Is it a good idea to hire friends for your business?

Hi everyone. Share ko lang story ko na I just launched a marketing agency nung January and I realized na a lot of my friends have been wanting to apply in my company cuz I tend to share sa social media ko about my journey (i really wanted to document it).

I recently had a friend and I asked him a question about a reasonable salary for a specific role, and when I asked that question he got pissed cuz sabi niya raw bat ko daw siya hindi hinire and di ko sya naconsider sa position.

After 2 weeks he got very pissed and he gave me rude messages cuz he responded to my questions naman professionally when I asked him specific questions of a specific role.

I actually did consider and endorsed him to my co-founder who was actually in charge sa hiring but he blocked me cuz he thinks na di sya good and smart enough daw for the role that's why I didn't consider him (not sure where he got those cuz I never said those). Tbh hindi ko alam why he said those extremely rude messages cuz parang he made me feel like I'm obliged to accept him sa company ko just because na friend ko sya so he blocked me. Tbh, dito ko nakita yung totoo niyang ugali.

Have you guys been accepting friends and family members for your business? If they ask to apply for your business, how do you respond kindly to them na you're not accepting a friend? The reason why i'm scared is im afraid na baka masira yung relationship namin. I'm really strict when it comes to running my own business that's why Im hesitant to giving the roles to my friends.