page publication of Maktaba-tul-Madinah, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami: Sayyiduna Ibn-e-Abbas رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُما narrated that the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, ‘After the fulfilment of the Faraaid, the most superior action in the sight of Allah Almighty is to enter happiness into the heart of a Muslim.’ (Mu’jam Kabeer, vol. 11, p. 59, Hadith 11079; az Gheebat ki Tabah Kariyan, p. 392)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                  صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers! Besides the mobile phone, there are many other occasions where bad opinions can arise, but in most cases, a person can attain rewards by having a good opinion. Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ states: There is no harm in having a good opinion, and there is no benefit in having a bad opinion. In order to develop the habit of having a good opinion, let us listen to the benefits of having a good opinion and the harms of having a bad opinion.

Benefits of having a good opinion

There are many benefits of holding a good opinion, for example:

1.   Through the blessings of good opinion, a person earns great reward by avoiding a bad opinion.

2.   Through the blessings of having a good opinion, a Muslim brother’s honour is protected.

3.   The one who has a good opinion of his Muslim brother, he has peace of mind, and the one who has the evil habit of having a bad opinion, his heart becomes full of grief.

4.   The greatest benefit of having a good opinion is that a person attains the pleasure of Allah Almighty and His Beloved صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.

Harms of harbouring a bad opinion

There are many harms of having a bad opinion. These are a few of them: