"Nothing relieves the heart and makes one happy more than thinking well of others. It protects one from the harm of worrisome thoughts that disturb his peace of mind and exhaust the body. Thinking well of others leads to a sound heart, strengthens the ties of cordiality and love among the individuals of a community, and frees the hearts from hatred and rancor. The Prophet, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention ), said: “Beware of assumptions, for assumption is the falsest of speech, and do not be inquisitive, and do not spy upon one another, and do not vie with one another, and do not envy one another, and do not hate one another, and do not shun one another; be fellow-brothers and slaves of Allah.”If only the members of the Muslim community would adhere to this sublime behavior, their enemies would never dare to attack them and their famous policy of “divide and rule” will never succeed because the hearts are united and the souls are pure."

Ways to Think Well of Others

There are certainly many ways that a Muslim can think well of others; some of which are:

1- Supplication

Supplicating to Allah The Almighty is the gate to every goodness. The Prophet, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention ), would ask his Lord to grant him a sound heart.

2- Putting Oneself in the Place of Others

If each one of us puts himself in the place of his brother when the latter does or says something, this will help him think well of others. Allah The Almighty directs His slaves to this meaning in the verse where He Says (what means): {Why, when you heard it [the falsehood against ‘Ai'shah, may Allah be pleased with her], did not the believing men and believing women think good of one another?}[Quran 24:12] In another verse, Allah The Almighty makes the believers feel as if they are one single entity, to the extent that when one of them meets his brother and greets him, it is as if he is greeting himself. Allah The Almighty Says (what means): {But when you enter houses, give greetings of peace upon yourselves - a greeting from Allah.} [Quran 24:61]

3- Interpreting the Words of Others in the Best Possible Way

This was the habit of the righteous predecessors. ‘Umar may Allah be pleased with him said, “Do not think ill of a word that your believing brother utters as long as it can be interpreted in a good way.”

Imam Ash-Shafi‘i may Allah have mercy upon him was ill once, and some of his brothers came to visit him; one of them said, “May Allah strengthen your weakness [He intended to supplicate to Allah in order to eliminate his weakness].” Ash-Shafi‘i may Allah have mercy upon him said, “If Allah strengthens my weakness, it would kill me!” The man said, “By Allah, I intended nothing but goodness.” Ash-Shafi‘i may Allah have mercy upon him replied, “Even if you insulted me, I know that you sought goodness.” Thinking well of others is true brotherhood, even in things that cannot be interpreted in a good way.

4- Making Excuses for Others

When anyone says or does something that annoys or grieves one, he should try to find excuses for him and recall the status of the righteous who used to think well of their fellows and make excuses for them. They would say, “You should make seventy excuses for your brother.” Ibn Seereen may Allah have mercy upon him said, “If you come to know that a brother has harmed you with either a word or a deed, you should make an excuse for him; if you did not find one, you should say, ‘There may be an excuse that I do not know of.’” When you exert your utmost to make excuses for the words and deeds of others, you will save yourself the trouble of assuming and you will avoid blaming your fellows excessively.

5- Abstaining from Judging the Intentions of Others

This is one of the greatest causes that help one think well of others. One leaves the intentions to the only One who knows them: Allah The Almighty, for He did not command us to check each others' hearts and intentions, and thus we have to avoid harboring ill-thoughts about others.

6- Recalling the Harmful Consequences of Evil Assumptions

The one who thinks ill of others lives in endless trouble and grief, to say nothing of the fact that he loses all those who socialize with him, even the closest people to him. It is natural that people make mistakes, even unintentionally. Accusing others along with thinking well of oneself is one of the evil consequences of thinking ill of others. This is one way a person may be guilty of ascribing purity to oneself that Allah The Exalted forbade in His Book. Allah The Almighty Says (what means): {So do not claim yourselves to be pure; He is most knowing of who fears Him.} [Quran 53:32] In another verse, Allah The Exalted criticizes the Jews when they ascribed purity to themselves. Allah The Almighty Says (what means): {Have you not seen those who claim themselves to be pure? Rather, Allah purifies whom He wills, and injustice is not done to them, [even] as much as a thread [inside a date seed].} [Quran 4:49]

Thinking well of others requires extensive training and striving against one’s self, particularly because the devil is inseparable from man like the blood that runs through his body. He never stops his attempts to sow dissension within the Muslims and stir up disputes among them. Thinking well of others is one of the greatest means to block this way before the devil. We ask Allah The Almighty to Grant us sound hearts and Help us to think well of our brothers and sisters.

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Subhanallah!!!

