Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research

The Biggest Losers | Ramadan Reflections

Your friends will shape your afterlife. On the Day of Judgment, those who followed the wrong people will bite their fists in regret.

’Uqbah ibn Abi Mu’ait and Ubayy ibn Khalaf had the chance to be companions of the Prophet ﷺ, but they chose the company of Shaytan instead. Peer pressure dragged them to complete ruin. Dr. Omar Suleiman unpacks how chasing the wrong approval leads to destruction—and why choosing your friends is often choosing your fate.

Dr. Omar Suleiman

Dr. Omar Suleiman

President | Imam Dr. Omar Suleiman is the Founder and President of the Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research, and an Adjunct Professor of Islamic Studies in the Graduate Liberal Studies Program at Southern Methodist University.

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