Can someone help me understand this hadith?

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Abu Dharr, may Allah be pleased with him, narrated:
Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) one day asked: Do you know where the sun goes? They replied: Allah and His Messenger know best, He (the Holy Prophet) observed: Verily it (the sun) glides till it reaches its resting place under the Throne. Then it falls prostrate and remains there until it is asked: Rise up and go to the place whence you came, and it goes back and continues emerging out from its rising place and then glides till it reaches its place of rest under the Throne and falls prostrate and remains in that state until it is asked: Rise up and return to the place whence you came, and it returns and emerges out from its rising place and then it glides (in such a normal way) that the people do not discern anything (unusual in it) till it reaches its resting place under the Throne. Then it would be said to it: Rise up and emerge out from the place of your setting, and it will rise from the place of its setting. Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) asked: Do you know when it would happen? It would happen at the time when 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

 

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Bismillahirahman niraheem

Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“The day that some of the Signs of your Lord do come, 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”

[al-An’aam 6:158]

Allaah says, describing the movement of the sun and its submission to the command of Allaah (interpretation of the meaning):

“And the sun runs on its fixed course for a term (appointed). That is the Decree of the All‑Mighty, the All‑Knowing”

[Ya-Seen 36:38]

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: Similarly, the sun and moon travel in their orbits along the courses decreed for them until an appointed time, until Allaah will give permission for this universe to be destroyed. Then the sun will emerge from its place of setting as is narrated in Saheeh al-Bukhaari from Abu Dharr. Then he quoted the hadeeth mentioned above.

This hadeeth clearly indicates that the sun travels by itself, as is also indicated by the verses in which Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“And the sun runs on its fixed course”

[Ya-Seen 36:38]

“Each running (on a fixed course) for an appointed term”

[al-Zumar 39:5]

“each in an orbit floating”

[al-Anbiya’ 21:33]

This evidence proves false the idea that the sun is fixed and does not move, and indicates that this is a false notion which should be refuted. End quote from Majmoo’ Fataawa wa Rasaa’il al-Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (6/195).

Conclusion: one of the signs of the onset of the Hour is that the sun will rise from the west instead of rising from the east. When that happens, it will indicate that the onset of the Hour is very close, and at that time belief will not benefit the kaafir at all.

And Allaah knows best.
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Abu Dharr, may Allah be pleased with him, narrated:
Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) one day asked: Do you know where the sun goes? They replied: Allah and His Messenger know best, He (the Holy Prophet) observed: Verily it (the sun) glides till it reaches its resting place under the Throne. Then it falls prostrate and remains there until it is asked: Rise up and go to the place whence you came, and it goes back and continues emerging out from its rising place and then glides till it reaches its place of rest under the Throne and falls prostrate and remains in that state until it is asked: Rise up and return to the place whence you came, and it returns and emerges out from its rising place and then it glides (in such a normal way) that the people do not discern anything (unusual in it) till it reaches its resting place under the Throne. Then it would be said to it: Rise up and emerge out from the place of your setting, and it will rise from the place of its setting. Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) asked: Do you know when it would happen? It would happen at the time when 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

I just now realized that scientifically the sun "never" sets. because it is always up somewhere at some given time. So if I am not mistaken thats what you need clarification on brother?
If someone can give us an explanation from a scientific point of view that corresponds to the above hadith insha allah. or lead us to the right resource.

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