The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family): By the Allah besides whom there is no deity worthy of worship, I swear! The good of this world and the Hereafter has never been granted to any believer except through his good opinion of Allah, his hope in Him, the goodness of his character, and his restraint from backbiting the believers. And by the Allah besides whom there is no deity worthy of worship, I swear, Allah does not punish any believer after repentance and seeking forgiveness (for his sins) except due to his ill opinion of Allah, his shortcoming and deficiency in hoping in his Lord, the badness of his character, and his backbiting of the believers. And by the Allah besides whom there is no deity worthy of worship, I swear, no believing servant holds a good opinion of Allah except that Allah is with the opinion of His believing servant (He deals well with him according to His servant's opinion), for Allah is Generous, all good is in the hand of His power; He refuses and disdains that His believing servant should hold a good opinion of Him and then He should act contrary to his opinion and hope. So hold a good opinion of Allah and incline eagerly toward His worship, obedience, mercy and generosity.