‘It is better to advise your friend than to severe relations with him.’

Abu Ad-Dardaa:

“It is better to advise your friend than to severe relations with him, for no one can take the

place of your friend if you lose him. Be generous and lenient with your friend, and do not

allow an envious person to come between you and him, for in this case, your friend might

die tomorrow and you grieve for him. However, how could you grieve after he dies, when

you have shunned him when he was still alive?”

(Sifaat us-Safwah, 1/364)

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