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T he Last Te n Night s o f Ram adan
Category: Ramadan & the Last 10 days Files Source: ﻣ وﻗﻊ وذﻛر اﻹﺳﻼﻣﻲ Publication Date: 10 Safar 1434 (12/23/12)
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The Prophet (peace be upon him) used to strive hard (in worship) during the last ten days of Ramadan in a way that he did not strive at any other times. [Muslim, 1175, f rom 'A'ishah]
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Ho w t o inve st t he last t e n days o f Ram adan? Ho w t o Se e k Laylat ul-Qadr T he Night o f Al-Qadr
New Art icles T he Spirit ual and He alt h Be ne f it s o f Ram adan Fast ing
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Prais e be t o Allah, t he Lord of t he Worlds , and pe ace and ble s s ings be upon t he
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The Prophe t (pe ace be upon him) us e d t o s t rive hard (in wors hip) during t he las t t e n days of Ramadan in a way t hat he did not s t rive at any ot he r t ime s .
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[Mus lim, 1175, from 'A'is hah]
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« ﻣﺎ ﻻ ﻳﺠﺘﮫﺪ ﻓﻲ ﻏﯿﺮ ه،»ﻛﺎ ن رﺳﻮل ﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﷲ ﻋﻠﯿﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ ﻳﺠﺘﮫﺪ ﻓﻲ ا ﻟﻌﺸﺮ اﻷوا ﺧﺮ ر و ا ه ﻣ ﺴ ﻠﻢ
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Among t he t hings he did we re s e cluding hims e lf in I't ikaf and s e e king Laylat alQadr during t his t ime . [Al-Bukhari, 1913; Mus lim, 1169] « » ﻛﺎ ن رﺳﻮل ﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﷲ ﻋﻠﯿﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ ﻳﻌﺘ ﻜ ﻒ ا ﻟﻌﺸﺮ اﻷوا ﺧﺮ ﻣﻦ رﻣﻀﺎ ن روا ه ا ﻟﺒﺨﺎري وﻣﺴﻠﻢ In al-Sahihayn it is re port e d from t he hadit h of 'A'is hah t hat whe n t he las t t e n days of Ramadan came , t he Prophe t (pe ace be upon him) would s t ay up at night , wake his family and gird his loins . [al-Bukhari, 1920; Mus lim, 1174] Mus lim adde d: he s t rove hard and girde d his loins . « وأﻳﻘﻆ أھﻠﻪ، وأ ﺣﯿﺎ ﻟﯿﻠﻪ، » ﻛﺎ ن ا ﻟﻨﺒﻲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﷲ ﻋﻠﯿﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ إذا د ﺧ ﻞ ا ﻟﻌﺸﺮ ﺷﺪ ﻣﺌﺰر ه ر وا ه ا ﻟ ﺒﺨ ﺎ ري »و ﺟﺪ وﺷﺪ ا ﻟﻤﺌﺰر:»وأﺿﺎف ﻣﺴﻠﻢ
He r phras e "girde d his loins " is a me t aphor for his pre paring hims e lf t o wors hip and s t rive hard in wors hip, more t han us ual. It has t he me aning of "rolling up one 's s le e ve s " t o wors hip (i.e . ge t t ing re ady t o make a gre at de al of e ffort ). It was als o s aid t hat it was a me t aphor for ke e ping away from wome n and PDFmyURL.com
