for the outcome of a Wazifah, seeking the Dunya, fixing marriage, receiving cure, being influenced, when in a crowd, running in a stampede, when selecting a field, when getting a house on rent, keeping servants in the house, labelling someone a sinner, making a decision between two parties, when buying, starting a fight, giving an answer to a Shar’i ruling, coming to a conclusion in children’s quarrel, attaining pleasure from sins, becoming angry, breaking away from the organisation, when speaking, when eating, forming a bad opinion of another, when driving, when crossing the road, when entering or exiting the car, when paying bills etc., giving bad news, when making others understand, complaining, wanting death, forming an opinion, studying, meeting others, giving news, forming an opinion about another person, making a judgement, writing, exams and making a spiritual guide etc. These are some actions which are undertaken with haste. (Remember that this list is not final, there are many other matters too which are undertaken with haste).

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers! We were listening to the harms of haste. Even though haste is a generally Satanic work, nevertheless, there are cases in which it is not, i.e. there are some actions in which being hasty is necessary and liked by the Shari’ah, and they should not be delayed. However, the meaning of being hasty is that one quickly proceeds in taking steps towards fulfilling those actions, not that one ruins those tasks or leaves them incomplete due to hastiness during their actual performance. Keep in mind you should take your time with every action, however, it is better to rush towards religious works as one does not know when death will come. (Mirat-ul-Manajih, vol. 6, pp. 624)

One should do works of the hereafter quickly

It is stated in a Hadees: Calmness should be observed in everything except for the works of the hereafter. (Abu Dawood, vol. 4, pp. 335, Hadees 4810)

Hakeem-ul-Ummat Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan Na’eemi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه states: Meaning, it is good to take time in worldly matters as it is possible that the matter in question is harmful, but its harm becomes apparent after waiting and thus,