The sun rises from the West
Allah ﷻ says in the Qur'an:
" No good will it do to a person to believe then, if he believed not before, nor earned good (by performing deeds of righteousness) through his faith." (Surah Al-An'aam 6:158)
This verse is referring to the rising of the sun from the West, as mentioned in the opinion of the majority of Quran commentators such as Tabari and Ibn Kathir.
Imam Tabari, after mentioning the different opinions of the commentators writes, "The most correct opinion in regards to the meaning of this verse is that what is apparent from the reports narrated from the Prophet that he said, "Becoming a Believer will be of no benefit after the sun rises from the West." (Tabari)
Abu Huraira reported that the Holy Prophet said, "Hasten to do good deeds before six (things happen): Rising of the sun from the West..." (Mishkat)
Abdullah-bin-Umar said, "I memorized a Hadith of the Messenger of Allah ﷻ which I have not forgotten. I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷻ say, 'The first of the Signs that will come is the rising of the sun from the place of its setting and the emergence of the Daabba to people in Duha (later portion of the morning before noon). Whichever of these two (signs) occurs before the other, then the other one will occur immediately after it." (Sahih Muslim)
Door of Tawba (Repentance) will be Closed
Once the sun has risen from the West, the door of repentance for sins committed will be closed by Allah ﷻ and will remain closed until the Day of Judgement. The following Hadiths clearly specify that the deadline for repentance to be accepted by God ends when the sun rises from the West. Once the sun rises from the West, repentance will no longer be accepted.
Becoming a Believer after the Sun rises from the West will not be accepted by Allah ﷻ
Abdullah bin Abu-Owfa reported: I heard the
Messenger of Allah ﷻ ﷺ say, "Verily a night equivalent to
three of your nights will come upon people. When it comes, those who engage
themselves in worship during the night will recognize it.
A person will stand
in prayer, read a section of the Quran and then go to sleep. Thereafter, he
will wake up, stand in prayer and read a section of the Quran, then go to
sleep. While this condition remains, the people will begin to shout, scream and
call one another. They will say, "What is this?" With fear, they will
run to the mosque. To their surprise, they will see that the sun has risen from
the West. When it reaches the middle of the sky, it will return and set in the
West." He said ﷺ , "That is when
becoming a believer (in Islam after witnessing this Sign) will no longer be of
benefit (because after the sun rises from the West, Allah ﷻ will no longer accept declarations of faith
)." (Ibn Kathir's book Al-Bidaya wa An-Nihaya)
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