´Ibn `Umar narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:` “Indeed Allah accepts the repentance of a slave as long as (his soul does not reach his throat).”
Abu Amir Al-'Aqdi narrated from Abdur Rahman, with this chain, a similar hadith.
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
The soul should not reach up to the throat in order to depart from the body.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 3537
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
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By "naz‘" is meant the commencement of the process of the soul being taken.
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When the angels of death appear, the connection with the Hereafter is established.
Therefore, the opportunity for repentance comes to an end.
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A servant should repent as soon as possible, for one does not know when the final moment will arrive.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 4253