Islamic Quotes On Friendship. Friendship is a bond between people. This bond can be either strong or weak depending upon numerous factors. Trust, loyalty, honesty, and compromises are part of every relationship that exists in this world.
Friendship like all others requires all these and a lot more habits and personality traits.
Islamic Friendship Quotes in English
There are different quotations from the Prophet (PBUH) and his companions. These will enlighten the mind regarding how one can manage this relationship. These will teach us where we stand wrong and what we can do to improve certain elements in our life. How we can bring about changes in our personality.
↓ 40 – Friends follow one another’s religion
Friends influence each other in many ways. The Prophet (PBUH) said, “A man is upon the religion of his close friend, so let each of you look at whom he befriends” (Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi; graded hasan). Here are 50+ Inspirational Islamic Quran Quotes / Verses In English.
↓ 39 – Who Is Your Friend and Who Is Your Enemy
Your enemies can harm you, therefore, we should define our circle of friends and enemies.
↓ 38 – Have Friends of Good Nature
Keep friends who are not selfish and who do not backbite, but choose those who can control their desires and anger and teach you good things to build your character. See Islamic quotes about backbiting and gossiping.
↓ 37 – Giving Advice To Your Friends
Advice requires honesty , and hence when giving advice to your fellows always consider their self- respect and tell them privately rather than giving them advice in a group of men which they consider as their insult.
↓ 36 – Having Learned Friends
A person should keep company with well- educated people, so that they can learn good things from them and become a knowledgeable person rather than staying with the illiterate and become a less open-minded personality. Education converts a man into a cultured person.
↓ 35 – Testing your Friends
A true friend cannot be defined as one until he/ she passes the tests , for example when you are in need a good friend who really cares about you will stand by your side at that difficult time and not leave you alone. Some one who does not care will make excuses and turn their back towards you. People who truly consider themselves as your friends will never talk behind your back but rather be protective and supportive, remember the one who backbites in front of you about others will always say false things about you to someone else aswell, behind your back. So always choose your friends with great observation. 
↓ 34 – Do not Have Friends Who Indulge in Sinful Acts
Having friends who are involved in doing morally incorrect acts have an opposite effect on ones personality. Being with such people make you believe that they are doing the right thing, even though they are wrong. Hence, you forget to distinguish between the right and wrong.
↓ 33 – Friendship in Islam Hadith
When you are a friend to one another you always protect one another. There is reward for the one who helps his friend. The Prophet (PBUH) said, “Whoever relieves a believer of a hardship in this world, Allah will relieve him of a hardship on the Day of Resurrection; and whoever conceals the faults of a Muslim, Allah will conceal his faults in this world and the Hereafter” (Sahih Muslim). Being merciful to others is a way to seek Allah’s mercy. See also Islamic quotes on forgiveness.
↓ 32 – Friends are Family
When some friends are closer, that you spend more time with them , share your secrets and things with them wholeheartedly, and there is no difference amongst you, those friends become equivalent to family.
↓ 31 – Respecting your Friends
Sincere friends are those which show consideration towards each other. 
↓ 30 – Acting Genuinely Towards Your Friends
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↓ 29 – Trusting Your Friends
Every relationship demands trust and so does friendship. So inorder to maintain this trust you have to be convinced -sometimes- to and after with your companions.
↓ 28 – Friendship Is A Reflection Of Your Acts
Whatever you want for yourself is what you should give to others. Again , every relationship is merely a reflection of eachother, what the other does you repeat the same act. This is also how our mind works. If you tend to be courteous to someone they’ll be courteous as well but if you’re react rudly in a conversation ,the second person wouldn’t feel like talking to you the next time probably because how you reacted to at first.
↓ 27 – Following Your Friends
Friends are second to family and hence we spend time with them often. The people we spend time most with have an influence on our habits and character building. Therefore, it is essential that we are surrounded by the people who work for the greater good.
↓ 26 – Harm Through Friendship
Sometimes people are not well-aware of the worldly situations and when discusions happen among people , they are not wise enough that they can decide for the good. Harming themselves and others in return.
↓ 25 – Islamic Concept of Frienship
Every person has their rights. No one should compromise on their rights and also no second person should refrain from giving them.
