وَيَبْسُطُ يَدَهُ بِالنَّهَارِ لِيَتُوبَ مُسِيءُ اللَّيْلِ
He stretches out His Hand during the day so that the people may repent for the fault committed from dusk to dawn.
Sahih Muslim 2759a, b · Source checked
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Source
Sahih Muslim 2759a, b
Book 50, Hadith 36
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What It Means: Reading in Context
Abu Musa reports this saying about opportunities to repent by night and by day. “He” refers to Allah; the excerpt selects the daytime clause and preserves the displayed translation. The narration also mentions repentance at night and an endpoint before the sun rises in the west. The source groups references 2759a and 2759b. This entry comes from Sahih Muslim 2759a, b. The displayed text is an excerpt, not the complete narration. Follow the source link to read the narrator, full wording and in-book reference together. A hadith number identifies the source used here; numbering systems can differ between editions. Being able to inspect a source is important when a short statement is shared outside its original setting. The accompanying reflection is an editorial prompt for everyday conduct. It is not part of the hadith and does not replace explanation from qualified scholarship. Avoid extending a short reminder into a religious ruling that the entry itself does not establish.
REFLECTION · EDITORIAL
If you recognise a wrong, begin to put it right rather than waiting for a perfect moment. Seek forgiveness and repair harm where you can.
This reflection is not Qur’an, hadith or an authoritative tafsir.