Like a Perfume Seller and a BlackSmith

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I would like to quote a saying of the Prophet Muhammad Shallallahu 'alaihi Wassalam: ""Like a good man and a bad friend are like a perfume seller and a blacksmith. The perfume seller may give you perfume or you can buy perfume from him, and even if you don't you still get a fragrant smell from it. As for the blacksmith, it could be (the spark) hitting your clothes and if you don't, you still get the unpleasant smell of smoke."." (Bukhari Muslim). Blacksmiths here are just a proverb, and not an absolute thing we should avoid. Because, it is illustrated that when we are near a blacksmith who is at work, of course we will inhale the smoke of his fireplace, exposed to the sparks it produces, the noise of iron being hit also disturbs us. The lesson that we can take from the meaning of these words is that our prudence in choosing friends must be considered. Don't make friends with the wrong people. When we choose the wrong friends, it means that we belong to their group. For example, I was friends with people who liked to steal, one day I sat with them, suddenly came the police surrounded them (the thieves) and I also had to be arrested. And there are many other examples. Well, friends let's be careful in choosing familiar friends