Dear brothers and sisters, if you think about the negative
results of many of our deeds, you would find that rashness and lack of
deliberation are the main reasons behind losing what we want.
Deliberation means not being hasty in seeking anything and
acting purposefully to gain it. Consider how Allah The Almighty disapproves of
haste. Allah The Almighty Says (what means): {O you who have believed, if
there comes to you a disobedient one with information, investigate, lest you
harm a people out of ignorance and become, over what you have done,
regretful.} [Quran 46:6]
The Prophet (PBUH), praised the delegation of ‘Abd Al-Qays
from the Hajar region for their deliberation and tolerance, as he said to
Ashajj ‘Abd Al-Qays: “You have two characteristics that Allah and His
Messenger like: forbearance and deliberation.” [Al-Bukhaari and Muslim]
Those who are deliberate enjoy the love of Allah The
Almighty and the praise of the Prophet, 
. This is because the Prophet, , attributed deliberation to Allah The
Almighty and attributed hastiness to Satan. The Prophet, , said: “Deliberation is from Allah and
hastiness is from the devil. Allah is the one who pardons His slaves most and
the thing that Allah likes most is praising Him.” [Abu Ya‘la: Narrators
of Saheeh Hadeeth]
. This is because the Prophet, , attributed deliberation to Allah The
Almighty and attributed hastiness to Satan. The Prophet, , said: “Deliberation is from Allah and
hastiness is from the devil. Allah is the one who pardons His slaves most and
the thing that Allah likes most is praising Him.” [Abu Ya‘la: Narrators
of Saheeh Hadeeth]
Fadhaalah bin ‘Ubayd 
narrated, “Once,
while we were sitting with the Prophet a man entered the mosque and performed
prayer and invoked Allah The Almighty without praising Him and without asking
Him to confer His blessing on the Prophet . The Prophet said to him: ‘You have been hasty
in your supplication.’
narrated, “Once,
while we were sitting with the Prophet a man entered the mosque and performed
prayer and invoked Allah The Almighty without praising Him and without asking
Him to confer His blessing on the Prophet . The Prophet said to him: ‘You have been hasty
in your supplication.’
The Prophet, , taught his Companions 
to
first praise Allah The Exalted duly, as He deserves, then ask Him to send His
blessings upon him (the Prophet, sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) and to
grant him peace, then to supplicate Him. Then the Prophet, , heard a man praying and praising Allah The
Almighty and asking Him to send peace and blessings upon the Prophet, , so, he, sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam,
said:‘Invoke Allah and He will answer your invocation and give you what you ask
Him for.” [An-Nasaa’i], [Al-Albaani: in As-Saheehah]
, taught his Companions to
first praise Allah The Exalted duly, as He deserves, then ask Him to send His
blessings upon him (the Prophet, sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) and to
grant him peace, then to supplicate Him. Then the Prophet, , heard a man praying and praising Allah The
Almighty and asking Him to send peace and blessings upon the Prophet, , so, he, sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam,
said:‘Invoke Allah and He will answer your invocation and give you what you ask
Him for.” [An-Nasaa’i], [Al-Albaani: in As-Saheehah]
How good is patience and deliberation, as it brings good
qualities that reassure a person and enable him to avoid any harm that might
afflict someone who is hasty. Patience and deliberation brings peace of mind
during the night and inner peace during the day. Abu Haatim said, “The
hasty person cannot be caught, while the patient, deliberate one cannot be
preceded. The silent person can never regret, while the one who
speaks can is never be safe of from making mistakes. The hasty person usually
speaks before he is sure; answers before he understands and praises before he
tries.”
Dear honorable brothers and sisters, how much will the
merchant lose if he buys merchandise that he does not know? How much will the
spouses regret, if they get married without careful consideration or
consultation? How great is the regret of the husband if he hastens to divorce
his wife without talking to her politely or submitting the issue to two wise
arbitrators? How much will the student regret if he is hasty during an exam and
does not think carefully about his answer? How much will the friend feel sorry
when accusing his friend without having any proof of this accusation? Will the
judge be just if he is hasty with his sentence?
Great was the wisdom of the Prophet, , which Allah The Almighty granted him.
‘Ali said,
The Prophet sent me to Yemen as a judge so I asked him,
‘Will you send me as a judge and I am still young and do not know about
judging?’ The Prophet replied: ‘Allah will guide your
heart and fix your tongue (on the truth). When two parties come to you, you
must not say your judgment unless you listen to each one of them as this would
make the issue clearer to you.’ ‘Ali said, ‘Since then I became a good
judge or was never in doubt regarding any judgment.’” [Abu Daawood and
Ahmad] [Ahmad Shaakir: Saheeh]
, which Allah The Almighty granted him.
‘Ali said,
The Prophet sent me to replied: ‘Allah will guide your
heart and fix your tongue (on the truth). When two parties come to you, you
must not say your judgment unless you listen to each one of them as this would
make the issue clearer to you.’ ‘Ali said, ‘Since then I became a good
judge or was never in doubt regarding any judgment.’” [Abu Daawood and
Ahmad] [Ahmad Shaakir: Saheeh]
The Prophet, , disapproved of those who are hasty with
their invocations and considered haste one of the reasons that render an
invocation unaccepted. The Prophet, , said: “The supplication of any of you
is answered unless he is hasty with it and says, ‘I invoked my Lord, but He did
not answer my invocation.’” [Al-Bukhaari and Muslim]
, disapproved of those who are hasty with
their invocations and considered haste one of the reasons that render an
invocation unaccepted. The Prophet, , said: “The supplication of any of you
is answered unless he is hasty with it and says, ‘I invoked my Lord, but He did
not answer my invocation.’” [Al-Bukhaari and Muslim]
Deliberation is part of the personality of a confident
person, as a deliberate person is usually more likely to evaluate his status
and position. He is characteristically self-confident, decisive and not
hesitant, as he does not accept failure. He is aware of what he intends to do
and scrutinizes it well by studying (its implications) and consulting others
until he decides to do it, while relying on Allah The Almighty. If he makes a
mistake, he quickly repents without blaming himself or despairing of the mercy
of Allah The Almighty. The Prophet, , said: “Good morals, deliberation and
moderation are one part of the twenty-four parts
of Prophethood.” [At-Tirmithi: Hasan]
, said: “Good morals, deliberation and
moderation are one part of the twenty-four parts
of Prophethood.” [At-Tirmithi: Hasan]
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