Shaikh Zaid Al-Madkhalī on True Friendship
Shaikh Zaid Al-Madkhalī, may Allāh have mercy on him, said:
A true friend is one who helps his brother as much as he can, even if [that
were only] with some words of goodness and purity.
He helps him with advice for his soul, and when he forgets
something, he reminds him, thereby fulfilling
the rights of friendship, especially with regard to religious matters –
he reminds him, advises him sincerely [wanting good for him], and renders him
whatever is considered good [in Islām].
So all of that is from being a true friend.
As for [one who,] when you forget, he does not remind you,
and when you are in need, he does not help you, he has not fulfilled the rights
of friendship, since he does not know its value and what it takes to be a true
friend.
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Translated by Mikail Mahboob Ariff
Source: ‘Awn Al-Aḥad
Al-Ṣamad bi Sharḥ
Al-Adab Al- Mufrad, vol. 1 p, 166.
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