Types of Companions

Ibn Al-Qayyim rahimahullah said: People are of four categories: 1⃣. Those whose companionship is like food - one cannot do without them. They are rarer than red sulfur. They are the people of knowledge of Allāh and His commands, those who are sincere to Allāh, His Book, His Messenger, and His creation. 2⃣. Those whose companionship is like medicine - needed only at times of illness. They are those whose company one cannot avoid for the necessities of livelihood. 3⃣. Those whose companionship is like a disease associating with them brings harm, whether religious or worldly. 4⃣. Those whose companionship is total destruction and how many people fall under this category! They are the people of innovation and misguidance. [Al-Fawā’id (1/519)] @Radman3Eng