question #2 Sahih Muslim 157a, Book 1, Hadith 301 : How does the timing of one’s belief impact its acceptance in the context of the Last Hour?

The (Last) Hour shall not came till the sun rises from the place of its setting And on the day when it rises from the place of its setting even if all the people together affirmed their faith, it would not be of any avail to one who did not believe previously and derived no good out of his belief.