"I was never taught for even a second that I had a purpose in life other than pleasing Allah. Mama never told us that we had to be doctors, or engineers, or have prestigious careers, or be famous, or anything similar. She would always emphasize to us that Allah created us, for Islam. Everything else always came after that. So much so, that when some of my siblings would be asked as children, “what do you want to be when you grow up?” they would reply in all seriousness “a good Muslim”. That was our standard response that we felt obliged to say. Others found that answer funny, but Mama never did. In fact, she looked proud of it and never rebuked us or even explained that the question was intending what career we wanted to pursue.

All these years later, when asked what I want to be in life or what I'm pursuing, the words still echo throughout my heart:

"A good Muslim."

— Shared

May Allah reward and bless mothers like this! Even a mothers silent approval leaves such an impact on the mind of her children SubhanAllah.

So, you’ll find both in Dunya and Akhirah, people gathered with those who reflect them: their friends.

The vapers & weed-smokers always gathered together, the Mutabarrijāt – women who expose their ‘awrah (face/hands) & adornment (jewelry/makeup) – gathered together, the forbidders of evil gathered together, the seekers of beneficial knowledge gathered together, and so on and so on.

So if you won’t be proud standing with your friends on the Day of Judgement, you better leave them asap.

Accompany and befriend those who you would be proud to be gathered with on Yawm al-Qiyāmah.