The Perfume-Seller & the Blacksmith (Concise Words on Good and Bad Companionships)

The Perfume-Seller & the Blacksmith (Concise Words on Good and Bad Companionships) By Shaikh 'Abdur-Rahman As-Sa'di, Shaikh Salih Al-Fawzan, Shaikh Muhammad Ibn Hadi, and Shaikh Zaid Al-Madkhali

ISBN: 9781902727493

Author: Shaikh Abdur-Rahman As-Sa'di

Book Binding: Paperback

Pages 58

Size: 8.5 x 5.25 x 0.2 inch

Publication year:2017

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About This Book:

"The Perfume-Seller & the Blacksmith" is a brief and thorough compilation on the importance of good and bad companionships written by four eminent scholars: Shaikh 'Abdur-Rahman As-Sa'di, Shaikh Salih Al-Fawzan, Shaikh Muhammad Ibn Hadi, and Shaikh Zaid Al-Madkhali.The book goes into the impact of who we associate with and who we keep company with on our character and conduct. Using the comparison of a perfume seller and a blacksmith, the writers make clear contrasts between positive effects (such as a perfume seller's smell) that raise one's conduct and negative influences (such as a blacksmith's soot) that tarnish one's behavior.
The scholars underline the necessity of choosing righteous and pious partners who inspire and encourage virtuous behaviors throughout the text. They caution against exposing oneself to harmful influences, which might lead to moral degeneration and deviance from the proper path.The lessons offered in this book provide invaluable assistance for those trying to live a moral and God-conscious life. The scholars motivate readers to be attentive to the company they keep and aim to preserve positive relationships that contribute to personal and spiritual development by underlining the importance of companionship in our spiritual progress.

A compilation of small treatises regarding companionship, collected from the works and speeches of some of the noble scholars of our times.

Al-Hafiz Abu Hatim Muhammad bin Hibban Al-Busti (rahimahullah) said: “Indeed; from the greatest indications upon understanding what it is a person is upon by way of his fluctuations and his dormancy is: taking into consideration who it is that he converses with and loves. Since a person is upon the religion of his close friend; and the birds of the sky converge on their own likeness.” (Rawdatul Uqalaa wa Nuzhatul Fudalaa) Al-Allamah Muhammad bin Salih al-Uthaimin (rahimahullah) said:“Strive to keep company with a people who are people of good. They show you the right way if you err. They guide you if you are misled. They remind you if you forget. They teach you if you do not know. All of these are from the factors for the increase in Ulamaa.”(Sharh Sahih al-Bukhari)