abs t aining from s e xual re lat ions . The phras e "s t ay up at night " me ans t hat he would s t ay awake , s pe nding t he night in praye r, e t c. It was re port e d in anot he r hadit h t hat 'A'is hah s aid: "I ne ve r s aw t he Prophe t (pe ace be upon him) re cit e t he e nt ire Quran in one night , or s pe nd a whole night in praye r unt il t he morning, or fas t an e nt ire mont h, e xce pt in Ramadan." [Sunan al-Nas a'i, 1641] «... وﻻ ﺻﺎم ﺷﮫﺮا، وﻻ ﻗﺎم ﻟﯿﻠﺔ ﻛﺎﻣﻠﺔ ﺣﺘﻰ ا ﻟﺼﺒﺎح، وﻻ أﻋﻠﻢ أ ن ﻧﺒﻲ ﷲ ﻗﺮأ ا ﻟﻘﺮآ ن ﻛﻠﻪ ﻓﻲ ﻟﯿﻠﺔ »ﻛﺎﻣﻼ ﻏﯿﺮ رﻣﻀﺎ ن ﺳﻨﻦ ا ﻟﻨﺴﺎﺋﻲ The words "s t ay up at night " may me an t hat he s pe nt mos t of t he night in wors hip, or t hat he did not s t ay up for t he e nt ire night , but he did t hat at t he t ime s of 'Is ha' and Suhur, and ot he r t ime s , in which cas e it would me an t hat he s t aye d up for mos t of t he night . The phras e "and wake his family" me ans t hat he would wake his wive s t o pray qiyam. It is known t hat he (pe ace be upon him) us e d t o wake his wive s all ye ar round, but he us e d t o wake t he m t o s pe nd part of t he night in qiyam. In Sahih al-Bukhari it is re port e d t hat t he Prophe t (pe ace be upon him) woke up one night and s aid, "Subhan Allah! What t ribulat ions have come down t onight ! What t re as ure has come down t onight ! Who will wake up t he dwe lle rs of t he apart me nt s ? The re may be wome n who are clot he d in t his world and nake d in t he He re aft e r." [al-Bukhari, 1074] « ، ﻣﺎذا أﻧﺰل ا ﻟﻠﯿﻠﺔ ﻣﻦ ا ﻟﻔﺘﻨﺔ، ﺳﺒﺤﺎ ن ﷲ: ﻓﻘﺎل، أ ن ا ﻟﻨﺒﻲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﷲ ﻋﻠﯿﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ اﺳﺘﯿﻘﻆ ﻟﯿﻠﺔ PDFmyURL.com
ﻣﻦ ﻳﻮ ﻗﻆ ﺻﻮا ﺣﺐ ا ﻟﺤﺠﺮات ؟ ﻳﺎ رب ﻛﺎﺳﯿﺔ ﻓﻲ ا ﻟﺪﻧﯿﺎ ﻋﺎرﻳﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻵ ﺧﺮ ة، »ﻣﺎذا أﻧﺰل ﻣﻦ ا ﻟﺨﺰاﺋﻦ ر وا ه ا ﻟ ﺒﺨ ﺎ ري It was als o re port e d in Sahih al-Bukhari t hat he (pe ace be upon him) us e d t o wake 'A'is hah whe n he want e d t o pray Wit r. [al-Bukhari, 952] « ﻓﺈذا أراد أ ن ﻳﻮﺗﺮ، ﻣﻌﺘﺮﺿﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻓﺮاﺷﻪ، ﻛﺎ ن ا ﻟﻨﺒﻲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﷲ ﻋﻠﯿﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ ﻳﺼﻠﻲ وأﻧﺎ را ﻗﺪ ة »أﻳﻘﻈﻨﻲ ﻓﺄوﺗﺮت ر وا ه ا ﻟ ﺒﺨ ﺎ ري But whe n he woke his wive s during t he las t t e n night s of Ramadan, t his was more pe rs is t e nt t han at ot he r t ime s of t he ye ar. The fact t hat he (pe ace be upon him) did t his indicat e s t he import ance he at t ache d t o wors hipping his Lord and making t he mos t of t his s pe cial t ime . The Mus lim s hould follow t he e xample of t he Prophe t (pe ace be upon him) for he is t he be s t e xample , and he s hould s t rive hard in wors hipping Allah. He s hould not was t e t he hours of t he s e days and night s . For we do not know, pe rhaps t his t ime will ne ve r come again, for t he s poile r of ple as ure s , i.e ., de at h, which mus t come t o all me n, may come and s nat ch him and his life will e nd; t he n he will fe e l re gre t at t he t ime whe n re gre t will be of no avail. Among t he unique virt ue s of t he s e s pe cial night s is t hat Laylat al-Qadr is among t he m. Allah s ays (int e rpre t at ion of t he me aning): “Ha-Mim. [The s e le t t e rs are one of t he miracle s of t he Quran and none but Allah (Alone ) knows t he ir me anings ]. (1) By t he manife s t Book (t his Quran) t hat PDFmyURL.com
make s t hings cle ar, (2) We s e nt it (t his Quran) down on a ble s s e d night [(i.e . night of Qadr, Surah No: 97) in t he mont h of Ramadan,, t he 9t h mont h of t he Is lamic cale ndar]. Ve rily, We are e ve r warning [mankind t hat Our Torme nt will re ach t hos e who dis be lie ve in Our One ne s s of Lords hip and in Our One ne s s of wors hip]. (3) The re in (t hat night ) is de cre e d e ve ry mat t e r of ordainme nt s . (4) Amran (i.e . a Command or t his Quran or t he De cre e of e ve ry mat t e r) from Us . Ve rily, We are e ve r s e nding (t he Me s s e nge rs ), (5) (As ) a Me rcy from your Lord. Ve rily! He is t he All-He are r, t he All-Knowe r.”[Ad-Dukhaan 44:1-6] ُ ﴾ ِﻓﯿَﮫﺎ ﻳ ُْﻔَﺮ٣ ﴿ ﴾ ِإﻧ ﱠﺎ أَﻧَﺰ ﻟ َْﻨﺎ ُه ِﻓﻲ ﻟ َْﯿَﻠٍﺔ ﱡﻣَﺒﺎَرَﻛٍﺔ ۚ ِإﻧ ﱠﺎ ُﻛﱠﻨﺎ ُﻣﻨِﺬِرﻳَﻦ٢﴿ ب ا ﻟ ُْﻤِﺒﯿِﻦ {ق ُﻛ ﱡﻞ أَْﻣٍﺮ ِ ﴾ َوا ﻟ ِْﻜَﺘﺎ١﴿ ﺣﻢ ﺴِﻤﯿُﻊ ا ﻟ َْﻌِﻠﯿُﻢ ِ ﴾ أَْﻣًﺮا ﻣْﻦ ِﻋﻨِﺪﻧ َﺎ ۚ ِإﻧ ﱠﺎ ُﻛﱠﻨﺎ ُﻣْﺮ٤﴿ ﺣ ِﻜﯿٍﻢ ُ ﴾ َر ْﺣَﻤًﺔ ﻣﻦ ﱠرﺑَﻚ ۚ ِإﻧ ﱠُﻪ٥﴿ ﺳِﻠﯿَﻦ ھَﻮ ا ﻟ ﱠ َ } ﱢ ﱢ ﱢ 6-1 :ا ﻟﺪ ﺧﺎ ن Trans literation: Hame e m (1) Waalkit abi almube e ni (2) Inna anzalnahu fe e laylat in mubarakat in inna kunna munt hire e na (3) Fe e ha yufraqu kullu amrin hake e min (4) Amran min AAindina inna kunna murs ile e na (5) Rahmat an min rabbika innahu huwa als s ame e AAu alAAale e mu Allah s e nt down t he Quran on t his night which t he Lord of t he Worlds has de s cribe d as ble s s e d. It was re port e d from a group of t he companions of t he prophe t (pe ace be upon him) Salaf - including Ibn 'Abbas , Qut adah, Sa'id ibn Jubayr, 'Ikrimah, Mujahid and ot he rs - t hat t he night on which t he Quran was s e nt down was Laylat al-Qadr. The phras e The re in (t hat night ) is de cre e d e ve ry mat t e r of ordainme nt s me ans , on t hat night t he de s t iny of all cre at ure s for t he coming ye ar is de cre e d. On t hat night it is writ t e n who will live , who will die , who will be s ave d, who will be PDFmyURL.com
