Verily, Allah Almighty extends His Hand during the night so the sinner of the day may repent, and He extends His Hand during the day so the sinner of the night may repent until the sun rises from its west
Abu Mūsa (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"Verily, Allah Almighty extends His Hand during the night so the sinner of the day may repent, and He extends His Hand during the day so the sinner of the night may repent until the sun rises from its west."
«إِنَّ اللهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَبْسُطُ يَدَهُ بِاللَّيْلِ لِيَتُوبَ مُسِيءُ النَّهَارِ، وَيَبْسُطُ يَدَهُ بِالنَّهَارِ لِيَتُوبَ مُسِيءُ اللَّيْلِ، حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ مِنْ مَغْرِبِهَا».
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informs that: Allah Almighty accepts repentance from His slaves. When the slave commits a sin during the day and repents at night, Allah accepts his repentance; and when he commits a sin during the night and repents at day, Allah accepts his repentance as well. Allah Almighty extends His Hand to repentance by way of joy and acceptance. The door of repentance will remain open until the sun rises from the west, indicating the end of the world. When this happens, the door of repentance will be shut.
The acceptance of repentance will continue as long as its door is open, and its door will be shut when the sun rises from the west, and as long as one repents before the death rattle, i.e., when the soul reaches the throat.
One's sin should not lead him to be desperate and hopeless because Allah's pardon and mercy are vast and the door of repentance is open.
Conditions of repentance: First: To abandon the sin. Second: To regret doing it. Third: To be determined not to return to it ever. This applies in case the sin has to do with the rights of Allah Almighty; however, if it is related to others' rights, then a condition of the validity of the repentance is to restore the right to its owner or the one to whom the right is due forgives him.
Sahīh Muslim (4/ 2113) (2759).
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نزهة المتقين شرح رياض الصالحين.
لمجموعة من الباحثين (1/ 35).
شرح رياض الصالحين.
لابن عثيمين (1/ 103).
بهجة الناظرين شرح رياض الصالحين.
لسليم الهلالي (1/ 55).
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8 Books- الله -جل جلاله- أنيس المحبين وملاذ القاصدين“Allah expands His Hand during the night so the sinners of the day may repent, and He expands His Hand during the day so the sinners of the night may repent. He keeps doing so until the sun rises from the west.”
- Rawh wa Rayāhīn Sharh Riyād Al-Sālihīnرياض الصالحين مع فوائد وهدايات - 1 “Allah Almighty stretches His hand during the night so that the sinners of the day may repent, and He stretches His hand in the day so that the sinners of the night may repent. He keeps doing so until the sun rises from the west.”
- Rawh wa Rayāhīn Sharh Riyād Al-Sālihīnرياض الصالحين مع فوائد وهدايات - 3“Allah Almighty stretches His hand during the night so that the sinners of the day may repent, and He stretches His hand in the day so that the sinners of the night may repent. He keeps doing so until the sun rises from the west.”
- Patient-Related Fatwasفتاوى المرضى "Verily, Allah Almighty extends His Hand during the night so the sinner of the day may repent, and He extends His Hand during the day so the sinner of the night may repent until the sun rises from its west."
- The Imān (faith) that Allah has ordained on His servants, based on the noble Qur'an and the Prophetic Sunnah."Allah expands His Hand during the night so the sinners of the day may repent, and expands His Hand during the day so the sinners of the night may repent. He keeps doing so until the sun rises from the west."
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- مجموعة زاد العقيدة (2)1«إن ﷲ يبسُطُ يدَه بالليلِ ليتوبَ مسيءُ النهارِ، ويبسطُ يدَه بالنَّهارِ ليتوبَ مسيءُ الليلِ حتى تطلعَ الشمسُ من مغربِها»
- نصوص مختارة للرمضانإِنَّ اللهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَبْسُطُ يَدَهُ بِاللَّيْلِ لِيَتُوبَ مُسِيءُ النَّهَارِ، وَيَبْسُطُ يَدَهُ بِالنَّهَارِ لِيَتُوبَ مُسِيءُ اللَّيْلِ، حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ مِنْ مَغْرِبِهَا