In a Hadith found in Jami At Tirmidhi, number 1660, the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, mentioned the two most virtuous people. The first is the one who sincerely strives in the way of Allah, the Exalted.
This includes striving against one’s own evil desires and the evil desires of others and instead remaining firm on the obedience of Allah, the Exalted, by fulfilling His commands, refraining from His prohibitions and by facing destiny with patience. This includes fulfilling one’s duty towards Allah, the Exalted, as described and one’s duties towards people for example, striving in this material world in order to fulfill one’s needs and the needs of their dependents without waste, excessiveness or extravagance. And it includes gently commanding good and forbidding evil according to Islamic knowledge. A muslim will not fulfill this Hadith until they fulfill both aspects of their duty.
The second person mentioned in the main Hadith under discussion is the one who secludes themself from society thereby, keeping their evil away from people and remains firm on the obedience of Allah, the Exalted. A muslim is not allowed to behave in this manner if they possess dependents as neglecting them is a sin. This has been warned in a Hadith found in Sunan Abu Dawud, number 1692. In addition, one should not avoid people in order to be safe from their evil they should instead do so to keep their evil away from people. As the former attitude can lead to pride where a person believes they are righteous while all others are sinful. It is important to remember that an atom’s worth of pride is enough to take someone to Hell. This has been warned in a Hadith found in Sahih Muslim, number 265. Reducing socializing with people can lead to great good as it reduces the chances of a muslim committing sins through their speech and actions. In addition, it will free their time up to learn and act on Islamic knowledge which leads to true and lasting success in both worlds. But the more one unnecessarily interacts with others the more chance of committing sins and the more preoccupied they will become with worldly things. Benefit maybe obtained by interacting with people but in this day and age it is far safer to avoid socializing unnecessarily.
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