Lukgaf:
"Nothing relieves the heart and makes one happy more than thinking well of others. It protects one from the harm of worrisome thoughts that disturb his peace of mind and exhaust the body. Thinking well of others leads to a sound heart, strengthens the ties of cordiality and love among the individuals of a community, and frees the hearts from hatred and rancor. The Prophet, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention ), said: “Beware of assumptions, for assumption is the falsest of speech, and do not be inquisitive, and do not spy upon one another, and do not vie with one another, and do not envy one another, and do not hate one another, and do not shun one another; be fellow-brothers and slaves of Allah.”If only the members of the Muslim community would adhere to this sublime behavior, their enemies would never dare to attack them and their famous policy of “divide and rule” will never succeed because the hearts are united and the souls are pure."



IslamWeb

Majority of una no dey think well of others at all.

SunshineHQ:
was mohammed (s.a.w) thinking well of aisha when he rammed a big pipe behind her at age 12?

you are a disgrace to your family...

You lied and claim to be a Muslim for you to come here and insult Islam blindly

I am open for discussion on the allegations you made...

Can you face me?

Terrence99:
When you read these posts every Friday, you wonder if it is the same Quran those Islamic terrorists read. This one looks so sensible but those terrorists do all sorts of foolish things.

Don't be fooled, all muslims are the same. They are in support of what those terrorists are doing. You will never see the OP condemn Al Shabab, Al Qaeda, ISIS and Boko Haram. They write nice stuffs about Islam but they all support terrorists.

I'm tempted to believe it's the same Quran different sections

Can't you see that mumu elzakaze saying Nigerians want Islamic rules?

Most normal/moderate Muslims are not/incapable of countering the terrorists among them because they actually have no religious/Quranic ground to counter them

They can only hope the terrorist change and because less Islamic fundamental but they can't preach an Islamic terrorist out of terrorism just same way they can preach a drunkard out of drinking hence hisbah can forcefully destroy drinks but the same hisbah cannot preach against terrorism

Terrence99:
When you read these posts every Friday, you wonder if it is the same Quran those Islamic terrorists read. This one looks so sensible but those terrorists do all sorts of foolish things.

Don't be fooled, all muslims are the same. They are in support of what those terrorists are doing. You will never see the OP condemn Al Shabab, Al Qaeda, ISIS and Boko Haram. They write nice stuffs about Islam but they all support terrorists.

Islam Is a Disease...
Or at least that’s what many “intellectuals” & Governments around the world want us to believe.
If a disease is something that is dangerous and may cause death… Let’s analyze what DOES Islam kill?
Islam kills desire… It stops us from being ruled by our base animal instinct and teaches us to align ourselves with the Divine Will of our Creator.

Islam kills consumerism & materialism… It constantly reminds us that this life is temporary and nothing will follow us to the grave other than our righteous deeds.

Islam kills racism… It teaches us that Allah doesn’t look at our outward appearance, He looks at the state of our hearts and judges us based on our awareness of Him… Something only He can judge and no one else.

Islam kills addiction… The only civilization to ever successfully abolish alcohol, one of the most addictive substances on earth, was the Islamic civilization.

Islam kills animosity… It teaches us that paradise is unachievable for anyone who causes emotional, physical or verbal harm to others… It teaches us to harbor love for even our enemies.
For those that DEPEND on vices such as these and others for their profits & ability to control people… is it any wonder that Islam terrifies them? It’s no wonder that they view it as a disease.

Islam kills animosity… It teaches us that paradise is unachievable for anyone who causes emotional, physical, or verbal harm to others… It teaches us to harbor love for even our enemies.
Allah was truthful when He told us that Islam was sent to take us from beneath layers of darkness to bring us into the light. Subhanallah!
May Allah (SWT) allow us to always see what is harmful to us and what is good for us and allow us to follow the teachings of His beloved Messenger so that we may be cured from the many diseases that threaten our hearts. Ameen!

Terrence99:
When you read these posts every Friday, you wonder if it is the same Quran those Islamic terrorists read. This one looks so sensible but those terrorists do all sorts of foolish things.

Don't be fooled, all muslims are the same. They are in support of what those terrorists are doing. You will never see the OP condemn Al Shabab, Al Qaeda, ISIS and Boko Haram. They write nice stuffs about Islam but they all support terrorists.

Instead of you to focus on your life you gatekeep Islamic posts every Friday and condemn it .
Get a job or find something to do with your life .

Ibkhaleel01:
you are a disgrace to your family...

You lied and claim to be a Muslim for you to come here and insult Islam blindly

I am open for discussion on the allegations you made...

