<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br> 1) One of the conditions of repentance requires its occurrence within its general legitimate time frame, based on the Hadith: “(The time for) Repentance does not end until the sun rises from the west.” [Narrated by Ahmad]<br> 2) The sun rising from the west is one of the major signs of the Final Hour, following which no soul will benefit from its faith if it had not believed before or had earned through its faith some good.<br> 3) The faith that benefits the believer is voluntary faith, whereas the faith expressed after the advent of the warning signs is of no benefit because it is generated by dire need. An example is what Allah Almighty said about Pharaoh: {... until when he was drowning, he said, “I believe that none has the right to be worshiped except He in whom the Children of Israel believe, and I am one of those who submit to Allah.”} [Surat Yūnus: 90]