Two paths, two aims, but what kind of friend?

Have We not given him two eyes…and shown him the two highways
(Surat al-Balad; 8,10)
All human beings seek a true friend . They look for people to share
their happiness with, who willsupport them in times oftrouble, who
will show them solutions when they can find none, who will love them
unconditionally, be loyalto them, protect them, treat their errors
gently, and who will not abandon them when they are ill, in the same
way that they will not abandon them when they are healthy, or when
they grow old.
However, a person has two ways of finding such a friend. One of these
is the way of the Compassionate One, a requirement of Qur'anic moral
values and the path chosen by believerswho seek solely the approval of
Allah. The other is the way of friends who seek to serve only their
worldly interests, a path based on advantage. In this article, in
which we lookat the reasons underlying these two states of affairs, we
reveal clear differences between the powerful bonds in relationships
between believers and relationships between non-believers based onlyon
worldly gain.
Friendship that attaches importance to moral values: In order to be a
true friend , a person must love someone else solely for their proper
moral values . These are a person's fear and love of Allah, faith,
sincerity and takwa . Only friendships built upon these values are
permanent. The friendship of people with such elevated moral values
achieves anunshakeable nature.
A never-ending friendship: There can be no doubt that the true friend
that everyone feels the need for and seeks is a great blessing. A true
friend is someone who will be there for a person in good times and
bad, who unconditionally wishes the same for his friend as he wishes
for himself, who wants him to be at least as happy and as well as he
wishes himselfto be. He is someone who avoids such emotions as
jealousy, intolerance and rivalry, who loves the other party sincerely
and always wants the best for him.
A friendship aimed at the Hereafter: The precondition for being atrue
friend is to aim for the other party's happiness in this world and in
the Hereafter. One important attribute of such a friendship is
speaking honestly and openly, telling the other party of any
deficiencies of faith, and affectionately showing him ways by which
thesecan be remedied. Only a true friend who truly loves the other
person can behave in this way.
A friendship based on love and respect: In an environment where people
live by Qur'anic morality, fear of and faith in Allah are values
whereby people can truly feel love and respect for one another. The
love, trust and loyalty that believers feelfor one another is shaped
totally in accordance with the endeavors they make onthe path of
Allah. A believer who uses all he possesses for good in order to gain
the approval of Allah, who presses forward undeterred on that
path,will obtain the love of his Muslim brothers and set an excellent
example to them. The powerful loyalty between them will increase the
love, devotion and trust they feel towards one another. Therefore, if
friendship and closeness are built on people's fear of and faith in
Allah and on proper moral values, then physical alterations due to
sickness or age will haveabsolutely no effect on them. On the
contrary, even greater affection and compassion will be felt for the
believer.
A friendship based on honesty: Sincerity means a person being the
sameon the inside as on the outside, an external reflection of what he
feels and experiences in his heart. It means beingsincere, open and
straightforward, revealing one's true character without hiding one's
real thoughts and feelings, not engaging in calculating behavior or
trying to appear different to how one really is. According to Qur'anic
moral values, a person is worthy to the extent of his honesty, and his
friends and loved ones love him because they know that he is sincere
towards them.
Your friend is only Allah and His Messenger and those who believe:
thosewho perform prayer andgive the alms, and bow. (Surat Al-Ma'ida;
55)
A friendship condemned to loneliness: Despite all their longing,
people who fail to take the moral values of the Qur'an as their guide
cannever find a true friend. That is why one frequently finds them
saying such things as "I am very lonely," "I don't have a single
friend in the world," or "They have left me all alone, sothey were
just fair weather friends."
A friendship based on prestige and rank: The friendships that some
people build on the basis of such values as wealth, beauty,
prestige,rank or social status are never long-lasting. Because as
soon as thereis a change in these values on which it is based, that
friendship comes to an end. For example, someone possessed of such
moral values who adopts a friend because that person is very
attractive and impressive will immediately lose all interest in them
the moment they become unrecognizably flawed, needy and helpless as
the result of an accident.