doome d, who will be de s t ine d for Paradis e , who will be de s t ine d for He ll, who will be grant e d honor, who will be humiliat e d, whe re drought and famine will occur, and e ve ryt hing e ls e t hat Allah wills in t hat ye ar. What is me ant by t he ide a t hat t he de s t iny of all cre at ure s is writ t e n on Laylat al-Qadr is - and Allah knows be s t - t hat on Laylat al-Qadr t he y are t rans fe rre d from al-Lawh al-Mahfooz. Ibn 'Abbas s aid: "You may s e e a man furnis hing his home or plowing his fie ld, and he is one of t hos e who are going t o die ," i.e ., it has be e n de cre e d on Laylat al-Qadr t hat he is one of t hos e who are going t o die (in t he coming ye ar). And it was s aid t hat on t his night , t he de s t iny of pe ople is s hown t o t he ange ls . The me aning of "Qadr" is ve ne rat ion or honor, i.e . it is a night t hat is ve ne rat e d be caus e of it s s pe cial charact e ris t ics , and be caus e t he one who s t ays up during t his night be come s a man of honor. And it was s aid t hat Qadr me ans cons t rict ion, in t he s e ns e t hat t he knowle dge of pre cis e ly whe n t his night is , is hidde n. Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad s aid: it was calle d Laylat al-Qadr be caus e t he e art h is cons t rict e d by t he gre at numbe rs of ange ls on t hat night , and Qadr me ans cons t rict ion. Allah s ays (int e rpre t at ion of t he me aning): “But whe n He t rie s him, by s t rait e ning his me ans of life , he s ays : "My Lord has humiliat e d me !"” [Al-Fajr 89:16], i.e ., by cons t rict ing or re ducing his provis ion. َ َ {ھﺎﻧ َِﻦ َ } َوأﱠﻣﺎ ِإَذا َﻣﺎ اْﺑَﺘَﻼ ُه َﻓَﻘَﺪَر َﻋَﻠْﯿِﻪ ِرْز َﻗُﻪ َﻓَﯿُﻘﻮُل َرﺑﻲ أ 16 :ﱢا ﻟﻔﺠﺮ Trans literation: Waamma it ha ma ibt alahu faqadara AAalayhi rizqahu fayaqoolu rabbe e ahanani PDFmyURL.com
And it was s aid t hat Qadr me ans Qadar, i.e ., t hat on t his night t he de cre e s for t he coming ye ar are ordaine d, as Allah s ays (int e rpre t at ion of t he me aning): “The re in (t hat night ) is de cre e d e ve ry mat t e r of ordainme nt s ” [Ad-Dukhaan 44:4] َ ﱡ ُ } ِﻓﯿَﮫﺎ ﻳ ُْﻔَﺮ {ﺣ ِﻜﯿٍﻢ َ ق ُﻛ ﻞ أْﻣٍﺮ 4 :ا ﻟﺪ ﺧﺎ ن Trans literation: Fe e ha yufraqu kullu amrin hake e min And be caus e Allah's de cre e s are de cide d and writ t e n down on t his night . So Allah has calle d it Laylat al-Qadr, be caus e of it s gre at value and high s t at us wit h Allah, and be caus e s o many s ins are forgive n and s o many fault s are conce ale d during t his night . For it is t he night of forgive ne s s , as it was re port e d in al-Sahihayn from Abu Hurayrah t hat t he Prophe t (pe ace be upon him) s aid: "Whoe ve r s t ays up during Laylat al-Qadr out of fait h and in t he hope of e arning re ward, all his pre vious s ins will be forgive n." [Al-Bukhari, 1910; Mus lim, 760] « ﻏﻔﺮ ﻟﻪ ﻣﺎ ﺗﻘﺪم ﻣﻦ ذﻧﺒﻪ، » ﻣﻦ ﻗﺎم ﻟﯿﻠﺔ ا ﻟﻘﺪر إﻳﻤﺎﻧﺎ وا ﺣﺘﺴﺎﺑﺎ روا ه ا ﻟﺒﺨﺎري وﻣﺴﻠﻢ Allah has give n t his night s pe cial charact e ris t ics which make it unique : It is t he night on which t he Quran was s e nt down, as we have s t at e d above . Ibn 'Abbas and ot he rs s aid: "Allah s e nt down t he Quran at one t ime from al-Lawh alPDFmyURL.com
