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Sunan Ibn Majah 4070 (Book 36, Hadith 145) #33425
Open Door of Repentance

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) taught that there is an open door of repentance towards the west, which will remain open until the sun rises from that direction. After that, faith will not benefit any soul who did not believe before or earn anything good through its faith.

It was narrated from Safwan bin 'Assal that the Messenger of Allah said: "Towards the west (ie, the place of the setting of the sun) there is an open door, seventy years wide. That door will remain open for repentance until the sun rises from this direction. When it rises from this direction, faith will not benefit any soul that did not believe before or earn anything good through its faith".
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُوسَى، عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ زِرٍّ، عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ عَسَّالٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ ـ ‏ "‏ إِنَّ مِنْ قِبَلِ مَغْرِبِ الشَّمْسِ بَابًا مَفْتُوحًا عَرْضُهُ سَبْعُونَ سَنَةً فَلاَ يَزَالُ ذَلِكَ الْبَابُ مَفْتُوحًا لِلتَّوْبَةِ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ مِنْ نَحْوِهِ فَإِذَا طَلَعَتْ مِنْ نَحْوِهِ لَمْ يَنْفَعْ نَفْسًا إِيمَانُهَا لَمْ تَكُنْ آمَنَتْ مِنْ قَبْلُ أَوْ كَسَبَتْ فِي إِيمَانِهَا خَيْرًا

TOPICS
shams  *  repentance  *  faith  *  sun  *  belief  *  tawbah  *  iman

QUICK LESSONS:
Take advantage of opportunities for repentance while they are available; Believe in Allah; Strive for perfection; Never give up on your beliefs .

EXPLANATIONS:
The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) taught us about the importance of repentance and belief in Allah. He said that there is an open door towards the west, which is seventy years wide. This door remains open for people to repent until the sun rises from this direction. After this point, faith will no longer benefit those who have not believed before or earned anything good through their faith. This hadith teaches us about how important it is to repent and believe in Allah while we still have time because once it passes, we may no longer be able to reap any benefits from our faith and beliefs. It also reminds us of how merciful Allah is by giving us a chance to repent even after we have done wrong deeds or neglected our duties as Muslims.

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