A friendship based on rivalry: People who are competitive and regard
others as rivals generallyonly tell others of their mistakes when they
have to. Because they are generally unwilling for others to be better
than them, or even if they see their flaws, theystill behave
insincerely out of a fear that this could damage their friendship, and
so say things like "You are a very good person," or "We love you just
the way you are."
A friendship based on self-interest: People wholive according to their
own self-interest experience many psychological ups and downs during
the courseof their lives. They may lose their attractiveness, youth,
health, possessions and wealth. They see that people they once
imagined to be their friends attach no value to them when they become
old and frail. These people, who were very close and swore undying
loyalty toone another in happier times, become so distantas not to
speak to or even recognize one another. They see that they have no-one
to share a problem with, toadvise them, whom they can ask for help
from or place their trust in. They realize that even the people they
described as my closest friend put their own interests above their
friendship.
A friendship dominated by insecurity: It is impossible for people who
do not live by the moral values of the Qur'an to feel true love,
respect or trust towards one another in the knowledge of each other's
moral failings. It is impossible to truly love and respect someone if
one knows that they lie and are false and hypocritical and if one sees
that they use other people for their own advantage. A person will be
aware that although this individual may say that he is their closest
friend, he actually behaves in exactly the same way towards him as
well.
The Day when a wrongdoer will bite his hands and say, 'Alas for me! If
only I had gone the way of the Messenger!'
'Alas for me! If only I had not taken so-and-so for a friend!'
'He led me astray from the Reminder after it came to me.' Satan always
leaves man in thelurch.
(Surat Al-Furqan; 27-29)

Love of Allah bestows great spiritual strength

Believers feel a close love for and closeness to Allah in order to win
His approval, and they take Him as their close friend and guide. They
are devoted to Almighty Allah with a great loyaltyand close bond.
Their aims, endeavors and prayers are solely directed toward winning
Allah's approval. This effort, intended toward winning the love and
approval of Almighty Allah bestows, by Allah's leave, great spiritual
strength on believers, that unbelievers can never posse ss .
With their devotion to Allah, deep fear and powerful love of Him, the
prophets are role models for all Muslims. They properly discharged the
duty to preach that our Lord Allah bestowed on them and called on
people to adopt fine moral values, commanding what is good and
forbidding what is evil. One of the many characteristics thatbestow
superiority on the prophets is their powerful, humble and determined
attitude in the face of violence and oppression. Muslims whotak e the
prophets as role models also come tonotice in their societies in which
they live, with their rational thinking and behavior, their powerful
characters and sincere language and their noble appearance. Like the
prophets, they never fall prey to fear or sorrow in the face of
events, regard everything as being for the best and constantly call on
those around them to behave well. They remember Allah a great deal,
know that Allah, their only friend, creates everything that happens,
unhesitatingly spurn all of satan's empty promises, by Allah's leave,
and pay no heed to the transitory attractions of this world.These
superior attributesof believers also endow them with spiritual
strength.
People who are ignorantof and do not live by the moral values of the
Qur'an may be amazed at the way, the result of their spiritual
strength, that believers are never distracted by the deceptive baubles
of thisworld, never fall prey to panic and sorrow, never fear and
always maintain their moderation. The way that true believers always
live happy and placid lives, despite being subjected to oppression and
violence by unbelievers, and evenbeing threatened with exile,
imprisonment and even death by them, is something that unbelievers can
never understand.
Submission to Almighty Allah Increases Believers'Strength
The Messengers praised for their exemplary lives in the Qur'an, and
the believers who accompanied them faced very difficult situations
that superficially appeard to be very "tough events." However, these
highly virtuous believers behaved with complete security and
submission in the face of everythingthat befell them and acted in the
knowledge that it was Almighty Allah Who created everything that
happened, for which reason, everything was in fact all for the best.
As revealed in the verse, '...Say: 'Allah is enough for me. All those
who truly trust put their trust in Him. ' (Surat az-Zumar,38),
believers, who are certain that Almighty Allah will never leave them
without help or inflict a heavier burden on them than they can bear,
and who hope for paradise as a reward for their troubles, have always
submitted to Allah under all circumstances. By Allah's leave, this has
made them strong in the face of all events.
