True friendship

Who need a friend? Everyone. We are blessed if our best friend is our own spouse. What if our spouse is not our best friend? Work it out. Be the best of friend for your spouse and he/she will in turn be your best friend.

What is the meaning of friendship? Having someone with us in good and bad times, feeling of happiness having that person as our friend, the feeling that we are not alone. Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, said that Allah lists seven types of people that will have Allah's protection during the judgement day and one of them is two person who meet and depart because of Allah. Friendship is very much valued in Islam and in other faith too. In Islam the highest test of friendship is when we willingly give what we like and love the most to our dear friend. Have you achieve that level with any friend of yours? I'm not so sure myself.

If you are still in the quest of finding your best friend, try being the best of friend to your friends. You will not be selected as someone's best friend or the other way round, but rather Allah will give you that best friend that you so long for. My prayer is always with you. May Allah bless us all.