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Sunan Abi Dawud 4833

The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: A man follows the religion of his friend; so each one should consider whom he makes his friend.

Abu Hurayrahnarrated it
Hasangraded hasan by Al-Albani
7names in the chain
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حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَامِرٍ، وَأَبُو دَاوُدَ قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي مُوسَى بْنُ وَرْدَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «الرَّجُلُ عَلَى دِينِ خَلِيلِهِ فَلْيَنْظُرْ أَحَدُكُمْ مَنْ يُخَالِلُ»

The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: A man follows the religion of his friend; so each one should consider whom he makes his friend.

আবূ হুরাইরাহ (রাঃ) সূত্রে বর্ণিত। নবী সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম বলেনঃ মানুষ তার বন্ধুর রীতিনীতির অনুসারী হয়। কাজেই তোমাদের প্রত্যেকেই যেন লক্ষ্য করে, সে কার সঙ্গে বন্ধুত্ব করছে।[1] হাসান।

ابوہریرہ رضی اللہ عنہ کہتے ہیں کہ نبی اکرم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا: آدمی اپنے دوست کے دین پر ہوتا ہے، لہٰذا تم میں سے ہر شخص کو یہ دیکھنا چاہیئے کہ وہ کس سے دوستی کر رہا ہے ۔

Telah menceritakan kepada kami [Ibnu Basysyar] berkata, telah menceritakan kepada kami [Abu Amir] dan [Abu Dawud] keduanya berkata; telah menceritakan kepada kami [Zuhair bin Muhammad] ia berkata; telah menceritakan kepadaku [Musa bin Wardan] dari [Abu Hurairah] bahwa Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam bersabda: "Seorang laki-laki itu bergantung dengan agama teman gaulnya, maka hendaklah salah seorang melihat siapa yang menjadi teman gaulnya

Hz. Ebu Hureyre'den (rivayet edildiğine göre), Nebi (s.a.v.) şöyle buyurmuştur: "Kişi arkadaşının dini üzeredir. Öyleyse her biriniz kiminle arkadaşlık ettiğine (iyi) dikkat etsin

Sunan Abi Dawud 4833, Book 43, General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab), Hadith 61. 1 min read

What it means

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) pointed out that a person resembles his close friend and companion in his ways and habits, and friendship affects morals, manners, and behaviors. Therefore, he instructed us to choose our friends carefully, as a friend guides his friend to Imān (faith), guidance, and goodness, and helps him in this regard.

What it teaches

  • The Hadīth enjoins us to befriend good people and choose them carefully and prohibits us from taking wicked people as friends.
  • He specifically mentioned the friend and not the relative because a person chooses his friends, but has no choice concerning his brothers and relatives.
  • A person should think well before taking anyone as a friend.
  • A person’s religious commitment is strengthened by accompanying the believers and is weakened by accompanying sinners.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Abu Dawud back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Abu DawudCompiler, died 275 AH
  2. 2Muhammad ibn Bashshar, BundarTold us, Fourth generation, died 252 AH
  3. 3Abd al-Malik ibn AmrTold us, Third generation, died 204 AH
  4. 4Nufay ibn al-HarithWith, Successor, died 100 AH
  5. 5Zuhayr ibn MuhammadTold us, Third generation, died 162 AH
  6. 6Musa ibn WardanTold me, Successor, died 117 AH
  7. 7Abu HurayrahFrom, Companion, died 57 AH

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