50/5. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2759b — Repentance Day and Night
Acceptance Of Repentance From Sin, Even If The Sin And Repentance Happen Repeatedly
Hadith About Allah Accepting Repentance by Day and Night
Sahih Muslim : 2759b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2759b
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عُبَيْدَةَ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَبْسُطُ يَدَهُ بِاللَّيْلِ لِيَتُوبَ مُسِيءُ النَّهَارِ وَيَبْسُطُ يَدَهُ بِالنَّهَارِ لِيَتُوبَ مُسِيءُ اللَّيْلِ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ مِنْ مَغْرِبِهَا " . وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ نَحْوَهُ .
Abu Musa reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying that Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, Stretches out His Hand during the night so that the people may repent for the fault committed from dawn till dusk and He stretches out His Hand during the day so that the people may repent for the fault committed from dusk to dawn. (He would accept repentance) before the sun rises in the west (before the Day of Resurrection). A hadith like this has been narrated on the authority of Shu'ba with the same chain of transmitters.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2759a, bIn-book reference : Book 50, Hadith 36USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 37, Hadith 6644
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2759b
This narration carries the same repentance day and night hadith. Allah stretches out His Hand at night for the person who did wrong in the day, and He stretches out His Hand in the day for the person who did wrong in the night. The wording guides the reader to see repentance as an open door in daily life. A fault in the day should not be left to grow in the heart. A fault in the night should not make a person lose hope in the morning. The report also mentions the sign of the sun rising from the west as the limit. For searches like Allah stretches out His Hand hadith, this narration is directly about tawbah and hope.
What we learn from this hadith
- The same message is repeated through a supporting narration.
- Daily sins should be followed by repentance without delay.
- Night and day are both mentioned as times to turn back.
- The report connects repentance with the time before the sun rises from the west.