Mahfooz t o Bayt al-'Izzah in t he firs t he ave n, t he n it was re ve ale d t o t he Me s s e nge r of Allah (pe ace be upon him) in s t age s according t o e ve nt s ove r t we nt y-t hre e ye ars ." [Tafs ir Ibn Kat hir, 4/529] Allah de s cribe d it as be ing be t t e r t han a t hous and mont hs , as He s aid (int e rpre t at ion of t he me aning): "The night of Al-Qadr (De cre e ) is be t t e r t han a t hous and mont hs (i.e . wors hipping Allah in t hat night is be t t e r t han wors hipping Him a t hous and mont hs , (i.e . 83 ye ars and 4 mont hs )." [Al-Qadr 97:3] {ﺷْﮫٍﺮ َ ﻒ َ } ﻟ َْﯿَﻠُﺔ ا ﻟ َْﻘْﺪِر ِ ْ ﺧْﯿٌﺮ ﻣْﻦ أَ ﻟ ﱢ 3 :ا ﻟﻘﺪر Trans literation: Laylat u alqadri khayrun min alfi s hahrin Allah de s cribe d it as be ing ble s s e d, as He s aid (int e rpre t at ion of t he me aning): "We s e nt it (t his Quran) down on a ble s s e d night " [Ad-Dukhaan 44:3] {} ِإﻧ ﱠﺎ أَﻧَﺰ ﻟ َْﻨﺎ ُه ِﻓﻲ ﻟ َْﯿَﻠٍﺔ ﱡﻣَﺒﺎَرَﻛٍﺔ ۚ ِإﻧ ﱠﺎ ُﻛﱠﻨﺎ ُﻣﻨِﺬِرﻳَﻦ 3 :ا ﻟﺪ ﺧﺎ ن Trans literation: Inna anzalnahu fe e laylat in mubarakat in inna kunna munt hire e na On t his night , t he ange ls and t he Spirit [al-Ruh] de s ce nd, "i.e ., many ange ls de s ce nd of t his night be caus e it is s o ble s s e d, and t he ange ls come down whe n Allah's ble s s ing and me rcy come down, jus t as t he y come down whe n Quran is re cit e d, and t he y s urround t he circle s of Zikr (gat he rings whe re Allah is PDFmyURL.com
re me mbe re d), and t he y be at t he ir wings for t he one who s ince re ly s e e ks knowle dge , out of re s pe ct for him." [Se e Tafs ir Ibn Kat hir, 4/531] The Spirit [al-Ruh] is Jibril (pe ace be upon him) who is s pe cifically me nt ione d in t his manne r as a s ign of re s pe ct for him. This night is de s cribe d as pe ace , i.e ., it is s afe , for t he Shayt an cannot do any e vil or caus e any harm on t his night , as Mujahid s aid. [Se e Tafs ir Ibn Kat hir, 4/531] . On t his night , many pe ople are s ave d from punis hme nt be caus e of what t he y do t o wors hip Allah, may He be glorifie d. "The re in (t hat night ) is de cre e d e ve ry mat t e r of ordainme nt s " [al-Dukhan 44:4 int e rpre t at ion of t he me aning] “The re in (t hat night ) is de cre e d e ve ry mat t e r of ordainme nt s ” [Ad-Dukhaan 44:4] َ ﱡ ُ } ِﻓﯿَﮫﺎ ﻳ ُْﻔَﺮ {ﺣ ِﻜﯿٍﻢ َ ق ُﻛ ﻞ أْﻣٍﺮ 4 :ا ﻟﺪ ﺧﺎ ن Trans literation: Fe e ha yufraqu kullu amrin hake e min i.e ., t he affairs of t hat ye ar are dis pat che d from al-Lawh al-Mahfooz t o t he ange ls who re cord t he de cre e s : who will live , who will die , what provis ion pe ople will be give n, what will happe n unt il t he e nd of t hat ye ar, e ve ry mat t e r of ordainme nt s is de cre e d, and it cannot be alt e re d or change d. [Se e Tafs ir Ibn PDFmyURL.com
