Good Opinions

Reflecting on if you should care what people think of you and I recalled the following sayings of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):

Sahih Al-Bukhari - Book 23 - Chapter 85

Narrated Anas bin Malik (RA): A funeral procession passed and the people praised the deceased. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "It has been affirmed to him." Then another funeral procession passed and the people spoke badly of the deceased. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "It has been  affirmed to him." Umar bin Al-Khattab (RA) asked, "What has been affirmed?" He (Peace and blessings be upon him) replied, "You have praised this one, so Paradise has been affirmed to him; and you have dispraised (spoken badly of) the other, so Fire (Hell) has been affirmed to him. You people are Allah's witnesses on earth."

Narrated Abu Al-Aswad: I came to Al-Madina when an epidemic disease had broken out. While I was sitting with Umar bin Al-Khattab (RA) a funeral procession passed by and the people praised the deceased. Umar (RA) said, "It has been affirmed to him." And another funeral procession passed by and the people praised the deceased. Umar said, "It has been affirmed to him." A third passed by and the people spoke badly of the deceased. He said, "It has been affirmed to him." I asked, "O chief of the believers! What has been affirmed?" He replied, "I said the same as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had said, that is: if four persons testify the piety of a Muslim, Allah will grant him paradise." We asked, "If three persons testify his piety?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) Replied, "Even three." Then we asked, "If two?" He replied "Even two." We did not ask him regarding one witness."

It goes without saying, this does not in the least way suggest you should do anything for people's good opinion. Intentions for your actions should always be kept pure. You should however not give people a reason to think ill of you.

"No one will enter paradise by his/her actions alone."
Perhaps God will allow me in The Garden by his mercy because two or more people thought better of me than I am.

Please have a good opinion of me.