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The Garden of Guidance.

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Allah Almighty said:

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“O ye who believe! Take not for intimates others than your own folk, who would spare no pains to ruin you; they love to hamper you. Hatred is revealed by (the utterance of) their mouths, but that which their breasts hide is greater. We have made plain for you the revelations if ye will understand.” (3:118)

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“O ye who believe! Take not for intimates others than your own folk, who would spare no pains to ruin you; they love to hamper you. Hatred is revealed by (the utterance of) their mouths, but that which their breasts hide is greater. We have made plain for you the revelations if ye will understand.” (3:118)

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“O ye who believe! Take not for intimates others than your own folk, who would spare no pains to ruin you; they love to hamper you. Hatred is revealed by (the utterance of) their mouths, but that which their breasts hide is greater. We have made plain for you the revelations if ye will understand.” (3:118)

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“O ye who believe! Take not for intimates others than your own folk, who would spare no pains to ruin you; they love to hamper you. Hatred is revealed by (the utterance of) their mouths, but that which their breasts hide is greater. We have made plain for you the revelations if ye will understand.” (3:118)

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“Lo! ye are those who love them though they love you not, and ye believe in all the Scripture. When they fall in with you they say: We believe; but when they go apart they bite their finger-tips at you, for rage. Say: Perish in your rage! Lo! Allah is Aware of what is hidden in (your) breasts.” (3:119)

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“Lo! ye are those who love them though they love you not, and ye believe in all the Scripture. When they fall in with you they say: We believe; but when they go apart they bite their finger-tips at you, for rage. Say: Perish in your rage! Lo! Allah is Aware of what is hidden in (your) breasts.” (3:119)

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“Lo! ye are those who love them though they love you not, and ye believe in all the Scripture. When they fall in with you they say: We believe; but when they go apart they bite their finger-tips at you, for rage. Say: Perish in your rage! Lo! Allah is Aware of what is hidden in (your) breasts.” (3:119)

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“If a lucky chance befall you, it is evil unto them, and if disaster strike you they rejoice thereat. But if ye persevere and keep from evil their guile will never harm you. Lo! Allah is Surrounding what they do.” (3:120)

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“If a lucky chance befall you, it is evil unto them, and if disaster strike you they rejoice thereat. But if ye persevere and keep from evil their guile will never harm you. Lo! Allah is Surrounding what they do.” (3:120)

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And he, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: "O people, listen, understand,

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and know that Allah has servants who are neither prophets nor martyrs,

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yet the prophets and martyrs envy them for their gatherings and their nearness to Allah Almighty.

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They are diverse people from scattered, unrelated tribes,

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bound by no close ties of kinship, who loved one another for the glory of Allah, were sincere to one another for His sake, visited one another for His sake, and gave generously to one another for His sake.

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On the Day of Resurrection, Allah will set up pulpits of light for them upon which they will sit; indeed, their garments will be light and their faces will be light.

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They will not fear when the people are afraid, nor will they be terrified when the people are terrified.

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They are the allies of Allah, upon whom there is no fear, nor shall they grieve."

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Sahih al-Targhib.

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A point of benefit:

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The verse strictly forbids us, as Muslims, from taking intimate confidants and close allies from outside the fold of our faith.

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For even if they display affection toward us, their hearts harbor resentment toward Muslims.

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This is a truth conveyed to us by the One who created human hearts and placed within them what He willed.

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Furthermore, the hadith offers us an ideal alternative: to love the people of our faith purely for the sake of Allah, not for any worldly interest.

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It suffices as a reward that such people will be envied by the prophets and martyrs.