Kat hir, 4/137, 138] All of t his is alre ady known t o Allah be fore it is e ve n writ t e n down, but He make s known t o t he ange ls what is t o happe n, and commands t he m t o do what e ve r t he y are e njoine d t o do. [Sharh Sahih Mus lim li'l-Nawawi, 8/57] Allah forgive s t he pre vious s ins of t he one who s t ays up and prays during t his night out of fait h and in hope of e arning t he re ward from Him. It was re port e d in t he hadit h of Abu Hurairah t hat t he Prophe t (pe ace be upon him) s aid: "Whoe ve r fas t s t he mont h of Ramadan out of fait h and in t he hope of e arning re ward, all his pre vious s ins will be forgive n, and whoe ve r s t ays up during Laylat al-Qadr out of fait h and in t he hope of e arning re ward, all his pre vious s ins will be forgive n." [Agre e d upon] « ﻏﻔﺮ ﻟﻪ ﻣﺎ ﺗﻘﺪم ﻣﻦ ذﻧﺒﻪ، » ﻣﻦ ﻗﺎم ﻟﯿﻠﺔ ا ﻟﻘﺪر إﻳﻤﺎﻧﺎ وا ﺣﺘﺴﺎﺑﺎ ﻣﺘﻔﻖ ﻋﻠﯿﻪ The phras e "out of fait h and in t he hope of e arning re ward" me ans , be lie ving in Allah's promis e of re ward for t his , and s e e king t he re ward, wit h no ot he r aim or purpos e , s uch as s howing off e t c." [Fat h al-Bari, 4/251] Allah has re ve ale d a s urah conce rning t his night which will be re cit e d unt il t he Day of Re s urre ct ion, in which He me nt ions t he honor and gre at value of t his night . This is t he s urah in which He s ays (int e rpre t at ion of t he me aning): “Ve rily! We have s e nt it (t his Quran) down in t he night of Al-Qadr (De cre e ) (1) And what will make you know what t he night of Al-Qadr (De cre e ) is ? (2) The PDFmyURL.com
night of Al-Qadr (De cre e ) is be t t e r t han a t hous and mont hs (i.e . wors hipping Allah in t hat night is be t t e r t han wors hipping Him a t hous and mont hs , (i.e . 83 ye ars and 4 mont hs ). (3) The re in de s ce nd t he ange ls and t he Ruh [Jibrae l (Gabrie l)] by Allah's Pe rmis s ion wit h all De cre e s , (4) Pe ace ! (All t hat night , t he re is Pe ace and Goodne s s from Allah t o His be lie ving s lave s ) unt il t he appe arance of dawn.” [Al-Qadr 97:1-5] {﴾ ﺗ ََﻨﱠﺰُل٣ ﴿ ﺷْﮫٍﺮ َ ﴾ َوَﻣﺎ َأْدَرا١﴿ ِإﻧ ﱠﺎ أَﻧَﺰ ﻟ َْﻨﺎ ُه ِﻓﻲ ﻟ َْﯿَﻠِﺔ ا ﻟ َْﻘْﺪِر َ ﻒ َ ﴾ ﻟ َْﯿَﻠُﺔ ا ﻟ َْﻘْﺪِر٢﴿ ك َﻣﺎ ﻟ َْﯿَﻠُﺔ ا ﻟ َْﻘْﺪِر ِ ْ ﺧْﯿٌﺮ ﻣْﻦ أَ ﻟ ﺣﱠﺘٰﻰ َﻣْﻄَﻠِﻊ ا ﻟ َْﻔْﺠِﺮ ٌ ﺳَﻼ َ ﴾٤﴿ ﺔ َوا ﻟﱡﺮوُح ِﻓﯿَﮫﺎ ﺑ ِِﺈْذ ِن َرﺑِﮫﻢ ﻣﻦ ُﻛ ﻞ أَْﻣٍﺮ ُ ﻜ َ ﻤَﻼِﺋ َ } ا ْﻟ ِ مﱢ َ ﻲ َ ھ ﱢ ﱢ ﱢ 5-1 :ا ﻟﻘﺪر Trans literation: Inna anzalnahu fe e laylat i alqadri (1) Wama adraka ma laylat u alqadri (2) Laylat u alqadri khayrun min alfi s hahrin (3) Tanazzalu almalaikat u waalrroohu fe e ha biit hni rabbihim min kulli amrin (4) Salamun hiya hat t a mat laAAi alfajri The phras e ; and what will make you know what t he Night of Al-Qadr (De cre e ) is ?, s e rve s t o draw