«وَلَا تَأْتِ أَمْرًا إِذَا مَا اشْتَبَهْ»
Do not rush into a matter when it remains unclear.
Lā taʾti is a prohibition, amran its object, and idhā mā ishtabah supplies the condition of uncertainty. The warning is against premature action while a matter remains ambiguous.
It supports a sequence of discernment, investigation and action. It does not establish that all risk-taking is wrong; the condition is unresolved doubt about the particular undertaking.
An unrestricted “never act” ignores the explicit condition of ambiguity.