The benefits of the saying of Allah the Exalted: << قالت إن الملوك إذا دخلوا قرية أفسدوها وجعلوا أعزة أهلهآ أذلة وكذلك يفعلون >
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And in this is evidence of this woman's prudence as well, in that she considered the consequences. [An-Naml 27:34] Thus, a person of sound mind should not judge matters by their beginnings or appearances, but rather by their outcomes.
For a thing may have beginnings and appearances that seem beneficial in a person's view, but upon reflection, the matter turns out to be the opposite. But is it better to act quickly or to be deliberate?
As a rule, being deliberate is better, because if a person is deliberate, he does not regret what he has done. But if he rushes, he is the one who becomes prone to regret. How many words has a person said wishing he had not said them, and how many deeds has he done wishing he had not done them?
But despite this, one should use prudence in matters. One should not be so deliberate that the objective is lost, nor so hasty that regret results. I think I recited two verses to you on this meaning. Do you remember them?
The student: About prudence?
The Shaykh : No. About the fact that sometimes rushing is better and sometimes being deliberate is better.
The student: ........The Shaykh :
The deliberate one may attain some of his need
And perhaps a people missed the greatest of their affairs
And there may be a slip with the hasty one
Had they been deliberate, the opinion would have been sound
And this is true and a reality. The important point is that we say: if the matter is between rushing and being deliberate, and rushing is not the stronger position, then being deliberate is better. Because a person has the matter in his hand as long as he has not done anything. But if he does something, the matter is lost to him and he is unable to get rid of it.
The student: Is it taken from the verse?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: How?
The Shaykh : It is taken from the verse because it is[An-Naml 27:34] She considered the consequences, and considering the consequences necessitates either rushing or being deliberate. For example, a person may see that if he does not rush, the objective will be lost, so he rushes. Or if he rushes, a defect will occur, so he is deliberate. So it is taken from her saying: [An-Naml 27:34]
Indeed kings - when they enter a city, they ruin it
إِنَّ الْمُلُوكَ إِذَا دَخَلُوا قَرْيَةً أَفْسَدُوهَاFor a thing may have beginnings and appearances that seem beneficial in a person's view, but upon reflection, the matter turns out to be the opposite. But is it better to act quickly or to be deliberate?
As a rule, being deliberate is better, because if a person is deliberate, he does not regret what he has done. But if he rushes, he is the one who becomes prone to regret. How many words has a person said wishing he had not said them, and how many deeds has he done wishing he had not done them?
But despite this, one should use prudence in matters. One should not be so deliberate that the objective is lost, nor so hasty that regret results. I think I recited two verses to you on this meaning. Do you remember them?
The student: About prudence?
The Shaykh : No. About the fact that sometimes rushing is better and sometimes being deliberate is better.
The student: ........The Shaykh :
The deliberate one may attain some of his need
And perhaps a people missed the greatest of their affairs
And there may be a slip with the hasty one
Had they been deliberate, the opinion would have been sound
And this is true and a reality. The important point is that we say: if the matter is between rushing and being deliberate, and rushing is not the stronger position, then being deliberate is better. Because a person has the matter in his hand as long as he has not done anything. But if he does something, the matter is lost to him and he is unable to get rid of it.
The student: Is it taken from the verse?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: How?
The Shaykh : It is taken from the verse because it is