What is Sunan Ibn Majah 3991 about?

This hadith from Sunan Ibn Majah (Book of Zuhd), narrated by It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:, states: "“Allah accepts the repentance of His slave so long as the death rattle has not yet reached his throat.”"

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This hadith is graded Sahih. Sahih hadiths are considered the most authentic grade in hadith classification.

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This hadith is from Sunan Ibn Majah, which contains 4,345 hadiths across 38 books. It is hadith number 3991 in the Book of Zuhd.

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Sunan Ibn Majah #3991

Zuhd

Sahih

The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.

حَدَّثَنَا رَاشِدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الرَّمْلِيُّ، أَنْبَأَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ ثَوْبَانَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ، عَنْ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ نُفَيْرٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ ‏:‏ ‏ "‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَيَقْبَلُ تَوْبَةَ الْعَبْدِ مَا لَمْ يُغَرْغِرْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

“Allah accepts the repentance of His slave so long as the death rattle has not yet reached his throat.”

Narrated by It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:

Context

In this narration, Abdullah bin 'Amr shares a profound statement from the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) regarding Allah's acceptance of repentance until the moment of death. This highlights the mercy of Allah and the importance of seeking forgiveness throughout one's life.

Modern Application

This principle encourages individuals to seek forgiveness and make amends in their lives. It serves as a reminder that it's never too late to turn back to Allah and rectify past mistakes.

Topics

This hadith is tagged with Repentance and Forgiveness because it emphasizes the significance of seeking forgiveness from Allah before the end of life.

Repentance Forgiveness

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ثُمَّ يَتُوبُ ٱللَّهُ مِنۢ بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَىٰ مَن يَشَآءُ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌۭ رَّحِيمٌۭ

Then Allah will accept repentance after that for whom He wills; and Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

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إِنَّمَا ٱلتَّوْبَةُ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ لِلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ ٱلسُّوٓءَ بِجَهَٰلَةٍۢ ثُمَّ يَتُوبُونَ مِن قَرِيبٍۢ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ يَتُوبُ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ ۗ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًۭا

The repentance accepted by Allah is only for those who do wrong in ignorance [or carelessness] and then repent soon after. It is those to whom Allah will turn in forgiveness, and Allah is ever Knowing and Wise.

وَٱللَّهُ يُرِيدُ أَن يَتُوبَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَيُرِيدُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَتَّبِعُونَ ٱلشَّهَوَٰتِ أَن تَمِيلُوا۟ مَيْلًا عَظِيمًۭا

Allah wants to accept your repentance, but those who follow [their] passions want you to digress [into] a great deviation.

وَلَيْسَتِ ٱلتَّوْبَةُ لِلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا حَضَرَ أَحَدَهُمُ ٱلْمَوْتُ قَالَ إِنِّى تُبْتُ ٱلْـَٰٔنَ وَلَا ٱلَّذِينَ يَمُوتُونَ وَهُمْ كُفَّارٌ ۚ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَعْتَدْنَا لَهُمْ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًۭا

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," or of those who die while they are disbelievers. For them We have prepared a painful punishment.

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Al-Baqara (The Cow)

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فَتَلَقَّىٰٓ ءَادَمُ مِن رَّبِّهِۦ كَلِمَٰتٍۢ فَتَابَ عَلَيْهِ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلتَّوَّابُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

Then Adam received from his Lord [some] words, and He accepted his repentance. Indeed, it is He who is the Accepting of repentance, the Merciful.

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This hadith is #3991 from Sunan Ibn Majah, in the Book of Zuhd. It is graded Sahih and narrated by It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:.

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