Great was the wisdom of the Prophet sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention ) which Allah The Almighty granted him. ‘Ali may Allah be pleased with him said, The Prophet sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention ) 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 sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention ) 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 sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention ) disapproved of those who are hasty with their invocations and considered haste one of the reasons that render an invocation unaccepted. The Prophet sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention ) 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-Bukhari 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 sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allah exalt his mention ) said: “Good morals, deliberation and moderation are one part of the twenty-four parts of Prophethood.” [At-Tirmithi: Hasan]
