RIYAD-US-SALIHIN by #Imam_An_Nawawi >> LESSON-8 (Hadith No. 16-18) ************ Section A: THE BOOK OF MISCELLANY ============ (2nd Unit of) Chapter 2: REPENTANCE . . >> HADITH NO. 16. Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) said: Allah, the Exalted, will continue to stretch out His Hand in the night so that the sinners of the day may repent, and continue to stretch His Hand in the daytime so that the sinners of the night may repent, until the sun rises from the west. [Muslim]. = #Commentary: This Hadith confirms an essential Attribute of Allah, i.e., the Hand which He stretches out anytime He wishes without drawing similarity to it, nor interpretation. Such was the attitude of the pious predecessors with regards to all of the essential Attributes of Allah. It is also deduced from this Hadith that if one commits a sin during any hour of day or night, he should immediately seek the forgiveness of Allah as a result. . . >> HADITH NO. 17. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) narrated: Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) said, He who repents before the sun rises from the west, Allah will forgive him. [Muslim]. = #Commentary: Taubah means returning to Allah from sins. When a person commits a sin, he goes away from Allah. When he repents, he returns to Allah and desires for being pardoned by Him, and getting near Him. This returning towards Him is Taubah. When it is said that Allah turns towards him, it means that Allah accepts his repentance. . . >> HADITH NO. 18 Abdullah bin Umar bin Al-Khattab (May Allah be pleased with them) reported that: The Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) said, Allah accepts a slaves repentance as long as the latter is not on his death bed [Ghargharah] (that is, before the soul of the dying person reaches the throat). [At-Tirmidhi, who categorised it as Hadith Hasan]. = #Commentary: The word Ghargharah means the stage when soul is about to leave the body and reaches the throat. In other words, the time when one suffers the agony of death. Hadith Hasan means that Hadith the authenticity of which is connected without any technical defect. Their narrators, however, are next to those of Hadith Sahih. In the opinion of Muhaddithin (Hadith scholars), Hadith Hasan is also reliable as Hadith Sahih.
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