Quran Universe
10:11

۞وَلَوۡ يُعَجِّلُ ٱللَّهُ لِلنَّاسِ ٱلشَّرَّ ٱسۡتِعۡجَالَهُم بِٱلۡخَيۡرِ لَقُضِيَ إِلَيۡهِمۡ أَجَلُهُمۡۖ فَنَذَرُ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَرۡجُونَ لِقَآءَنَا فِي طُغۡيَٰنِهِمۡ يَعۡمَهُونَ

Walaw yuAAajjilu Allahu lilnnasi alshsharra istiAAjalahum bialkhayri laqudiya ilayhim ajaluhum fanatharu allatheena la yarjoona liqaana fee tughyanihim yaAAmahoona

And if Allah was to hasten for the people the evil [they invoke] as He hastens for them the good, their term would have been ended for them. But We leave the ones who do not expect the meeting with Us, in their transgression, wandering blindly

Word by word
  1. ۞وَلَوۡAnd if
  2. يُعَجِّلُhastens
  3. ٱللَّهُ(by) Allah
  4. لِلنَّاسِfor the mankind
  5. ٱلشَّرَّthe evil
  6. ٱسۡتِعۡجَالَهُم(as) He hastens for them
  7. بِٱلۡخَيۡرِthe good
  8. لَقُضِيَsurely,would have been decreed
  9. إِلَيۡهِمۡfor them
  10. أَجَلُهُمۡۖtheir term
  11. فَنَذَرُBut We leave
  12. ٱلَّذِينَthose who
  13. لَا(do) not
  14. يَرۡجُونَexpect
  15. لِقَآءَنَاthe meeting with Us
  16. فِيin
  17. طُغۡيَٰنِهِمۡtheir transgression
  18. يَعۡمَهُونَwandering blindly
Yunus · 10:11Makkah

Thank Allah He does not answer your angry prayers.

His patience with words said in anger

Two kinds of prayer
prayer for goodHe answers it
curse in angeron self, child, money
He holds back
mercyor they would be ruined
What anger asks for
I meant itwords in the heat
He knows you did notso He waits

Mujahid said this is a man who, angry, says of his son or his money: O Allah, do not bless him, curse him. Ibn Kathir explains Allah does not answer such prayers out of mercy, since they do not truly want harm. The Prophet ﷺ warned not to pray against yourselves, your children, or your wealth.

The kid breaks the phone screen. You snap, and words come out you would never want answered. Allah's patience caught them. Next time, catch them yourself.

Words said in anger do not really matter.

Allah shields me from my own angry words, and I should guard them too.

Try this

When you feel anger rise today, swap the harsh sentence for a short dua for good.

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Simplified reflection. Read the tafsir for scholarship.draft
Tafsir Ibn Kathir

And were Allah to hasten for mankind the evil as He hastens for them the good then they would have been ruined. So We leave those who expect not their meeting with Us, in their trespasses, wandering blindly in distraction (11)

Allah does not respond to the Requests for Evil like He does with the Requests for Good

Allah 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 لَقُضِيَ 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 الْإِنسَانُ بِالشَّرِّ دُعَاءَهُ 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."