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deed, it is a matter between him and his Lord عَزَّوَجَلَّ. However, if he is not involved in it, then I should not have a bad assumption that will lead me to Hellfire. Sayyiduna Talhah Bin ‘Abdullah رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ narrated that the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said: ‘Indeed, an assumption can be wrong as well as right.’ (Ad-Durr-ul-Mansoor, vol. 7, Surah Al-Hujurat, pp. 565)
Hujjat-ul-Islam, Imam Muhammad Ghazali رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه (who passed away in 505 AH) has stated: ‘You should not pay attention to any bad assumption about someone that comes in your heart and you should turn your attention towards the fact that you are unaware of that person’s matters. Whatever you have seen about him, there is the possibility of it being good as well as bad. ’ (Ihya-ul-‘Uloom-id-Deen, vol. 3, pp. 186)
‘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 known whether he is pious or wicked, then it is Mustahab to have a good assumption about him and it is Haraam to have a bad assumption about him. If the situation is quite complicated (i.e. neither it is possible to have a good assumption about him nor the conditions of having Shari’ah-permitted bad assumption are met), then it is Wajib to not have any assumption about him, especially when he is apparently a just (i.e. pious) person.
(Al-Hadiqah-tun-Nadiyyah, vol. 2, pp. 16-17)
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