Can you face me?

be like say dis mata really pain u...bt why u carry mohammed(s.a.w) mata for head? why dont u let him reply himself abi u sef dey ram those jss 2 babes?

Fvck every gadanm religion

They all sell hope

Ibkhaleel01:
Islam Is a Disease...
Or at least that’s what many “intellectuals” & Governments around the world want us to believe.
If a disease is something that is dangerous and may cause death… Let’s analyze what DOES Islam kill?
Islam kills desire… It stops us from being ruled by our base animal instinct and teaches us to align ourselves with the Divine Will of our Creator.

Islam kills consumerism & materialism… It constantly reminds us that this life is temporary and nothing will follow us to the grave other than our righteous deeds.

Islam kills racism… It teaches us that Allah doesn’t look at our outward appearance, He looks at the state of our hearts and judges us based on our awareness of Him… Something only He can judge and no one else.

Islam kills addiction… The only civilization to ever successfully abolish alcohol, one of the most addictive substances on earth, was the Islamic civilization.

Islam kills animosity… It teaches us that paradise is unachievable for anyone who causes emotional, physical or verbal harm to others… It teaches us to harbor love for even our enemies.
For those that DEPEND on vices such as these and others for their profits & ability to control people… is it any wonder that Islam terrifies them? It’s no wonder that they view it as a disease.

Islam kills animosity… It teaches us that paradise is unachievable for anyone who causes emotional, physical, or verbal harm to others… It teaches us to harbor love for even our enemies.
Allah was truthful when He told us that Islam was sent to take us from beneath layers of darkness to bring us into the light. Subhanallah!
May Allah (SWT) allow us to always see what is harmful to us and what is good for us and allow us to follow the teachings of His beloved Messenger so that we may be cured from the many diseases that threaten our hearts. Ameen!

Do you have a PhD in Islamic studies? No.
Abubakr Al-Baghdadi had a PhD in Islamic studies. He was the founder of ISIS.

This your copy and paste doesn't mean a thing.

SunshineHQ:
be like say dis mata really pain u...bt why u carry mohammed(s.a.w) mata for head? why dont u let him reply himself abi u sef dey ram those jss 2 babes?

It is quite ironic that the haters of Islam try with their best attempts to discredit the True and Wonderful Religion of Allah Almighty, Islam, even if it were a lie and they knew that it was a lie.

Do you realize that is just an empty rant that you've been making?
Such malicious Fabrications will never change the narrative the truth ans the fact remained

PROPHET MUHAMMAD IS THE BEST OF MEN THE MOST GREATEST OF ALL THAT HAVE EVER LIVED! GO MAKE RESEARCH OR ASK YOUR GOOGLE!

I see nothing to debunk in your fabricated falalcies!

Am very certain that you are a HIV positive person

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL PIECE.
BAARAKALLAHU FEEK.

THE PURPOSE OF ISLAM IS
ONE GOD,
SANITY AND DECENCY OF SOCIETY,
JUSTICE FOR ALL,
FOR THE PLEASURE OF OUR MAKER,
AND REWARD HEREAFTER.

Terrence99:


Do you have a PhD in Islamic studies? No.
Abubakr Al-Baghdadi had a PhD in Islamic studies. He was the founder of ISIS.

This your copy and paste doesn't mean a thing.

It is quite ironic that the haters of Islam try with their best attempts to discredit the True and Wonderful Religion of Allah Almighty, Islam, even if it were a lie and they knew that it was a lie.

Do you realize that is just an empty rant that you've been making?
Such malicious Fabrications will never change the narrative the truth ans the fact remained

PROPHET MUHAMMAD IS THE BEST OF MEN THE MOST GREATEST OF ALL THAT HAVE EVER LIVED! GO MAKE RESEARCH OR ASK YOUR GOOGLE!

The more you lie the more people understand Islam and the more Islam grows

By slaughtering them or forcefully converting them to Islam


Clap for yourselves awon hypocrites

No, Islam is a selfish, intolerant religion.

If you are considerate of others, you won't kidnap poor girls and force them to convert into Islam and then marry them off.

Your religion is for wickedness, evil and intolerance.

Terrence99:
When you read these posts every Friday, you wonder if it is the same Quran those Islamic terrorists read. This one looks so sensible but those terrorists do all sorts of foolish things.

Don't be fooled, all muslims are the same. They are in support of what those terrorists are doing. You will never see the OP condemn Al Shabab, Al Qaeda, ISIS and Boko Haram. They write nice stuffs about Islam but they all support terrorists.

