Mālik bin Dīnār on a non-religious friend
19 November 2020 · 4 Rabīʿ II 1442 AH
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ﻗﺎل مالك بن دينار رحمه الله: >انظر يا أخي كل أخ وصديق وصاحب لا تستفيد منه خيرا في أمر دينك ففر منه<
Translation
Mālik bin Dīnār [d. 130H] (may Allāh have mercy upon him) said: “Look, O brother. Every brother, friend and companion you do not benefit from in your religion, flee from him!”
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