Surah Yunus • Ayah 11

Allah does not respond to the Requests for Evil like He does with the Requests for GoodAllah tells us about His Forbearance and Benevolence with His servants. He does not respond to them when they pray with evil intentions against themselves, their wealth or their children during times of grief or anger. He knows that they do not truly intend evil for themselves so He doesn't respond to them. This is in reality kindness and mercy. On the other hand, He responds to them when they pray for themselves, wealth and money, with good, blessing and growth. Allah has said,وَلَوْ يُعَجِّلُ اللَّهُ لِلنَّاسِ الشَّرَّ اسْتِعْجَالَهُم بِالْخَيْرِ لَقُضِىَ إِلَيْهِمْ أَجَلُهُمْ(And were Allah to hasten for mankind the evil as He hastens for them the good then they would have been ruined.) This means that if He had responded to all of their evil requests, He would have destroyed them. However, people should avoid praying for evil as much as they can. Abu Bakr Al-Bazzar recorded in his Musnad that Jabir said, "Allah's Messenger ﷺ said:«لَا تَدْعُوا عَلَى أَنْفُسِكُمْ، لَا تَدْعُوا عَلَى أَوْلَادِكُمْ، لَا تَدْعُوا عَلَى أَمْوَالِكُمْ، لَا تُوَافِقُوا مِنَ اللهِ سَاعَةً فِيهَا إِجَابَةٌ فَيَسْتَجِيبَ لَكُم»(Do not pray against yourselves, do not pray against your children, do not pray against your wealth, for your prayer may coincide with a time of response from Allah and Allah will respond to you.) This Hadith was also recorded by Abu Dawud. This is similar to what is understood from the following Ayah:وَيَدْعُ الإِنْسَـنُ بِالشَّرِّ دُعَآءَهُ بِالْخَيْرِ(And man invokes (Allah) for evil as he invokes (Allah) for good. )17:11 In regard to the interpretation of this Ayah,وَلَوْ يُعَجِّلُ اللَّهُ لِلنَّاسِ الشَّرَّ اسْتِعْجَالَهُم بِالْخَيْرِ(And were Allah to hasten for mankind the evil as He hastens for them the good) Mujahid said: "It is the man saying to his son or money when he is angry, `O Allah don't bless him (or it) and curse him (or it).' Should Allah respond to this man in this request as He responds to him with good, He would destroy them."

اللہ تعالٰی اپنے احسانات کا تذکرہ فرماتے ہیں ٭٭فرمان ہے کہ ” میرے الطاف اور میری مہربانیوں کو دیکھو، کہ بندے کبھی کبھی تنگ آ کر، گھبرا کر اپنے لیے، اپنے بال بچوں کے لیے اپنے مالک کے لیے، بد دعائیں کربیٹھتے ہیں لیکن میں انہیں قبول کرنے میں جلدی نہیں کرتا، ورنہ وہ کسی گھر کے نہ رہیں جیسے کہ میں انہی چیزوں کی برکت کی دعائیں قبول فرما لیا کرتا ہوں، ورنہ یہ تباہ ہو جاتے “۔ پس بندوں کو ایسی بدعاؤں سے پرہیز کرنا چاہیئے۔ چنانچہ مسند بزار کی حدیث میں ہے رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم فرماتے ہیں، اپنی جان و مال پر بد دعا نہ کرو۔ ایسا نہ ہو کہ کسی قبولیت کی ساعت موافقت کر جائے اور وہ بد دعا قبول ہو جائے ۔ [سنن ابوداود:1532،قال الشيخ الألباني:صحیح] ‏ اسی مضمون کا بیان «وَيَدْعُ الإِنْسَـنُ بِالشَّرِّ دُعَآءَهُ بِالْخَيْرِ» [17-الإسراء:11] ‏ میں ہے، غرض یہ ہے کہ انسان کا کسی وقت اپنی اولاد مال وغیرہ کے لیے بد دعا کرنا کہ اللہ اسے غارت کرے وغیرہ۔ ایک نیک دعاؤں کی طرح قبولیت میں ہی آ جایا کرے تو لوگ برباد ہوجائیں۔صفحہ نمبر3659

