Question:
Salaam alaiykum shaykh .. I just wanted to say for the past 7 – 8 months I have lost a very good friendship with a few friends.. I used to be so close to them and now Im not.. I havnt done nothing to upset them or hurt them. So why is this happening.. I really don’t understand .. Can you plz give me some dua or anything I can do to get close to my friends again plz. Thanks
Walaikum Asalaaam
Answer:
wa `alaykum salam,
If you have done nothing then it maybe they are not good for you and Allah is distancing you from them and them from you. Real friendship should be strong enough to whether differences. Take this as a “time-out” to re-evaluate your priorities in what you seek in your friends. After you have established a clear understanding for yourself, go out and seek to rebuild the friendships that did last, and establish new ones to replace those that did not.
Taher Siddiqui
