Hadith 9857

Yahya related to me from Malik that he had asked Ibn Shihab aboutthe word of Allah, the Majestic, the Mighty, "O you who accept, whenthe call is made for the prayer on the day of jumua, make haste to theremembrance of Allah."(Sura 62 ayat 9). Ibn Shihab said, ''Umar ibnal-Khattab used to recite, 'When the call is made for the prayer onthe day of jumua, go to the remembrance of Allah.' "Maliksaid, "Making haste in the Book of Allah is only deed and action.Allah the Blessed, the Exalted, says 'and when he turns away, he actsin the land' (Sura 2 ayat 205), and He, the Exalted, said, 'and as forthe one who comes to you acting with fear' (Sura 80 ayat 8), and Hesaid, 'then he turned his back, and acted' (Sura 79 ayat 22),and Hesaid, 'Your deeds are diverse' " (Sura 92 ayat 4). Malik said, "Thusmaking haste which Allah mentions in His Book is not running on thefeet or exertion. It only means deed and actions."