What is the ruling on having a bad opinion?
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Question:
He says: Yes. I had a bad opinion of one of the people, and it recently became clear to me that he is a righteous man. I kept the opinion to myself. Do I have a sin on me? And if I had expressed it, what would be required of me?
Answer:
Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Hujurat 49:12] So have a good opinion of your Muslim brother as long as nothing of disobedience appears to you; if it does, advise him in private between you and him. As for having a bad opinion of him while he is a Muslim, that is not permissible. Have a good opinion of your brother, and for what happened to you, you must seek forgiveness and repent to Allah, and do not return to such a thing. Yes.
He says: Yes. I had a bad opinion of one of the people, and it recently became clear to me that he is a righteous man. I kept the opinion to myself. Do I have a sin on me? And if I had expressed it, what would be required of me?
Answer:
Allah the Exalted said:
O you who have believed, avoid much [negative] assumption. Indeed, some assumption is sin.
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اجْتَنِبُوا كَثِيرًا مِّنَ الظَّنِّ إِنَّ بَعْضَ الظَّنِّ إِثْمٌ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم سوء الظن؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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