سورة الأنبياء

Ali ibn Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him): Man is created of haste; when Allah breathed His spirit into Adam and it began from his two feet and reached his knees, man wanted to rise, but he could not. Then Allah said: خُلِقَ الْإِنسَانُ مِنْ عَجَلٍ [Man is created of haste].

Imam Ali (peace be upon him): "Allah the Exalted commanded the angels to prostrate to Adam (peace be upon him); so they all prostrated except Iblis, upon whom be the curse of Allah. Then, after that, Allah created the soul and said to it: 'Enter into this body.' The soul saw a narrow entrance and stopped [and did not enter the body]; so He said to it: 'Enter unwillingly and come out unwillingly.' He said: 'The soul entered through the soft part of the head down to the eyes, and he began looking at himself and heard the glorification of the angels, and when it reached the nose, Adam sneezed, and Allah the Exalted made him speak with praise; so he said: الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ [Praise be to Allah], and that was the first word Adam uttered. Then the True, the Exalted, said: 'May Allah have mercy on you, O Adam! For this I created you, and this is for you and for [that group of] your descendants who say what you have said.' For this reason supplication for the one who sneezes [such as saying yarhamuka Allah] became recommended, and nothing is harder on Iblis than the supplication for the one who sneezes. Then Adam opened his eyes and saw written upon the Throne: لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ [There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah]. And when the soul reached the shin of his leg, he stood up before it reached his feet, and [since the soul had not fully entered his body] he did not have the strength [to stand], and for this reason Allah the Exalted said: خُلِقَ الْإِنْسانُ مِنْ عَجَلٍ [Man is created of haste]."

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): When Allah breathed His spirit into Adam and began from his two feet until it reached his knees, the man wanted to rise, but he could not. Then Allah said: خُلِقَ الْإِنسَانُ مِنْ عَجَلٍ [Man is created of haste].

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): When Adam was created and the soul had flowed through most of his body, he leaped up hastily towards the fruits of Paradise; and a group said: "He resolved to leap."

Imam Ali (peace be upon him): Beware of haste in affairs before their time, and slackness in them when their time comes and they become clear, and stubbornness in them when you do not know their true nature. So place every matter in its proper place, and perform every deed at its proper time.

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): With steadfastness and firmness safety can be attained, and haste and rushing bring regret; whoever begins a task at a time other than its proper time is like one who has reached maturity at a time other than its proper time.

Imam Ali (peace be upon him): Do not hasten a matter before its time, for you will regret it.