Is a Muslim obligated to have a good opinion of a disbeliever? May Allah reward you.
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One is not obligated to think well of a disbeliever (kafir); rather, thinking ill of him is more appropriate than thinking ill of a Muslim who openly commits immoral acts (fasiq). It is forbidden to think ill of Allah and of a Muslim whose uprightness (adalah) is apparent. It is obligatory to think well of Allah, and commendable to think well of a Muslim. There is no harm in thinking ill of someone whose outward appearance indicates evil. The , "Beware of suspicion, for suspicion is the falsest of speech," is understood to apply to mere suspicion that is not supported by any evidence.
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