01-02-2004, 03:32 AM
AS SALAAMU ALAIKUM WA RAHMATULLAH.....
My dear brothers and sisters i am in a situation...and was wondering if any of you were in this situation also.......
You see... i grew up with many friends of the kuffar.... many of whom were good people... I always heard scholars say that these friendships were not sanctioned in islam (can someone clear me up on this...) But i did not take them seriously...
last year my non muslim friend died... and only when i stared into his grave did i understand......
only when i stared into that horrid pit, did the reality of friendship hit me.... Only then did i understand the importance of this concept of friendship that was spoken of in islam....
i think what i gather is that i should keep my muslim brothers and sisters as my friends.... and the kuffar as "acpuaintances..." maybe i can give them da'wah...
but the question arises... how is it that i do this... where am i to start..... How do i tell my kafir freinds about my position...what about the peer pressure..
i guess the reason that i started this tread is to get advice on this topic from my muslim brothers and sisters.....
i am open to any suggestions that you may have
wa salaam