Reference: Sifatus-Safwah v3 p238
Humayd at-Taweel رحمه الله narrates on the authority of who said:
If displeasing news reaches you about your [Muslim] brother, then do your best to find an excuse for him, and if you are unable to find an excuse for him, then tell yourself:
‘Maybe there is an excuse for my brother which I do not know of.’