YOU FIRST PARAGRAPH IS A GOOD WRITE-UP.

THE SECOND IS A TERRIBLE WRITE OFF

Ibkhaleel01:
you are a disgrace to your family...

You lied and claim to be a Muslim for you to come here and insult Islam blindly

I am open for discussion on the allegations you made...

Can you face me?

What is it you want to debate? That Aisha never married at 9?

Your hadith stated it clearly...Some of you aurgue its 19 but there is no written evidence...Lets not be sentimental about the whole thing bro....

How are u open 4 discussion wen u are already set to unleash terror on her, why not correct her wit love.

Ibkhaleel01:
you are a disgrace to your family...

You lied and claim to be a Muslim for you to come here and insult Islam blindly

I am open for discussion on the allegations you made...

Can you face me?

Ibkhaleel01:
It is quite ironic that the haters of Islam try with their best attempts to discredit the True and Wonderful Religion of Allah Almighty, Islam, even if it were a lie and they knew that it was a lie.

Do you realize that is just an empty rant that you've been making?
Such malicious Fabrications will never change the narrative the truth ans the fact remained

PROPHET MUHAMMAD IS THE BEST OF MEN THE MOST GREATEST OF ALL THAT HAVE EVER LIVED! GO MAKE RESEARCH OR ASK YOUR GOOGLE!

The more you lie the more people understand Islam and the more Islam grows

We are already seeing the truth in Islam.

Go to northern Nigeria....they are experiencing islamic peace


Go to Afghanistan...the citizens are trying to run away because of Islamic peace


Go to Iran and all of the middle east were they are enjoying islamic peace.

saddler:


We are already seeing the truth in Islam.

Go to northern Nigeria....they are experiencing islamic peace


Go to Afghanistan...the citizens are trying to run away because of Islamic peace


Go to Iran and all of the middle east were they are enjoying islamic peace.

They go to work, live, holiday & shop in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait & Qatar.
While there, they subject themselves completely to Sharia laws & Islamic injunctions that govern these countries.
They even learn Arabic to be able to communicate effectively.
But here in Nigeria that is governed by laws & a constitution that is based on the Christian CANONICAL laws...;
here in Nigeria that uses for all its official documents, schedules & civil observances the GREGORIAN calendar named after Pope Gregory XIII, who issued the papal bull Inter gravissimas in 1582, announcing calendar reforms for all of Catholic Christiandom which gave birth to the Gregorian calendar in use today also called the Western or Christian calendar...;
they want to die whenever they see Arabic inscription on anything. They are so afraid of Islamization & are all running away to the Middle East to escape been Islamized by Buhari.
Odiegwu Really!
Self-deceit & idiotic hypocrisy should indeed have a limit!!

Ibkhaleel01:
It is quite ironic that the haters of Islam try with their best attempts to discredit the True and Wonderful Religion of Allah Almighty, Islam, even if it were a lie and they knew that it was a lie.

Do you realize that is just an empty rant that you've been making?
Such malicious Fabrications will never change the narrative the truth ans the fact remained

PROPHET MUHAMMAD IS THE BEST OF MEN THE MOST GREATEST OF ALL THAT HAVE EVER LIVED! GO MAKE RESEARCH OR ASK YOUR GOOGLE!

The more you lie the more people understand Islam and the more Islam grows

my problem with dis reply is dat u didnt call him an hiv patient abi its becus im a lady and u see woman as an object that u fvck at any tiime u want like mohammed (s.a.w) did aisha?

patani:


What is it you want to debate? That Aisha never married at 9?

Your hadith stated it clearly...Some of you aurgue its 19 but there is no written evidence...Lets not be sentimental about the whole thing bro....

lemme disgrace you on the issue...seems like you were brainwashed and can't think beyond what you were made to believe...


Aisha's parents were the ones who married her to our Prophet, and that no Muslim or even pagan objected to the marriage because it was widely practiced. And even until today in 3rd world countries (Muslims and non-Muslims), little girls as young as 9 or 10 do get married. Anyway, the reason no one objected was to the Prophet's marriage was:

People used to have very short life-spans in Arabia. They used to live between 40 to 60 years maximum. So it was only normal and natural for girls to be married off at ages 9 or 10 or similar.

Marriage for young girls was widely practiced among Arabs back then, and even today in many third-world non-Muslim and Muslim countries.


It is important to know that girls during the Islamic days used to be married at young ages when they either had their first periods, or their breasts start showing off. In other words, when they turn into "women", then they would be suitable for marriage. It was quite different for men on the other hand, because physical power and the ability of living an independent life had always been and will always be a mandatory requirement for men to have in life. So men waited much longer than women in terms of getting married. The guy had to develop both his body and mind before he was ready for marriage.

