Friendship of Ali R.A and Abu Bakar R.A

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

ا سَـــــــلاَمُ عَلَيــْــكُم وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكـَـاتُه

Your BEST FRIEND is a person:

          *When you see him, he makes you remember Allah

          *When you listen to him, knowledge of Islam is increased

          *When you see his actions, you are reminded of the life of the Hereafter.

Abu Bakar (R) and Ali (R) were walking towards each other one day. They passed by each other and neither greeted the other. In Arabic culture it is customary for the younger to greet the

elder. 

Later that day Abu Bakr (R) saw Ali (R) and asked him, ”

Are you upset with me?”  because he had not greeted him. 

ALi (R) replied, “No, but last night i had a dream. In the dream i saw a beautiful palace in paradise. I asked who’s palace it was and an angel told me it is for the brother who greets the other first. I was waiting for you to greet me because i wanted you to have the palace.” Abu Bakr then told him, “Last night i had the same dream too. I was waiting for you to greet me because i also wanted you to have the palace.”

MasyaAllah...how about ourselves? T_T"

Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) said: 

          “The example of a good companion and a bad companion is like that of the seller of musk, and the one who blows the blacksmith’s bellows. So as for the seller of musk then either he will grant you some, or you buy some from him, or at least you enjoy a pleasant smell from him. As for the one who blows the blacksmith’s bellows then either he will burn your clothes or you will get an offensive smell from him.”

                                                                                                          (Bukhari and Muslim)

Prophet Muhammad s.a.w said:

“You will not enter Paradise until you have faith and you will not have faith until you love one another. Do you want me to tell you something you can do to make you love one another? Make it a habit to greet one another with “Assalaamualaikum” – peace upon you”. 

(Hadith Muslim)