Al-Mu'akhkhir

The Delayer, who defers what He wills for a reason of wisdom. It is not permissible to supplicate with one of the names Al-Muqaddim and Al-Mu'akhkhir without mentioning the other. Both are among Allah's attributes of action. He is the One who advances whom He wills and holds back whom He wills. He does not advance the one He has held back, nor hold back the one He has advanced. When Allah defers the endeavours of His servants in a way that sometimes does not match their expectations, there is certainly profound wisdom in it. One must receive His decree with reverence and accept this deferral with the awareness that it is from Him. This is servanthood. The benefits of knowing this name: The Muslim should advance whom Allah has advanced and place behind whom Allah has placed behind. Whoever knows that Allah is Al-Muqaddim and Al-Mu'akhkhir does not rely on the abundance of his worship and good deeds, nor does he despair of Allah because of the abundance of his sins and misdeeds — for many who appear far from Allah are near, and many who appear near are in reality far from Him. He should always take refuge in Allah from an evil end and from putting sins first while deferring acts of worship.

The noble name Al-Mu'akhkhir is recited 846 times as "Ya Mu'akhkhir, jalla jalaluhu" so that undesired persons and things may be kept back. To whoever makes abundant remembrance with the noble name Al-Mu'akhkhir, saying "Ya Mu'akhkhir, jalla jalaluhu", the doors of repentance and godliness are opened.