{"id":10864,"date":"2021-03-21T09:19:30","date_gmt":"2021-03-21T09:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shiastudies.com\/en\/?p=10864"},"modified":"2021-03-21T09:19:30","modified_gmt":"2021-03-21T09:19:30","slug":"importance-right-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiastudies.com\/en\/10864\/importance-right-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"The Importance of Right Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Importance of Right Friends<\/h2>\n

Every child has that time in his or her life when they meet new friends. This friendship can last for a long time which turns it into a brotherhood\/sisterhood relationship. This relationship has the capability of being stronger than family ties, Imam Ali (A.S) states \u201cA friend is closer than relatives.\u201d(1).<\/p>\n

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Yet we as parents and the people who are expected to raise our children sometimes forget the importance of this fact and how it affects the child\u2019s upbringing. The reason behind its importance is that friends affect one\u2019s behaviors.
\nThe Prophet (PBUH) said \u201cMan is on the same religion as his friend so perceive who you befriend.\u201d(2)
\nProphet Solomon (A.S) stated \u201cDo not judge a man until you see who his friends are, for man is known by his kind and by his companions.\u201d(3)<\/div>\n
Imam Ali (A.S) reports a saying about Jesus (A.S) in which he states \u201cWicked friends infect and bad companions destroy so perceive who you befriend.\u201d(4) What makes this even more important is that children will be affected faster and stronger because they are like how Imam Ali (A.S) stated \u201cThe heart of a young man is like empty land which accepts anything that is strewn on it.\u201d(5)<\/div>\n
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Therefore, it is important to be= cautious and aware of our children to whom they befriend and to instruct them in good discipline before their hearts harden and their minds are occupied. Keep in mind that friendship with good friends is highly valued by the infallible in a way that Imam Ali (A.S) stated \u201cA reliable friend is a blessing\u201d(5)<\/div>\n
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1.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Ghurar Al-Hikam 647,1669,8760,2059
\n2.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Amali Al- Tusi p518
\n3.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Bihar Al-Anwar v78 p188
\n4.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Al-Kafi v 2 p 830
\n5.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Nahj Al-Balagha letter31 (advice to Imam Hassan (AS))
\n6.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Ghurar Al-Hikam 671<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Importance of Right Friends Every child has that time in his or her life when they meet new friends. This friendship can last for a long time which turns it into a brotherhood\/sisterhood relationship. This relationship has the capability of being stronger than family ties, Imam Ali (A.S) states \u201cA friend is closer than […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":10865,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7458],"tags":[19888,19887],"class_list":["post-10864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-morality","tag-right-friends","tag-the-importance-of-right-friends"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shiastudies.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10864","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shiastudies.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shiastudies.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shiastudies.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shiastudies.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10864"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/shiastudies.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10864\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shiastudies.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shiastudies.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shiastudies.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shiastudies.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}