The Meaning of the Hadith: There Is No Repentance for One Who Reaches Sixty Years of Age in Sin
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: It is reported in Sahih al-Bukhari that one who lives in the disobedience of Allah and reaches the age of sixty while still in disobedience has no repentance. Yes, he says: It is reported in Sahih al-Bukhari that one who lives in the disobedience of Allah and has reached the age of sixty, while still in disobedience, has no repentance. He asks: What is the meaning of this hadith?
The Shaykh:
I do not know, but the authentic hadith isJami` at-Tirmidhi 3537Hasan (Darussalam), and that his soul has not reached the throat. Yes, this is the well-known view.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
If it is in Sahih al-Bukhari, it needs to be reviewed; it certainly has a meaning. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: It is reported in Sahih al-Bukhari that one who lives in the disobedience of Allah and reaches the age of sixty while still in disobedience has no repentance. Yes, he says: It is reported in Sahih al-Bukhari that one who lives in the disobedience of Allah and has reached the age of sixty, while still in disobedience, has no repentance. He asks: What is the meaning of this hadith?
The Shaykh:
I do not know, but the authentic hadith is
Indeed Allah accepts the repentance of a slave as long as (his soul does not reach his throat).
أن الله يقبل توبة العبد ما لم يغرغرThe questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
If it is in Sahih al-Bukhari, it needs to be reviewed; it certainly has a meaning. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 12 من 86 /شرح كتاب إغاثة اللهفان في مصائد الشيطان/معنى التكليف/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:07:27)
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