Learn good manners

Everyone has a character which he has acquired from others. That character can be good just as it can be bad.

Good people always have good manners. And the one who is bad will always have manners like his person/ality. Thus, one should associate with good people to acquire good manners. That is why Nabi (Sallallaahu Alaihi Wasallam) said that a person tends to follow the character of his close friend. Thus, a person must see well who he is befriending.

A person who loves his health will always keep away from a person who has a bad disease, by way of precaution in order that he does not catch this disease. In the same way, a person who loves his spiritual health and his Deen will always stay in the company of good people instead of staying in the company of people who are deviated.

Whoever loves Allah, he will maintain a good spiritual health. Thus, having good friends and staying in good company, is a way to show how much one loves Allah Ta'ala, our true beloved.

[English version of "Apprane bon manière" – Al Jamiat – Vol.5 No.12]