Q:

ASSALAMUALAIKUM,

I have friends who are disbelievers and they're acts are also like the disbelievers such as they urinate at oublic places while standing up and they do not clean themselves after that. so as a muslim should i maintain extreme distance or something else. Please give some advice/tips because i get disturbed by this all the time. And also tell me how can i maintain distance with them in a friendly way.

A:

Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.

If you are disgusted with their filthy habits, you should leave them and look for better friends. A friend can influence his or her friend: for good or worse. Therefore, the Prophet advised us to choose our friends for their excellent character and avoid bad company.

Almighty Allah knows best.