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How should a person who has these three habits prevent them?’ The Beloved and Blessed Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم replied: ‘When you become jealous, repent to Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ; when you have bad assumption, do not get stick to it and when there is a bad omen, do that thing.’ (Al-Mu’jam-ul-Kabeer, vol. 3, pp. 228, Hadees 3227)
‘Allamah Muhammad ‘Abdur Ra`oof Manawi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه (who passed away in 1031 AH) stated in Fayd-ul-Qadeer: This Hadees indicates that these three habits are among the spiritual diseases whose cure is necessary and has also been mentioned in the Hadees. The method to remain protected from bad assumption is that one should not accept it with his heart and body parts. To accept it with one’s heart means that one considers it to be true in his heart and does not dislike it. The indication of accepting it by his heart is that he expresses it verbally. (Fayd-ul-Qadeer, vol. 3, pp. 401, Hadees 3465)
Hujjat-ul-Islam, Imam Muhammad Ghazali رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه (passed away in 505 AH) stated: ‘The reason of bad assumption being Haraam is that only Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ knows what is hidden in one’s heart. Therefore, it is impermissible for you to have bad assumption about anyone until you see his evil deed so explicitly that there remains no possibility to think positive about it. However, at that time [when it is lawfully impossible to think positive], you will definitely have to believe what you have seen and become aware of. If you have neither seen his evil deed with your own eyes nor heard it with your
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