they're met, stray cats won't run away, 

And instead they'll like you, approaching you day by day:

Don't threaten. Be consistent. Make them appreciate.

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Like cats that can't come closer to what may threaten them, 

Strangers can't befriend you if they're jealously threatened, 

Frightened by your potential to harm or insult them, 

Or they won't trust you if you're a pro at fault-finding, 

At gossiping and mocking people's imperfections.

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Just as stray cats stop visiting if you no longer 

Offer them food or drink with a pleasant atmosphere, 

Strangers who could be your friends may slowly disappear 

If you take them for granted, if your grudge is too clear, 

Or there's no mutual care, or they deem your words unclear.

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Like felines that rub against some people's legs for food 

And cats that let you pat them feeling relaxed with you, 

Some gravitate to you when they relate to your moves, 

Identify with your goals, connect with your values, 

And the good that you share they receive with gratitude.

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Next time, when Allah Wills, you're willing to make a friend 

Out of a stranger, sincerely do the following: 

Remind them you're human, so they won't be envying. 

Maintain honest communication and have patience. 

Help each other, for Allah, become better Muslims.

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📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Give each other gifts and you will love each other."

Source: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 594

Grade: Hasan (Fair) according to Ibn Hajar

📖 Anas Ibn Malik RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said to me: "Young man, if you are able every morning and evening to remove any rancor (grudges, hatred or jealousy) from your heart towards anyone, do so."

Then, the Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said to me:

"Young man, that is my Sunnah. Whoever revives my Sunnah has loved me, and whoever loves me will be with me in Paradise."

Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 2678

Grade: Hasan

📖 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