The Ruling on Having Bad Opinions of People and Its Remedy
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Question:
Regarding bad suspicion, she says: O Shaykh, is it a praiseworthy matter or a blameworthy one? And what is the cure for one who is afflicted with bad suspicion?
Answer:
The default for a Muslim is good, so one should not have a bad opinion of his Muslim brother. The default for a Muslim is that one does not have a bad opinion of him. As for one who is known for evil and betrayal, then one has a bad opinion of him. But as for one who is not known for evil and from whom no betrayal is known, and he is a Muslim, the default is to have a good opinion of him. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Hujurat 49:12] Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good and bless you.
Regarding bad suspicion, she says: O Shaykh, is it a praiseworthy matter or a blameworthy one? And what is the cure for one who is afflicted with bad suspicion?
Answer:
The default for a Muslim is good, so one should not have a bad opinion of his Muslim brother. The default for a Muslim is that one does not have a bad opinion of him. As for one who is known for evil and betrayal, then one has a bad opinion of him. But as for one who is not known for evil and from whom no betrayal is known, and he is a Muslim, the default is to have a good opinion of him. 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 إِثْمٌThe presenter:
May Allah reward you with good and bless you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/144 — archive.org (16:28)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.