Husnudzon

Bismillah...

Somehow this week (or last two weeks), Allah swt repeatedly taught me about husnudzon. That to have husnudzon amongst muslims is wajib (a must) even though how bad that person is. At first, everything seems contradictory... be cautious, but husnudzon. To be careful, yet ...

I didn't understand, at first.

Husnudzon is the lowermost stage of ukhuwwah. Ukhuwwah only happens between muslims. When there's faith, there's unity...and when there's unity...there's ukhuwwah.

What Allah SWT & Rasulullah SAW are trying to teach us is this: For those who have faith, they would try their best to have husnudzon to brothers of their own faith, even though they still bear marks of jahiliyyah (robbery, etc). Be cautious because Allah swt give us thought to think things through. Husnudzon is the matter of heart, who always try to make du'a for his brothers/sisters.

Yet, the test of husnudzon can be very hard. Complex in its sincerity. Take for example, a group of visiting delegations came to see an islamic school. They talked about how the children there are raised as their own, and instill in their head and hearts the good values of muslim. Alhamdulillah~ Then, after the briefing, a visitor was searching for his shoes. It's missing! The pupils there are of a poor background and since they're nearby ...

How? How do you feel husnudzon towards the host?

He (the host), expressed his regret. He said about since it's nearing their children's graduation, there's a lot of people (who set up camps, tables, etc) who entered the compound...and sometimes, it's beyond their monitor. The visitor waited ... for some admission. But it never came. The host never said, "if it's one of our children, we'd punished him accordingly." He never said it, this headmaster. Who smiles from his heart and who 'believes', who really 'believes' that he raised these children well. That despite their background and culture, they are the repentant kind, honest and loyal to Allah swt decree.

Ashamed. 

This self is ashamed when self hold those very thoughts (suudzon) against them.

He had faith.

Whatever caution that must've spring up from his heart (Wallahualam) he kept it to himself. He never said it, infront of his children or the visiting delegation, whether he felt disappointment, etc. Hence, any ill-bearing thoughts and feelings, he puts to a stop there. Even if later, logic points that any child is in the wrong, he already shows his faith, then its up to that child to fess up and admit, or for that child to repent 'on his own'. What strange psychology he did, and ... I found it, a very honorable one.

There's a story as such back in the time of prophet Musa a.s. Drought came and it hardly rain, so he gathered his people (the believers) and made du'a. Strangely, despite the attendance of collective 'soleh' people and his own du'a the rain didn't come. He reflected. Du'a is only granted to those who are of a good heart. Someone must've done a sin, that stopped the du'a from being granted, and so he addressed the issue to the people. Anybody who did that (any sin) should walk forward, admit it and be repented. Suddenly, the rain came, without anyone moving to do so. Why? Allah swt, explained, if one of His servant did a sin in secret and He hid it from people, should He show it when His servant repent in secret?

Husnudzon is sometimes the hardest to do, but for a muslim, whose ukhuwwah only Allah swt grant among the believers, should believe their own brothers/sisters. Reality might reflects negatively, yet Allah swt taught us. To have good opinion of our brothers and sisters, no matter how contradictory we 'felt', 'only' express our faith in them. Any ill-will, stop. Unless he did something that is dzalim in the eyes of Allah swt, then it's our duty to confront him.

HAve faith and make du'a. Allah swt will show a better way to approach truth.

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