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title: "Al-Mu'akhkhir (الْمُؤَخِّرُ)"
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# Al-Mu'akhkhir

**الْمُؤَخِّرُ** — The Delayer

The One who holds back or postpones whomever He wills according to His perfect wisdom.

**Virtue:** Al-Mu'akhkhir declares that Allah delays, sets back, and postpones whatever He wills. He is held in pair with Al-Muqaddim—if one draws forward, the other pushes back. In our lives, when some wishes are delayed, it is by Al-Mu'akhkhir's decree—perhaps for a good to come, perhaps to protect from harm. The servant who reflects on this name does not rebel against late-coming provision, late-coming children, or late-coming healing—they know every delay holds a wisdom with Allah. Prophet Yusuf's (peace be upon him) reunion with his loved ones came after many years—the delay was His plan.

## Related hadith

> The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: 'How wonderful is the affair of the believer; if hardship befalls him, he is patient—and that is good for him.'
> — Müslim, Birr 2999

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