“Never choose a friend before you check his character
what he is going to hold back and what he is able to give you
And what he is capable of doing and what he fails to do for you
And to check how, when you are slandered, he defends you
Then, will you know for sure how high or low his level of love for you is.”
- The lines are cast by Ibn Qays Al-Ruqayaat, and narrated by Asma’i -
