Repent Before Your Seven Hours Are Up!

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بَابُ وُجُوبِ الِاسْتِغْفَارِ مِنَ الذَّنْبِ وَ الْمُبَادَرَةِ بِهِ قَبْلَ سَبْعِ سَاعَاتٍ

“Chapter on the necessity of doing tawbah from sins, and hasten to do it before seven hours”

Source:

1.     Al-`Aamilee, Wasaa’il Al-Shee`ah, vol. 16, Kitaab Jihaad, ch. 85, pg. 64 – 71, hadeeth # 20991 - 21009

الْعَبْدُ بِالْحَسَنَةِ فَيَعْمَلُهَا فَإِنْ هُوَ لَمْ يَعْمَلْهَا كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَهُ حَسَنَةً بِحُسْنِ نِيَّتِهِ وَ إِنَّ هُوَ عَمِلَهَا كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَهُ عَشْراً وَ يَهُمُّ بِالسَّيِّئَةِ أَنْ يَعْمَلَهَا فَإِنْ لَمْ يَعْمَلْهَا لَمْ يُكْتَبْ عَلَيْهِ شَيْ‏ءٌ وَ إِنْ هُوَ عَمِلَهَا أُجِّلَ سَبْعَ سَاعَاتٍ و

“(When) The servant (intends to do) a good action, and if he does not do it, Allaah writes for him 1 good (deed) for his good niyyah (intention). And if he does the action, Allaah writes for him 10 (good deeds). And he intends to do an evil (deed), and if does not do the (evil) action (Allaah) doesn’t write for him anything. And if he does the (evil) action (Allaah) delays (in recording) 7 hours”

Source:

1.     Al-Kulayni, Al-Kaafi, vol. 2, pg. 429 – 430, hadeeth # 4

Grading:

1.       Al-Majlisi said this hadeeth is SaHeeH (Authentic)
à Mir’aat Al-`Uqool, vol. 11, pg. 293

وَ عَنْهُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ وَ عَنْ أَبِي عَلِيٍّ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ وَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى جَمِيعاً عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَهْزِيَارَ عَنْ فَضَالَةَ بْنِ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الصَّمَدِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ الْعَبْدُ الْمُؤْمِنُ إِذَا أَذْنَبَ ذَنْباً أَجَّلَهُ اللَّهُ سَبْعَ سَاعَاتٍ فَإِنِ اسْتَغْفَرَ اللَّهَ لَمْ يُكْتَبْ عَلَيْهِ شَيْ‏ءٌ وَ إِنَّ مَضَتِ السَّاعَاتُ وَ لَمْ يَسْتَغْفِرْ كُتِبَ عَلَيْهِ سَيِّئَةٌ الْحَدِيثَ

Abee `Abd Allaah (عليه السلام) said: “If the believing servant does an evil (act), Allaah delays (the recording) for 7 hours, and if he seeks forgiveness from Allaah, nothing will be written for him, and if 7 hours passes and he does not do tawbah, the evil (deed) is recording for him”

Source:

1.     Al-Kulayni, Al-Kaafi, vol. 2, pg. 437, hadeeth # 3

 أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الْأَشْعَرِيُّ وَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى جَمِيعاً عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ وَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ جَمِيعاً عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَهْزِيَارَ عَنِ النَّضْرِ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ حَفْصٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ مَا مِنْ مُؤْمِنٍ يُذْنِبُ ذَنْباً إِلَّا أَجَّلَهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ سَبْعَ سَاعَاتٍ مِنَ النَّهَارِ فَإِنْ هُوَ تَابَ لَمْ يُكْتَبْ عَلَيْهِ شَيْ‏ءٌ وَ إِنْ هُوَ لَمْ يَفْعَلْ كَتَبَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ

Abaa `Abd Allaah (عليه السلام): “No (one) from the believers does an evil deed except that Allaah (عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ) delays seven hours from the day, and if he does tawbah, nothing is written for him, and if he does not act (i.e. does tawbah), Allaah records it for him (the evil deed)”

Source:

