Mishkat al-Masabih 5026 — Manners

AbuHurayrah Narrated from:

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah رضي الله عنه narrated that he was with Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم (one day) when he said, "In paradise are pillars of rubies supporting rooms of emerald. Their doors are open. They (rooms and doors) shine as the bright stars (shine)." They asked, "O Messenger of Allah who will reside in them?" He said, They who love one another for Allah's sake. They who sit together for Allah's sake. And, they who visit each other for Allah's sake." [2]Sayyiduna Ali ibn Abu Talib رضي الله عنه said: "He who has a thousand friends has not friend spare, And he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere." [3] WHAT IS PROHIBITED ABOUT: KEEPING APART SEVERING TIES OF FRIENDSHIP SEARCHING FOR FAULTS The Arabic word in the caption (تهاجر) tahajur means to abandon. And, (تقاطع) (taqatu) also means the same thing. In this sense, the letter explains the former.Both these words mean that a Muslim refrains for more than three days to greet and speak to another Muslim, to meet him and to keep company. He overlooks the need of Islamic fraternity. These things are not forbidden absolutely. Rather, in some cases and some exceptions, there is no sin to do these things. This is why the caption says: 'what is prohibited about keeping apart...' The words (عورات) awrat is the plural or (عورة) awrah.The dictionary meaning of awrah is what makes shameful and no one likes that it should be seen or known. It should be concealed. Examples are short-comings, Hence (ابتياع العورات) is to search for faults.