That is why you see girls as young as 9 or 10 were married to men as old as 30 or even older. The culture back then and in many third world countries today (NON-MUSLIM ONES TOO) is quite different than what you live in today.



Prophet Muhammad's marriage with Aisha was 100% legal and acceptable by all laws and Divine Religions!



So to call Prophet Muhammad a pedophile for marrying a girl that was OFFERED TO HIM by her parents and was accepted by all of the people back then including the enemies of Islam, the pagans, is quite absurd.

The pedophilia in the bible was quite different, because girls were raped at 3-years of age by Moses and his men.

Also, in Exodus 21:7-11 as further elaborated on below, girls were sold off as slave girls by their own fathers to other men. So most certainly, no one is qualified to call the Prophet of Islam a pedophile!

Thanks @op. As for my fellow Muslims, please just read and ignore the nuisants. Their insecurity shouldn't prevent you from reading these great pieces every Friday

SunshineHQ:
my problem with dis reply is dat u didnt call him an hiv patient abi its becus im a lady and u see woman as an object that u fvck at any tiime u want like mohammed (s.a.w) did aisha?

It is important to know that girls during the Islamic days used to be married at young ages when they either had their first periods, or their breasts start showing off. In other words, when they turn into "women", then they would be suitable for marriage. It was quite different for men on the other hand, because physical power and the ability of living an independent life had always been and will always be a mandatory requirement for men to have in life. So men waited much longer than women in terms of getting married. The guy had to develop both his body and mind before he was ready for marriage.

That is why you see girls as young as 9 or 10 were married to men as old as 30 or even older. The culture back then and in many third world countries today (NON-MUSLIM ONES TOO) is quite different than what you live in today.



Prophet Muhammad's marriage with Aisha was 100% legal and acceptable by all laws and Divine Religions!



So to call Prophet Muhammad a pedophile for marrying a girl that was OFFERED TO HIM by her parents and was accepted by all of the people back then including the enemies of Islam, the pagans, is quite absurd.

The pedophilia in the bible was quite different, because girls were raped at 3-years of age by Moses and his men.

Also, in Exodus 21:7-11 as further elaborated on below, girls were sold off as slave girls by their own fathers to other men. So most certainly, no one is qualified to call the Prophet of Islam a pedophile!

Ibkhaleel01:
They go to work, live, holiday & shop in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait & Qatar.
While there, they subject themselves completely to Sharia laws & Islamic injunctions that govern these countries.
They even learn Arabic to be able to communicate effectively.
But here in Nigeria that is governed by laws & a constitution that is based on the Christian CANONICAL laws...;
here in Nigeria that uses for all its official documents, schedules & civil observances the GREGORIAN calendar named after Pope Gregory XIII, who issued the papal bull Inter gravissimas in 1582, announcing calendar reforms for all of Catholic Christiandom which gave birth to the Gregorian calendar in use today also called the Western or Christian calendar...;
they want to die whenever they see Arabic inscription on anything. They are so afraid of Islamization & are all running away to the Middle East to escape been Islamized by Buhari.
Odiegwu Really!
Self-deceit & idiotic hypocrisy should indeed have a limit!!

Yea self-deceit and hypocrisy like destroying alcoholic drinks but not rejecting the shared profits from it.

saddler:


Yea self-deceit and hypocrisy like destroying alcoholic drinks but not rejecting the shared profits from it.

uselesss drunkards..... shameless hypocrites .. servants of satan

motayoayinde:

YOU FIRST PARAGRAPH IS A GOOD WRITE-UP.

THE SECOND IS A TERRIBLE WRITE OFF

The truth is bitter

Terrence99:
When you read these posts every Friday, you wonder if it is the same Quran those Islamic terrorists read. This one looks so sensible but those terrorists do all sorts of foolish things.

Don't be fooled, all muslims are the same. They are in support of what those terrorists are doing. You will never see the OP condemn Al Shabab, Al Qaeda, ISIS and Boko Haram. They write nice stuffs about Islam but they all support terrorists.

They write good things about themselves, just for their religion to look good and acceptable but deep inside them, they are cancer.

Wen they see or read that fellow Muslims kill xtians, they feel elated.

Hatred breed inside their blood.

Islam is a complete way of life for those who believe.
Every department of your life is guided.

It is a complete package beyond human corruption or adulteration.

They practice what they preach.

You are fortunate if you are Muslim.