1.     Al-Kulayni, Al-Kaafi, vol. 2, pg. 439, hadeeth # 9

صَاحِبُ الْيَمِينِ أَمِيرٌ عَلَى صَاحِبِ الشِّمَالِ فَإِذَا عَمِلَ الْعَبْدُ سَيِّئَةً قَالَ صَاحِبُ الْيَمِينِ لِصَاحِبِ الشِّمَالِ لَا تَعْجَلْ وَ أَنْظِرْهُ سَبْعَ سَاعَاتٍ فَإِنْ مَضَتْ سَبْعُ سَاعَاتٍ وَ لَمْ يَسْتَغْفِرْ قَالَ اكْتُبْ فَمَا أَقَلَّ حَيَاءَ هَذَا الْعَبْدِ

The Messenger of Allaah (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) said: “The companion (angel) of the right has command over the companion (angel) of the left. So if the servant does an evil action, the companion of the right says to the companion of the left: ‘Do not hurry, and see him for 7 hours’. And if 7 hours passes and he has not ask forgiveness from Allaah , he (the angel) says: ‘Write! What little shame this servant has!’”

Source:

1.     Al-Toosi, Al-Amaalee, Majlis # 8, pg. 207, hadeeth # 355 (in book) & # 5 (in majlis)

Du`aas to recite within 7 hours in order for the evil deed not to be recorded

فَإِنْ قَالَ أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ عَالِمَ الْغَيْبِ وَ الشَّهَادَةِ الْعَزِيزَ الْحَكِيمَ الْغَفُورَ الرَّحِيمَ ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَ الْإِكْرَامِ وَ أَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ لَمْ يُكْتَبْ عَلَيْهِ شَيْ‏ءٌ وَ إِنْ مَضَتْ سَبْعُ سَاعَاتٍ وَ لَمْ يُتْبِعْهَا بِحَسَنَةٍ وَ اسْتِغْفَارٍ قَالَ صَاحِبُ الْحَسَنَاتِ لِصَاحِبِ السَّيِّئَاتِ اكْتُبْ عَلَى الشَّقِيِّ الْمَحْرُومِ

The Messenger of Allaah (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم)….And if he says: “Astaghfirullaaha-lladhee laa ilaha illaa huwa `aalimal ghaybi washahaadah, al-`azeezal hakeem, al-ghafoorar raHeem, dhal jalaali wal ikraam wa atoobu ilayh” (I seek forgiveness from One God than Whom there is no other, the Knower of the Hidden and Manifest, the Mighty the Wise, the All-Forgiving, the All-Merciful, Possessor of Majesty and Munificence, and I repent to Him) nothing will be written for him, and if 7 hours passes and he does follow it with good, and seeks forgiveness. The owner of the good (deed) says to the owner of the evil (deed): ‘Write for (this) miserable deprived person’”

Source:

1.     Al-Kulayni, Al-Kaafi, vol. 2, pg. 429 – 430, hadeeth # 4

Grading:

1.       Al-Majlisi said this hadeeth is SaHeeH (Authentic)
à Mir’aat Al-`Uqool, vol. 11, pg. 293

وَ بِالْإِسْنَادِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ مَنْ عَمِلَ سَيِّئَةً أُجِّلَ فِيهَا سَبْعَ سَاعَاتٍ مِنَ النَّهَارِ فَإِنْ قَالَ أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيَّ الْقَيُّومَ وَ أَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ لَمْ تُكْتَبْ عَلَيْهِ

Abee `Abd Allaah (عليه السلام) said: “Whoever does an evil deed, (Allaah) delays 7 hours from the day for it, and if he says this THREE times: “Astaghfirullaaha-lladhee laa ilaha illaaa huwal Hayyal qayyoom wa atoobu ilayh” (I seek forgiveness from the One god than Whom there is no other, the Ever-living and Self-Subsisting, and I repent to him), it is not recorded for him”

Source:

1.     Al-Kulayni, Al-Kaafi, vol. 2, pg. 438, hadeeth # 5

Grading:

1.       Al-Majlisi said this hadeeth is SaHeeH (Authentic)
à Mir’aat Al-`Uqool, vol. 11, pg. 309