703 — Abū Hafs ʿUmar ibn al-Hasan ibn Nasr, the judge of Aleppo, narrated to us, saying: al-Mu’ammal ibn Ihāb narrated to us, saying: Mālik ibn Suʿayr narrated to us, saying: al-Aʿmash narrated to us, from Abū Sālih, from Abū Hurayra and Abū Saʿīd; ⦗1133⦘ Mālik also narrated from Abū Ishāq, from Abū Muslim al-Agharr, from Abū Hurayra and Abū Saʿīd; and from Habīb ibn Abī Thābit, from Abū Muslim al-Agharr, from Abū Hurayra and Abū Saʿīd. They both said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “Allah, Mighty and Majestic, waits until the night reaches its midpoint. He—blessed and exalted is He—then descends to the lowest heaven and says: ‘Is there anyone seeking forgiveness, that he may be forgiven? Is there anyone supplicating, that he may be answered? Is there anyone repenting, that I may accept his repentance?’ This continues until dawn breaks.”