آیت 11 وَلَوْ یُعَجِّلُ اللّٰہُ للنَّاس الشَّرَّ اسْتِعْجَالَہُمْ بالْخَیْرِ ”اور اگر اللہ جلدی کردیتا لوگوں کے لیے شر ‘ جیسے کہ وہ جلدی چاہتے ہیں خیر“انسان جلد باز ہے ‘ وہ چاہتا ہے کہ اس کی کوششوں کے نتائج جلد از جلد اس کے سامنے آجائیں۔ مگر اللہ تو بڑا حکیم ہے ‘ اس نے ہر کام اور ہر واقعہ کے لیے اپنی مشیت اور حکمت کے مطابق وقت مقرر کر رکھا ہے۔ وہ خوب جانتا ہے کہ کس کام میں خیر ہے اور کس میں خیر نہیں ہے۔ اگر اللہ انسان کی غلطیوں اور برائیوں کے بدلے اور نتائج بھی فوراً ہی ان کے سامنے رکھ دیا کرتا اور ان کے جرائم کی سزائیں بھی فوراً ہی ان کو دے دیا کرتا تو :لَقُضِیَ اِلَیْہِمْ اَجَلُہُمْ ط ”ان کی اجل پوری ہوچکی ہوتی“یعنی ان کی مہلت عمر کبھی کی ختم ہوچکی ہوتی۔فَنَذَرُ الَّذِیْنَ لاَ یَرْجُوْنَ لِقَآءَ نَا فِیْ طُغْیَانِہِمْ یَعْمَہُوْنَ ”پھر ہم ان لوگوں کو چھوڑ دیں گے جو ہم سے ملاقات کے امیدوار نہیں ‘ کہ وہ اپنی سرکشی میں اندھے ہو کر بڑھتے چلے جائیں۔“پھر وہی بات دہرائی گئی ہے۔ اس انداز میں ایک شان استغناء ہے کہ اگر وہ ہمیں ملنے کے امیدوار نہیں تو ہماری نظر التفات کو بھی ان سے کوئی دلچسپی نہیں۔

CommentaryThe first of the seven verses cited above relates to people who deny 'Akhirah (Hereafter, life to come). For this reason, when they are warned against the punishment of 'Akhirah, they mockingly say, ` if you are telling the truth, bring this punishment now' or say something like, ` why would this punishment not come soon enough?' This was like what Nadr ibn Harith had said, ` O Allah, if this thing is true, let stones rain down upon us from the heavens, or send some other severe punishment.'It has been answered in the same verse by saying that Allah Ta` ala is, after all, powerful over everything. He can send the promised punishment instantly, right now. But, in His infinite wisdom and mercy, He prefers not to do so. When people like these wish to have evil and hardship sent upon them, they do not realize what they were doing. Had Allah Ta` ala been granting their curses on themselves as soon as they wished - similar to how He would answer their positive prayers fairly often - all of them would have been destroyed to the last man.From here we learn that it is the customary practice of Allah Ta` ala that He would answer prayers for one's good fairly often and if, on one or the other occasion, a prayer is not answered due to some wise consideration, it would not be contrary to the general rule. But, the case of a person who, because of his ignorance, or anger, or grief, falls into the error of hurling on himself or his family a curse in the fair name of prayer is different. Similar to this is the unfortunate one who invites Divine punishment, due against those who reject the truth of a Here-after, to fall on him, as if playing a game with God. Allah Ta` ala does not accept these prayers promptly, instead, gives them respite so that the denier gets the time to think and abstain from his denial. Or, if the curse has been invoked because of some sudden grief, anger or desperation, then one gets the lease of time to sort out his conduct, avoid what is bad about it and try to stay away from it thereafter.Ibn Jarir on the authority of Qatadah and al-Bukhari and Muslim on the authority of Mujahid report that, at this place, the invoking of curse refers to what an angry person sometimes does when he breaks into supplicating adversely to the effect that his children, wealth or property be destroyed. Even if the person were to blurt out words of curse on these, it will stand included therein. Allah Ta` ala, in His infinite mercy, does not hasten to answer such prayers. Imam al-Qurtubi, on the authority of a Hadith narrative, reports that the Holy Prophet ﷺ said, ` I have prayed to Allah jalla thana'uh imploring Him not to answer the curse invoked by a friend or relative upon another friend or relative.' Shahr ibn Hawshab says, ` I have read that angels appointed to take care of human needs have been instructed by Allah Ta` ala, in His mercy, that they should not write down what His servant says in grief or anger.' (Qurtubi)Despite what has been said here, there are occasions when comes that moment of Divine approval in which what one is saying on the spot gets to be accepted instantly. Therefore, the Holy Prophet ﷺ said, ` never pray that evil may fall on your children or things you own - lest, that time be the time the prayer is to be accepted - and the curse so invoked may stand answered (and activated) all of a sudden (causing you remorse afterwards).' This Hadith on the authority of Sayyidna Jabir ؓ appears in the Sahih of Muslim under the event of the battle of Buwat.The outcome of all these Hadith reports is as follows. As obvious, the main address in the verse under reference concerns the deniers of 'Akhirah who demanded an instant punishment. But, in view of its universality, it includes Muslims as well, who may also break into invoking a curse on themselves or on their belongings and children under some fit of grief or anger. Such is the customary practice of Allah Ta` ala, because of His grace and compassion, that he deals with both of them in the same manner. He does not allow such invocations for curses to be actualized and implemented instantly so that the erring person gets the opportunity to think it out and rescind.