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Riyad as-Salihin 18

The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, “Allah accepts a slave’s repentance as long as the latter is not on his death bed (that is, before the soul of the dying person reaches the throat)”.

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وعن أبي عبد الرحمن عبد الله بن عمر بن الخطاب رضي الله عنهما عن

النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «إن الله عز وجل يقبل توبة العبد ما لم يغرغر»

The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, “Allah accepts a slave’s repentance as long as the latter is not on his death bed (that is, before the soul of the dying person reaches the throat)”.

Riyad as-Salihin 18, Book 1, The Book of Miscellany, Hadith 18. 1 min read

What it means

Allah, Blessed and Exalted, accepts the slave's repentance as long as his soul has not yet reached his throat. When it reaches the throat, no repentance is accepted because Allah, the Almighty, says (what means): {But repentance is not [accepted] of those who [continue to] do evil deeds up until, when death comes to one of them, he says: "Indeed, I have repented now."} [Sūrat An-Nisā': 18]

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam an-Nawawi back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam an-NawawiCompiler, died 676 AH
  2. 2Abdullah ibn UmarFrom, Fourth generation, died 238 AH

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