- 31 May 2005, 08:44
#2798
Once Imam Zainul Abedin 
warned his companions about five types of bad associates. He said:
1) "Beware of and do not associate with the one who tells lies. He is as a mirage which makes near for you what is far, and makes far to you what is near."
2) "Beware of and do not associate with an immoral person, because he will sell you at the price of a morsel or less than that."
3) "Beware of and do not associate with a miser because he will deprive you of his wealth when you are seriously in need of it."
4) "Beware of and do not associate with a fool, because he wants to be of avail to you but he harms you."
5) "Beware of and do not associate with the one who disregards his kinfolks, because I found him (such a person) cursed in the Book Allah, Almighty and Glorious, in three occurrences
warned his companions about five types of bad associates. He said: 1) "Beware of and do not associate with the one who tells lies. He is as a mirage which makes near for you what is far, and makes far to you what is near."
2) "Beware of and do not associate with an immoral person, because he will sell you at the price of a morsel or less than that."
3) "Beware of and do not associate with a miser because he will deprive you of his wealth when you are seriously in need of it."
4) "Beware of and do not associate with a fool, because he wants to be of avail to you but he harms you."
5) "Beware of and do not associate with the one who disregards his kinfolks, because I found him (such a person) cursed in the Book Allah, Almighty and Glorious, in three occurrences
- By Fatema.Khimji