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Saying but not doing

O you who believe! Why do you say that which you do not do? Most hateful it is with Allah that you say that which you do not do. As-Saf:2-3: Muhsin Khan translation - this can be taken in two ways: one, don't talk about doing something that you have no intention of doing and two, lying about having done something which the person has not done.

non-Muslim friends

Some amongst Muslims often quote the verses that seem to suggest that Muslims should not make non-Muslims as friends but according to these two verses of Surah Al-Mumtahanah it is clear that only those non-Muslims who fight Muslims and drive the out of their homes should be shunned. those who have done no harm to you should be dealt justly. Allah does not forbid you from those who do not fight you because of religion and do not expel you from your homes - from being righteous toward them and acting justly toward them. Indeed, Allah loves those who act justly . Allah only forbids you from those who fight you because of religion and expel you from your homes and aid in your expulsion - [forbids] that you make allies of them. And whoever makes allies of them, then it is those who are the wrongdoers. [Surah Al-Mumtahanah:8-9 Sahih International translation]