07/04/2025
Dear Child/Friend
“ *The people around you shape who you become.”*
*09* - *10* - 1446AH
*07* - *04* - 2025🇳🇬
I’ve been in many different types of friend circles, and I’ve seen how true this is.
Most of my life, I was around people who didn’t care much about the Deen.
Where sins were joked about…
Where music is normal & praying Salah is Rare…
Where islamic reminders were seen as “too extreme” & being religious meant you were “boring”…
Where haram relationships were normalized,& lowering your gaze made you seem “weird.”
I've seen how those things effects people & changed them, At first, it doesn’t seem like a big deal. But slowly, you begin to change.
You lose modesty.
You feel distant from Allah.
Haram & Makruh start to feel… normal.
Even if you know right from wrong, the wrong environment can still drag you down. One bad friend can destroy you. A group can ruin you. And you won’t even notice—until it’s too late.
If your friends:
Mock your halal choices
Roll their eyes at the Deen
Don’t care about Salah or character
That’s not friendship. That’s a trap.
Walk away. It’s better to walk alone toward Jannah than follow a crowd.
Don’t fool yourself with:
“It’s just fun.”
“I know my limits.”
“They won’t change me.”
Because the truth is — they will.
Maybe not today.
Maybe not tomorrow.
But eventually, their influence will pull you into the wrong ways.
Being alone on the right path is safer than being surrounded by many on the wrong one.
And if Allah blesses you with righteous friends—hold on to them. They’re rare. They’re precious. & they’re a blessing in both worlds.
Umar bin al-Khattab said: “Isolate yourself from that which harms you (bad company etc), (and) you should have a righteous friend, which is very rare to find. And consult in your affairs (only) those who fear Allah.”
[al-Bayhaqi ,Shu’ab al-Eemaan, 8996].
*May we be a source of Rhrama, taqwa and righteousness to others*
©️Abu Faatimah DAAA
Effective Islamic Parenting .. *cradle to character*
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