man is a great worshipper. If I sit in his company, I hope that Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ will also have mercy upon me. After thinking this, he sat in the company of that worshipper but the worshipper disliked this and said to himself, how can this worthless sinner sit in my great company! He then turned towards the sinner and said in a very rude manner, ‘Get away from me.’ Upon this, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ sent a revelation to the Prophet of that time and said, ‘Ask both of them to restart their deeds, I have forgiven the sinner (owing to his positive thinking) and have destroyed the deeds of that worshipper (owing to his arrogance).’ (Ihya-ul-‘Uloom-id-Deen, vol.3, pp. 429)

فخر و غرور سے تُو مجھے بچانا

یا ربّ مجھے بنا دے پیکر تُو عاجزی کا

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب       صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers! You have just observed that the sinner was forgiven when he developed fear of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ in his heart and adopted humility, whereas, the good deeds of that pious man were wasted due to his arrogance.

Definition of presumption

Remember! The thought that comes to mind by seeing anything that is visible is called a presumption. It is also called Zann (idea/thought). For example, by seeing smoke rising from a distance, the thought of the existence of fire comes to the mind, this is a presumption.

Types of presumptions

Presumption has two types: (1) Good presumption (2) Evil suspicion.

Good presumption means ‘اِعۡتِقَادُ الۡخَيۡرِ وَالصَّلاحِ فِىۡ حَقِّ الۡمُسۡلِمِيۡنَ’ i.e. to believe in goodness and safety for Muslims. (Mirqat-ul-Mafatih, vol. 8. pp. 779) For example, to have this opinion about a Muslim brother after seeing him leaving the