Hadith 266

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ خُزَيْمَةَ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا يُوسُفُ بْنُ مُوسَى ، قَال : حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ ، عَنِ الْعَلاءِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى الِلَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِنَّ اللَّهَ لا يَنَامُ ، وَلا يَنْبَغِي لَهُ أَنْ يَنَامَ ، يَخْفِضُ الْقِسْطَ وَيَرْفَعُهُ ، يُرْفَعُ إِلَيْهِ عَمَلُ النَّهَارِ قَبْلُ اللَّيْلِ ، وَعَمَلُ اللَّيْلِ قَبْلُ النَّهَارِ ، حِجَابُهُ النُّورُ ، لَوْ كُشِفَ طَبَقُهَا أَحْرَقَ سُبُحَاتُ وَجْهِهِ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ أَدْرَكَهُ بَصَرُهُ ، وَاضِعٌ يَدَهُ لِمُسِيءِ اللَّيْلِ لِيَتُوبَ بِالنَّهَارِ ، وَلُمُسِيءِ النَّهَارِ لِيَتُوبَ بِاللَّيْلِ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ مِنْ مَغْرِبِهَا " .
Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, Allah Almighty does not sleep, and it does not befit His Majesty that He should sleep. He lowers and raises the scales. The deeds of the day are presented before Him before the coming of the night, and the deeds of the night before the coming of the day. His veil is light. If He were to remove the veil, the radiance of His countenance would burn everything that His sight reaches. He has extended His hand of mercy during the night for the sinner of the day, so that He may accept his repentance during the day, and He has extended His hand during the day for the sinner of the night, so that He may accept his repentance during the night." (This will continue) until the sun rises from the west.
Hadith Reference صحیح ابن حبان / كتاب الإيمان / 266
Hadith Grading فضيلة الشيخ الإمام محمد ناصر الدين الألباني صحيح - «ظلال الجنة» (614): م. فضيلة الشيخ العلّامة شُعيب الأرناؤوط إسناده صحيح على شرط البخاري.