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Sayyiduna ‘Umar Bin Khattab رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ has stated: ‘Don’t have a bad assumption about the utterances of your brother until you can think positive about it.’ (Ad-Durr-ul-Mansoor, vol. 7, Surah Al-Hujurat, pp. 565)
It is Wajib to presume good about a Muslim
Maulana Imam Ahmad Raza Khan رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه (who passed away in 1340 AH) stated in Fatawa Razawiyyah: ‘It is Wajib to have a good assumption about a Muslim as long as it is possible to do so.’ (Fatawa Razawiyyah, vol. 19, pp. 691)
Maulana Sayyid Muhammad Na’eemuddin Muradabadi
رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه (who passed away in 1367 AH) stated in
Tafseer Khaza’in-ul-Irfan: ‘It is prohibited to have a bad assumption about a
pious Muslim. Likewise, it is also a type of bad assumption to make negative
interpretation of a Muslim’s statement despite the possibility of positive
interpretation.
(Khaza’in-ul-Irfan, Part. 26, Surah Al-Hujurat, Ayah 12)
It is Mustahab to have good assumption about a Muslim
‘Allamah Abdul Ghani Nablusi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه (who passed away in 1143 AH) stated: If the condition of a Muslim is hidden (i.e. it is not clear whether he is pious or wicked), then it is Mustahab to have a good assumption about him and it is Haraam to have bad assumption about him. (Al-Hadiqah-tun-Nadiyyah, vol. 2, pp. 16-17)
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