However, submission to Allah does not mean, as some people imagine,
keeping oneself outside the sphere of events. On the contrary,
according to the moral values of the Qur'an, a believer assumes all
kinds of responsibility. He knows that it is Allah Who causes him to
do what he does and that the control of his own existence is in
Allah's hands, and that he achieves all his aims as a representative
of our Lord. A believer who has submitted to Allah is surethat Allah
will never leave him without help, will never impose a heavier burden
than he can bear and will eventually reward him with paradise. The
resultis the strongest person in the world, who fear nothing and
nobody apart from our Almighty Lord Allah. The strength possessed, by
Allah's leave, by believers who live by the maturity of faith bestowed
by love of and submission to Allah, is described thus in the Qur'an:
They say, 'If we return toMadina, the mightier will drive out the
inferior.' But all might belongs to Allah and to His Messenger and the
believers. But the hypocrites do not know this. (Surat al-Munafiqun,
8)
Muslims Live Placid Lives,Despite the Threats and Oppression from Unbelievers
The way that Muslims subjected to intense pressure from some sections
of society for espousing moral virtues and recommending these to
people continueto worship and display excellent moral values despite
all this oppression is a clear signof their devotion to Allah. This is
very definite behavior that cannot be imitated. It is behavior unique
to believers who fear Allah.
Unbelievers wonder about the reasons why Muslims, who regard
everything created by Allah as good, are so happy, but they can never
understand it and are never able to experience even the smallest
fraction of this joy and contentment. Nomatter how much they try to
find happiness they can never attain true contentment. But believers
experience a natural joy and happiness, rejoice in the hope of the
paradise promised by Allah, and delight in the faith bestowed on them
by Allah. They are in a constant state of happiness that comes from
being able to see the signs of Almighty Allah, hoping to be the
brothers of the prophetsand everyone with fear of Allah in the
Hereafter, living under Allah's protection and many other reasons.
Faith is anincomparable blessing bestowed by Allah. The person upon
whom Allahbestows faith enjoys a huge blessing from Him.
The Spiritual Strength of Muslims Inspires Fear in Unbelievers
Almighty Allah reveals in verses that Muslims must never fall prey to
despairand defeatism in the face of threats from unbelievers and the
other difficulties they encounter:
Those to whom people said, 'The people have gathered against you,
sofear them.' But that merely increased their belief and they said,
'Allah is enough for us and the Best of Guardians.' (Surat al-Imr'an,
173)
In the same way that unbelievers are astonished by the way that
Muslims remain devoted to Allah no matter what befalls them and
maintain their self-confidence, determination and innerpeace, these
things also inspire fear in them. Thisis a form of behavior with which
they are completely unfamiliar. They are people who can despair in the
face of even the slightest difficulty and give up when anything at all
goes wrong.
They never realize that faith is the source of thisspiritual power
possessed by believers, and are always terrified by the determination
they see in them. Allah reveals in verses the fearthat unbelievers
feel in the face of believers' powerful faith and character:
"like panicked donkeys, fleeing from a lion." (Surat al-Mudaththir, 50-51)
Truths of Faith That Influence Believers' Acquisition of Spiritual Strength
Believers are people who make earning Allah's approval the purpose of
their lives and who strive to that end with all their might. Their
excellent knowledge of and sincere faith in the moral values of the
Qur'an are highly influential in believers' acquisition of spiritual
strength. Some of these truths of faith are as follows:
Believers know that;
Allah is omniscient,
Allah is infinitely just,
Allah creates everythingthat happens on Earth, both great and small,
Allah is infinitely compassionate, loving and forgiving,
Allah will respond to all prayers in the finest manner,
Allah will send divine aid to His servants when they are troubled or afflicted,
Submitting to our Lord, the infinitely wise, just, compassionate,
loving and helpful, is thus a great source of comfort,
Allah has created destiny in a flawless manner and that even if they
returned to Earth thousands of times over they would still undergo the
same destiny, unaltered, and that destiny is created in the most
auspicious form forbelievers,
Allah creates everythingthat happens with great wisdom and for the
best for believers, and that
Good and evil come from Allah alone and that human beings have no
power to work any good or harm of their own.
