Ashrat al-Saah - al-WabilYusuf al-Wabil

The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, also said, “Allah, Mighty and Majestic, has placed in the west a gate for repentance whose width is a journey of seventy years. It will not close until the sun rises from that direction. This is the meaning of Allah Most High’s words: ‘On the Day some of your Lord’s signs arrive, no soul will benefit from its faith if it had not believed before …’” (1).

Some scholars (2) hold that those whose faith will not be accepted are the disbelievers who witness the sun rising from the west. If, however, a long time passes and people forget the event, then the faith of disbelievers and the repentance of sinners will be accepted.

Al-Qurtubī said, “The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, ‘Allah accepts His servant’s repentance so long as he has not begun the death rattle’ (3); that is, before his soul reaches the top of his throat. This is the moment of direct witnessing, when he sees his place in Paradise and his place in Hell. One who witnesses the sun rising from the west is in the same position. Accordingly,

(1) Al-Tirmidhī narrated it in the chapter “The Virtue of Repentance and Seeking Forgiveness” (9/517–518, with *Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi*). Al-Tirmidhī said: “This is a sound, authentic hadith.” Ibn Kathīr said: “Al-Nasāʾī graded it authentic.” *Tafsīr Ibn Kathīr* (3/369). (2) See al-Qurtubī, *Al-Tadhkira* (p. 706), and *Tafsīr al-Ālūsī* (8/63). (3) *Musnad al-Imām Ahmad* (9/17–18), hadith no. 6160, edited by Ahmad Shākir, who said: “Its chain of transmission is sound.” The word *yagharghir* contains two dotted *ghayns*—the first vowelled with *a* and the second with *i*—and the letter *r* occurs twice. It means that his soul has not yet reached his throat. *Al-gharghara* (gargling) means placing a drink in the mouth and moving it back and forth as far as the base of the throat without swallowing it. See *Al-Nihāya fī Gharīb al-Hadīth* (3/360) and Ahmad Shākir’s *Sharh Musnad Ahmad* (9/18).
وقال ﵊: "إن الله ﷿ جعل بالمغرب بابًا عرضه مسيرة سبعين عامًا للتوبة، لا يغلق حتّى تطلع الشّمس من قبله، وذلك قول الله ﵎: ﴿يَوْمَ يَأْتِي بَعْضُ آيَاتِ رَبِّكَ لَا يَنْفَعُ نَفْسًا إِيمَانُهَا لَمْ تَكُنْ آمَنَتْ ... ﴾ الآية (١). ويرى بعض العلماء (٢) أن الذين لا يُقبل إيمانُهم هم الكِفار الذين عاينوا طلوع الشّمس من مغربها، أمّا إذا امتدَّ الزّمان، ونسي النَّاس ذلك؛ فإنّه يُقْبل إيمان الكفار وتوبة العصاة. قال القرطبي: "قال ﷺ: "إن الله يقبل توبة العبد ما لم يغرغر" (٣)؛ أي: تبلغ روحه رأس حلقه، وذلك وقت المعاينة الّذي يرى فيه مقعده من الجنَّة ومقعده من النّار، فالمشاهد لطلوع الشّمس من مغربها مثله، وعلى
(١) رواه التّرمذيّ في باب ما جاء في فضل التوبة والاستغفار، (٩/ ٥١٧ - ٥١٨ - مع تحفة الأحوذي). قال التّرمذيّ: "هذا حديث حسن صحيح". وقال ابن كثير: "صححه النسائي". "تفسير ابن كثير" (٣/ ٣٦٩). (٢) انظر: "التذكرة" للقرطبي، (ص ٧٠٦)، و"تفسير الألوسي" (٨/ ٦٣). (٣) "مسند الإِمام أحمد" (٩/ ١٧ - ١٨) (ح ٦١٦٠)، تحقيق أحمد شاكر، وقال: "إسناده صحيح". ومعنى (يغرغر)؛ بغينين معجمتين، الأولى مفتوحة، والثّانية مكسورة، وبراء مكررة، ومعناه: لم تبلغ روحه حلقومه. (الغرغرة): أن يجعل المشروب في. الفم، ويردِّده إلى أصل الحلق، ولا يبلع. انظر: "النهاية في غريب الحديث" (٣/ ٣٦٠)، و"شرح مسند أحمد" (٩/ ١٨) لأحمد شاكر.

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