Evaluative study on tardiness: Lessons for contemporary Muslims

Creation of the universe and time is made for a decisive goal. Every creature is given a chance to develop and grow for the ultimate goal which is to worship the Creator, Allah (SWT): Does Man think that he will be left uncontrolled (without purpose? The answer is no. This paper, therefore tries to highlight how to avoid wastes of time and procrastination. Procrastination is the habit of postponing necessary work. It is an act of laziness and weak faith (Iman) to delay today's work till tomorrow. What guaranty do we have that we will live up to tomorrow? Little or nothing is also mentioned of the provision of Shariah in respect of tardiness. It is therefore germane to highlight some of these areas of Sharia that teach civilized ways of doing things in order to correct the wrong impression of labeling Islamic law as barbaric and archaic law.