1.   If you were to express your bad opinion in front of someone, there is a strong chance that you will hurt his feelings, and it is Haraam to hurt the feelings of a Muslim without a valid Shar’i reason.

2.   If you reveal it to another person in his absence, it will result in backbiting, and backbiting a Muslim is Haraam.

3.   Another harm of having bad opinion is that it results in spying, for the heart does not suffice with only having an opinion, rather, it seeks confirmation, which causes a person to fall into spying, and spying, i.e., waiting for your Muslim brother to sin is also forbidden.

4.   Having a bad opinion leads to internal diseases, such as hatred, envy, animosity and enmity. (Fatah-ul-Bari, vol. 10, p. 410, Hadith 6066)

5.   People avoid the person who forms bad opinions over every little matter and such a person becomes disgraced in the eyes of people.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                  صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Method of adopting a good opinion

Dear Islamic brothers! Listen to the following methods of developing a habit of having a good opinion.

1. Focus on the merits of Muslims

Instead of searching for the faults of Muslims, you should focus on their merits. Allah Almighty will raise backbiters, tale-tellers, and those who search for the faults of innocent people in the form of dogs (on the Day of Judgement). (Attargheeb Wattarheeb, vol. 3, p. 325, Hadith 10, selected)

2. If you have a bad opinion, change your focus

Whenever a bad opinion regarding a Muslim enters your heart, then ignore it at once and try to establish a good opinion regarding his