It must not be forgotten that, as revealed in the verse " But those
who were sure that they were going to meet Allah said, 'How many a
small force has triumphed over a much greater one by Allah's
permission! Allah is with the steadfast " (Surat al-Baqara, 249) even
if few people have this faith and love of Allah, they will still
overcome much larger communities and acquire much strength of will.
From Mr. Adnan Oktar's live interview on Ekin TV (February 16, 2009)
Difficulties are an opportunity for believers to express their love of Allah
ADNAN OKTAR : Anyone who strives on the path of Allah follows in the
footsteps of the prophets. Every believer goes through what the
prophets have gone through. If the Prophet Joseph (as) went to prison,
so do believers. Ifthe Prophet Moses (as) was watched and observed,
believers will be watched and observed. If the Prophet Job (as)
suffered problems and afflictions,then troubles and afflictions will
be visited on believers. Those who cast the Prophet Abraham (as) into
the flames for opposing the idols may try to do the same thing to
believers who strive on the path of Allah. This is a major opportunity
for the believer to express his love of Allah. It is an expression of
love of Allah. There have to be troubles and difficulties in order for
love of Allah to be emphasized. Because love of Allah cannot be
emphasized by sitting comfortably in one's chair. That is why
believers regard such things as blessings from Allah. Scourges will
pour down on believers like rain, in accordance with their fear and
depth. Butthey regard these as blessings. Troubles increase their
radiance, enthusiasm and fervor, and endow them with health.
Afflictions beautify believers. Troubles made the Prophet Joseph (as)
so lovely. Allah made troubles His instrument in this. He enchanted
women and everyone who saw him. People regard afflictions as things
that wear one down. But troubles suffered on the path of Allah make
one healthy and do away with problems. They make one more joyful, more
attractive and longer-lived. Ease and well-being bring with them
sickness and scourges, and they makeone evil and ugly. Failureto
strive on the path of Allah, not walking on thepath shown by Him and
avoiding troubles has always attracted various scourges. Such people
always fall apart, collapse, wrestle with sickness and are drowned in
a sea of troubles. Allah does not bestow peace and ease in that way.
Such peoplealways have suffering and trouble in their hearts. For a
believer to enter a difficult environment is like entering paradise.
For example, going to prisonis like going to paradise for a believer.
Because Allah rewards every day spent on His path many, many times
over. For example, if a believer earns one piece of merit for a day
spent on the outside, he will earn a million pieces for a day spent in
prison. They is why it is so acceptable and believers are so keen on
it …

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Jinn, witchcraft ,evil eye - Dought & clear -, Possession and the illusions and facts that are connected to it .

I have been suffering from jinn possession for nearly two years, and
am not cured. What is strange is that I can feel them in my body and
can control them to some degree, such as when I hear Qur'aan, I feel
pain from them starting in my stomach but I am able, by Allaah'sleave,
to make them stopmoving.
I believe that they will never leave unless Allaahwills it. So I pray
to Allaah and I do not go and look for someone toperform ruqyah by
reciting Qur'aan.
Praise be to Allaah, I am righteous by the grace of Allaah, but
sometimes I commit some sins. What is the reason for that? What advice
can you give?.
Praise be to Allaah.
There are some facts andsome illusions connectedto the issue of jinn
possession, and among most people nowadays the illusions outweigh the
facts. The Sunnis are unanimously agreed that the jinn can dwell inthe
bodies of humans, but that does not mean that everyone who has
epilepsy is possessed by the jinn, because epilepsy may have physical
causes. The pains etc. that many people feel in their bodies cannot be
ascribed for certain to the actions of the jinn, rather they may be
illusions or something imaginary.
So you should not pay any attention to the whispers of the Shaytaan
that make you think that he has done this and that you can control it.
This is one of the ways in which the Shaytaan deceives the Muslim and
makes him think that he can controlhim, and that he has powers that in
fact he does not possess. This may lead to bad consequences as has
happened to many people.
