How to Achieve Good Opinion of Allah and of Others

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Question:
Abu Hashim from Riyadh says: How does a Muslim achieve a good opinion of Allah the Exalted and of others?

Answer:
Yes, one should have a good opinion of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), hoping for good deeds from Allah, hoping for good from Allah, and having a good opinion of Him. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says: "I am as My servant thinks of Me," or

I am as My slave thinks of Me, so let him think of Me whatever he wills

أنا عند ظن عبدي بي فليظن بي ما شاء

Sunan ad-Darimi 20:27

As for having a bad opinion of Allah, that is disbelief (kufr). He (Mighty and Majestic) said:

in your hearts. And you assumed an assumption of evil and became a people ruined."

فِي قُلُوبِكُمْ وَظَنَنتُمْ ظَنَّ السَّوْءِ وَكُنتُمْ قَوْمًا بُورًا

[Al-Fath 48:12]

He (the Exalted) said regarding the disbelievers, who are in the Fire:

And that was your assumption which you assumed about your Lord. It has brought you to ruin, and you have become among the losers."

وَذَٰلِكُمْ ظَنُّكُمُ الَّذِي ظَنَنتُم بِرَبِّكُمْ أَرْدَاكُمْ فَأَصْبَحْتُم مِّنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ

[Fussilat 41:23]

Source قناة «السعودية»، برنامج فتاوى — youtube.com (2:16)

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