What is the interpretation of the noble verse: {Mankind was created of haste. I will show you My signs, so do not impatiently urge Me on} [21:37], and what is the meaning of 'haste' (al-‘ajalah), and what is the difference between it and 'speed' (as-sur'ah), and what is the ruling on hurrying in worldly affairs such as trades if lack of speed impedes the interests of Muslims?
In summary, "Man was created of haste" means that he is hasty and rushes things, like believers rushing the punishment of disbelievers, and disbelievers rushing torment in denial. Reprehensible haste is rushing something before its time, like rushing fruit before it ripens. Jurists have expressed this with the rule: "Whoever rushes something before its time is punished by being deprived of it." As for the Muslim, what is required of him is to perfect the work regardless of its speed. Haste is not blameworthy if the work is perfected; rather, it is praiseworthy if what was commanded is not lost, as Allah Almighty says: "And they hasten to good deeds."
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