Question: Could you
explain to us what it means to have a good opinion about Allaah?
Answer: Shaykh
Muhammad bin Saalih al-‘Uthaymeen رَحِمَهُ اللهُ answered:
To have a good opinion about Allaah means that when a person does a righteous action he should have good thoughts about his Lord that He will accept (that action) from him; when he supplicates to Allaah (The Mighty and Majestic) he should have good thoughts about Allaah that He will accept his supplication from him and will answer him; when he commits a sin and later repents to Allaah and leaves that sin he should have good thoughts about Allaah that He will accept his repentance.
When Allaah (The Most High) decrees calamities in the world he should have good thoughts about Allaah, and that He (The Mighty and Majestic) only decreed those calamities for tremendous and great wisdoms; he should have a good opinion about Allaah in everything that Allaah (The Mighty and Majestic) decrees in this universe, and in everything that Allaah (The Most High) legislates upon the tongue of His Messenger (sallallahu alayhi wa ala aalihi wa sallam), that it is good and beneficial to the creation, even though some people may not comprehend this benefit, and may not comprehend the wisdom behind that which He legislated; however, it is (incumbent) upon us all to submit to Allaah’s decrees, whether they are religious decrees (rulings) or universal decrees, and to have a good opinion about Him, because He ( The Exalted and Most High) is the One Who truly deserves all praise and glory.
Fataawa Noor ‘ala
Darb, 1/85
Translation source:
MarkazMuaadh.com