↓ 24 – Letting Go Of Small Disputes Is Friendship
There are alot of compromises in any relationship. One has to agree sometimes to a friends opinion so that pity isuues donot come upfront. So avoiding small problems or debates is a great way to retain the relationship.
↓ 23 – Friendship Does not Require Force
Try not to go after people if they dislike your company. Instead, become such a personality that people themselves get attracted to you.
↓ 22 – When Your Friend Does Something Wrong
A good friend does not expose your faults and advises you privately. The Prophet (PBUH) said that whoever conceals the fault of a Muslim, Allah will conceal his faults on the Day of Judgment (Sahih Muslim). This does not mean helping a friend continue in wrongdoing; sincere friends gently advise one another.
↓ 21 – Keep Friends Who Spend Well
Try to stay with friends who are generous and supportive, so that they stand by your side in times of need, and be the same kind of friend to them.
↓ 20 – Have Company Of Sensible Friends
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↓ 19 – Associate With Well-educated People
Keep company of open- minded people and those who stay wide awake with daily happenings in life so that a person can take guidance from them.
↓ 18 – The Reason To Have Many Friends
Having good friends is a blessing, but quality matters more than quantity. A few sincere, righteous friends are better than a large circle who lead you away from what is right.
↓ 17 – Important To Have Respectable Friends
A person’s self respect is the most important and if one should always keep account for it.
↓ 16 – A Relationship In Which Unfamiliar Changes Into The Familiar
People can become so close to you that we donot realize when they become a very important part of our daily lives and without them something always stays missing.
↓ 15 – Learn To Differentiate Between People
Emotions that involve sudden reactions can often be a great trick to judge people.
↓ 14 – Surrounding Oneself With The Righteous
The Prophet (PBUH) said, “Do not keep company except with a believer, and let only the God-fearing eat your food” (Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi; graded hasan). Keep company with those who follow the right path. See also Islamic quotes on kindness.
↓ 13 – Try To Become A Great Companion
In today’s world people have stopped caring for on another , have forgotten the old times so it is integral that we ourselves try to act with kindness towards others.
↓ 12 – Why Is It Important To Have Truthful Friends ?
As true friends will show you what is better for you and keep you as close to reality rather than make you live dreams that might make you fall.
↓ 11 – The Qualities Of Your Friends
People link to memories and events and so a person should keep friends who remind us of the greater things in life or aboutthe right deeds.
↓ 10 – How To Illuminate The Mind
Stay with people who fear Allah, or discuss what the Quran says or try to follow the righteous path as we mirror our friends. Here are 50+ Inspirational Quotes of Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H) & Sayings.
↓ 9 – Treating Friends With Justice
People often show their true faces when some emotions are triggered in them. So it is a great way to judge if the person treats you fairly or not in different situations.
↓ 8 – A Measurement of Wealth
↓ 7 – Friendship Is Reflection For Others To See
↓ 6 – The Seriousness Of Friendship
↓ 5 – A Friend Is A Teacher 
↓ 4 – Friendship Is About The Soul
↓ 3 – Rules To Follow When You Are Together
↓ 2 – Friends Are To Guide One Another
↓ 1 – Friendship Is About Guiding Each Other To The Straight Path
It is to keep in mind that friendship is a very significant realtionship in life. We are to take care of it and try to treat each other well at all terms.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Islam say about choosing friends?
The Prophet (PBUH) taught that a person is influenced by the religion and character of his close friend, so we should choose companions who remind us of Allah and encourage good (Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi).
Can a Muslim have non-Muslim friends?
Islam encourages kindness, justice and good manners toward people of all faiths (Quran 60:8). Scholars distinguish between friendly dealings, which are encouraged, and close allegiance that compromises one’s faith. Ask a qualified scholar about specific situations.
How should I advise a friend who is doing something wrong?
Advise privately, gently and sincerely, without humiliating them. Avoid exposing their faults to others unless there is a real harm that needs to be prevented, in which case seek guidance from a scholar.
Is it permissible to end a friendship?
If a friendship is clearly harming your faith or character, it is acceptable to create distance while remaining courteous. Cutting ties with relatives is different and is strongly discouraged. See tips on how to deal with difficult people.
Are the quotes in the images on this page authentic?
Some quotes are paraphrases or sayings attributed to scholars and may not be direct hadith. Check the source for any narration before sharing it as a statement of the Prophet (PBUH).