You have to keep on treating yourself with ruqyah, for the Book of
your Lord is available to you. Recite from it and treat yourself with
ruqyah. Whether you arepossessed or not, you will undoubtedly
benefitfrom this reading and ruqyah.
For more information please see question no. 3476 .
If you go to someone who is known for using ruqyah as prescribed in
sharee'ah and is also righteous and keeps away from deviance andmyths,
there is nothing wrong with that and it may be a means of your being
healed from this problem.
You have to seek the help of Allaah and pray to Him and beseech Him to
prevent the plots of the devils among mankind and the jinn from
harming you. Man is always in need of his Lord, and Allaah is Able to
rid you of these thoughts, illusions and facts that are harming you.
And Allaah knows best.

Jinn, witchcraft ,evil eye - Dought & clear -, How can a person know who has envied him, and how should the one who has been envied be treated?.

Is it possible for a personwho has been affected by envy (hasad) to
knowwhether the envy came from himself or from another person? What is
the remedy in either case?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
If a person looks at something he has with admiration and he does not
pray for barakah (blessing) for it, by saying "Baarik Allaahu fihi
(may Allaah bless it)"and the like, and this thing is then affected in
some way, then it is possible to know that hehas inflicted hasad on
himself.
It is not possible to knowthat a specific person is the one who has
envied you, except in circumstances such as those described above,
such as if a person enters your shop and starts to admire it but does
not pray for it to beblessed, then things in the shop get broken or
damaged.
This applies in cases where the effect is seen straightaway. But if a
long time passes before something happens, then we cannot be certain
that a specific person has envied him.
There are means that some people use to find out who has put the evil
eye on something or someone, but these are not prescribed or approved
of in sharee'ah, rather they are devilish means, such as imagining
(the personwho caused it) during recitation of Qur'aan as a remedy, or
seeking thehelp of the jinn and devils (shayaateen) to find out such
things.
The scholars of the Standing Committee said:
With regard to imagining (the person who caused it) during recitation
of Qur'aan as a remedy, this is a devilish procedure which is not
permitted, because it is seeking the help of the devils (shayaateen),
who appear to the sick person in the form of the one who afflicted
him. This is something that is haraam, because it involves seeking the
help of the devils, and because it stirs up enmity between the people,
and spreads fearand mistrust among people, so it comes under the verse
in whichAllaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"And verily, there were men among mankind who took shelter with the
males among the jinn, but they (jinn) increased them (mankind) in sin
and transgression"
[al-Jinn 72:6]
They said: It is not permissible to seek the help of the jinn in order
to find out what has been done and how it should be treated, because
seeking the help of the jinn is shirk. Allaah says (interpretation of
the meaning):
"And verily, there were men among mankind who took shelter with the
males among the jinn, but they (jinn) increased them (mankind) in sin
and transgression"
[al-Jinn 72:6]
And He says (interpretation of the meaning):
"And on the Day when He will gather them (all) together (and say): 'O
you assembly of jinn! Many did you mislead of men,' and their Awliyaa'
(friends and helpers) amongst men will say: 'Our Lord! We benefited
one from the other, but now we have reached our appointed term which
You did appoint for us.' He will say: 'The Fire be your dwelling
place, you will dwell therein forever, except as Allaah may will.
Certainly your Lord is All-Wise, All-Knowing'"
[al-An'aam 6:128]
What is meant by benefiting from one another is that the humans
venerated the jinn and humbled themselves to them and sought their
help, so the jinn served them and didwhat they wanted, and brought
them what theyasked for – including telling them the nature and causes
of sickness, things which the jinn can see but humans cannot. But they
may tellthem lies because they cannot be trusted and it is not
permissible to believe them.
Majallat al-Da'wah, no. 1682.
Secondly:
With regard to treating one who has been affected by envy, there are
two ways of doing this:
If the person who envied him is known, he may be asked to do ghusl and
the water used should then be poured on the "victim". If he is not
known then the remedy is by means of ruqyah and the dhikrsprescribed
in sharee'ah.

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