The True Friend

[Ibn El-Sheikh]

AbuMishmish emailed me this and...thought I'd translate it (after he said "Ibrahim, translate this").

الصـــــديــــــق
The Friend

فمن هو الصديق الحقيقي وهل يوجد صديق في هذا الزمان
Who is the true friend, and is there a true friend nowadays?

الصديق الحقيقي : هو الصديق الذي تكون معه, كما تكون وحدك اي هو الانسان الذي تعتبره بمثابة النفس
The true friend: He is the friend that when you are with, if is as if you are alone, meaning he is the person who you consider to be on the same level as yourself

الصديق الحقيقي : هو الذي يقبل عذرك و يسامحك أذا أخطأت و يسد مسدك في غيابك
The true friend: He is the one who accepts your excuses and forgives you if you err, and defends you in your absense.

الصديق الحقيقي : هو الذي يظن بك الظن الحسن
The true friend: He is the one who assumes of you the best assumptions.

و أذا أخطأت بحقه يلتمس العذر ويقول في نفسه لعله لم يقصد
And if you err in truth, he seeks an excuse and says to himself, perhaps it was not indended.

الصديق الحقيقي : هو الذي يرعاك في مالك و أهلك و ولدك و عرضك
The true friend: He is the one who cares for your wealth, and your family, and your offspirng, and your honour.

الصديق الحقيقي : هو الذي يكون معك في السراء و الضراء و في الفرح و الحزن و في السعةِ و الضيق و في الغنى و الفقر
The true friend: He is the one who is with you using ease, and hardship, and in happiness, and in sadness, and openness and in constrait.

الصديق الحقيقي : هو الذي يؤثرك على نفسه و يتمنى لك الخير دائما
The true friend: He is the one who prefers you over hisself and wishes for you good always.

الصديق الحقيقي : هو الذي ينصحك اذا راى عيبك و يشجعك اذا رأى منك الخير ويعينك على العمل الصالح
The true friend: He is the one who advices you if he sees your faults and encourages you if he sees good in you and helps you adhere to good deeds.

الصديق الحقيقي :هو الذي يوسع لك في المجلس و يسبقك بالسلام اذا لقاك و يسعى في حاجتك اذا احتجت اليه
The true friend: He is the one who makes room for you in a seating, and hurries to greet you with peace if he meets you, and hurries to help you if you are in need of help.

الصديق الحقيقي :هو الذي يدعي لك بظهر الغيب دون ان تطلب منه ذلك
The true friend: He is the one who prays for you, without you knowing, without you asking for it.

الصديق الحقيقي :هو الذي يحبك بالله و في الله دون مصلحة مادية او معنوية
The true friend: He is the one who loves you for the sake of Allah, and not for the benefit of material goods or support.

الصديق الحقيقي : هو الذي يفيدك بعمله و صلاحه و أدبه و أخلاقه
The true friend: He is the one who benefits you with his actions, and excellence, and morals and manners.

الصديق الحقيقي : هو الذي يرفع شأنك بين الناس و تفتخر بصداقته و لا تخجل من مصاحبته و السير معه
The true friend: He is the one who raised your esteem between the people and boasts his friendship and is not embarrased with his friendship and his walking with you.

الصديق الحقيقي : هو الذي يفرح اذا احتجت اليه و يسرع لخدمتك دون مقابل
The true friend: He is the one who is happy if you need him, and rushes you serve you, not wanting anything in return.

الصديق الحقيقي : هو الذي يتمنى لك ما يتمنى لنفسه
The true friend: He is the one who wishes for you what he wishes for himself.

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I have the best friend in the world. My friend, unfortunately, doesn't

[Abu MishMish]

You know - that cat in the avatar. I'm starting to like it, especially after my sister screamed in Arabic. "The cat is praying". Anywaays...

I'll be honest here, I didn't expect him to agree real fast. I was thinking I may have to blackmail him into doing it. But, mashaAllaah, he did it ... JazaakaAllaahu Khairan

[Sitt ad-Daar]

Jazaakum Allaahu Khairan




People fall into three categories, friends – and they are few in number, acquaintances – and they are most damaging to you, and those whom you do not know and they do not know you, and you are safe from them and they are safe from you.



-ibnul Jawzee

[Sabr Wa Shukr]

Jazaakillahu khairan.

A Friend Is One Who Walks In As The World Walks Out

~ Sabr Wa Shukr

[May_We_Achieve]

a friend is one who always has an ayah of the qur'aan ready to qoute from u about sabr and patience when u r in times of hardship

he is the one that calls u out of the blue and jus says salaam for the sake of Allaah. (one time a bro i barely know called me... after salaams i automatically said, 'how can i help u?' and he was like... 'what dya mean...im jus calling to give salaam.' for a moment there i was lost for words and didnt comprehend... cos im not used to that. it was a nic feeling. may Allaah guide him and protect him and keep him safe from the hukoomah who r have already imprisoned him and released him, and now they r trying to take him back in with their new anti terror laws...make du3a)

he is the one who when u meet u dont sit there talking about pointless rubbish but always have deenin discussions. (i jus come back from visiting my best mate in spain...wallaahi i love him fillah. and the whole three days we wer there we discussing many beautiful topics...alhamdulillaah)

ur best friend is not shy when he sees u not join the jama3ah for salaah. and he is also wise in how he does it.

i love muhanned fillah... he is (one of few) my best habeebi. may Allaah keep him safe. (and it is spelt muhaNNed..after the prophets sallallaahu 3layhi wasalams spear. once ive named my first 8 sons...im naming my ninth son after muhanned inshaa' Allaah... i ask Allaah to grant me many children...aameen)

[Editor]

Jazakallahu khair. Nice masha Allah. Who's the original poem by? Wasn't it sung as a nasheed by someone? Also, you should edit out the typos insha Allah...

[Ahlam401]

Nice poem jazakumAllah khayr. Makes me appreciate my real friends alhamdulillah.

My true friend = my sister....