مَثَلُ الجَليسِ الصَّالِحِ والسَّوءِ كَحامِلِ المِسكِ ونافِخِ الكيرِ؛ فحامِلُ المِسكِ إمَّا أن يُحذيَك، وإمَّا أن تَبتاعَ منه، وإمَّا أن تَجِدَ منه ريحًا طَيِّبةً، ونافِخُ الكيرِ إمَّا أن يُحرِقَ ثيابَك، وإمَّا أن تَجِدَ ريحًا خَبيثةً
“The example of a good companion and a bad one is that of a musk-seller and a bellows-blower: the musk-seller may give you some, or you may buy from him, or at least you find a pleasant scent from him; the bellows-blower either burns your clothes or you find a foul smell from him.”Translated by Uswah draft, awaiting review
Sahih al-Bukhari 5534
Narrator : Abu Musa al-Ash'ariGraded by : al-BukhariSource :
How close it isVery close, and older. The image adds something the saying lacks: the effect lands on you without your consent.
Read the situationA friend let me down when it mattered