at t e nt ion t o t he import ance and gre at s ignificance of t his night . The Night of Al-Qadr (De cre e ) is be t t e r t han a t hous and mont hs me ans , it is be t t e r t han ove r e ight y t hre e ye ars , as we have alre ady me nt ione d. This is a gre at virt ue , t he value of which no one can fully unde rs t and e xce pt t he Lord of t he Worlds , may He be ble s s e d and e xalt e d. This e ncourage s t he Mus lim t o s pe nd t his night in praye r and t o s e e k t he Face of Allah by doing s o. The Prophe t (pe ace be upon him) us e d t o s e e k t his night , hoping t o gain s ome good from it , and he is t he e xample for t his Ummah. PDFmyURL.com
It is mus t ahabb t o s e e k it during Ramadan, e s pe cially in t he las t t e n night s of t he mont h. It was re port e d in Sahih Mus lim t hat Abu Sa'id al-Khudri s aid: t he Me s s e nge r of Allah (pe ace be upon him) did I't ikaf during t he firs t t e n days of Ramadan, t he n he did I't ikaf during t he middle t e n days in a Turkis h t e nt [t he word qubbah, t rans lat e d he re as "t e nt ", re fe rs t o a t e nt or any circular s t ruct ure ] in which a mat was place d. He s aid: s o he t ook t he mat in his hand and put it at t he s ide of t he t e nt , t he n he rais e d his he ad t o s pe ak t o t he pe ople , s o t he y came clos e r t o him. He s aid: "I did I't ikaf during t he firs t t e n days , s e e king t his night , t he n I did I't ikaf during t he middle t e n days . The n s ome one came t o me and t old me t hat it is in t he las t t e n days , s o whoe ve r among you want s t o do I't ikaf, le t him do s o." So t he pe ople did I't ikaf wit h him. He s aid: "I was s hown an odd-numbe re d night , in t he morning of which I was pros t rat ing in mud and wat e r". The n in t he morning of t he t we nt y-firs t , he got up t o pray Subh and it was raining; t he roof of t he mos que le ake d, and t he re was mud and wat e r. He came out whe n he had finis he d praying, and t he re was mud and wat e r on his fore he ad and nos e . That was t he morning of t he t we nt y-firs t , one of t he las t t e n days . [Sahih Mus lim, 1167] « . ﺛﻢ اﻋﺘ ﻜ ﻒ ا ﻟﻌﺸﺮ اﻷوﺳﻂ.إ ن رﺳﻮل ﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﷲ ﻋﻠﯿﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ اﻋﺘ ﻜ ﻒ ا ﻟﻌﺸﺮ اﻷول ﻣﻦ رﻣﻀﺎ ن ﺛﻢ أطﻠﻊ رأﺳﻪ. ﻓﺄ ﺧﺬ ا ﻟﺤﺼﯿﺮ ﺑﯿﺪ ه ﻓﻨﺤﺎھﺎ ﻓﻲ ﻧﺎ ﺣﯿﺔ ا ﻟﻘﺒﺔ: ﻗﺎل.ﻓﻲ ﻗﺒﺔ ﺗﺮﻛﯿﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺳﺪﺗﮫﺎ ﺣﺼﯿﺮ ﺛﻢ اﻋﺘ ﻜﻔﺖ ا ﻟﻌﺸﺮ. أ ﻟﺘﻤﺲ ھﺬ ه ا ﻟﻠﯿﻠﺔ."إﻧﻲ اﻋﺘ ﻜﻔﺖ ا ﻟﻌﺸﺮ اﻷول: ﻓﻘﺎل. ﻓﺪﻧﻮا ﻣﻨﻪ.ﻓ ﻜﻠﻢ ا ﻟﻨﺎس " ﻓﻤﻦ أ ﺣﺐ ﻣﻨ ﻜﻢ أ ن ﻳﻌﺘ ﻜ ﻒ ﻓﻠﯿﻌﺘ ﻜ ﻒ. إﻧﮫﺎ ﻓﻲ ا ﻟﻌﺸﺮ اﻷوا ﺧﺮ: ﻓﻘﯿ ﻞ ﻟﻲ. ﺛﻢ أﺗﯿﺖ.اﻷوﺳﻂ وأﻧﻲ أﺳﺠﺪ ﺻﺒﯿﺤﺘﮫﺎ ﻓﻲ طﯿﻦ وﻣﺎء" ﻓﺄﺻﺒﺢ ﻣﻦ، "وإﻧﻲ أرﻳﺘﮫﺎ ﻟﯿﻠﺔ وﺗﺮ: ﻗﺎل.ﻓﺎﻋﺘ ﻜ ﻒ ا ﻟﻨﺎس ﻣﻌﻪ . ﻓﺄﺑﺼﺮت ا ﻟﻄﯿﻦ وا ﻟﻤﺎء. ﻓﻮﻛ ﻒ ا ﻟﻤﺴﺠﺪ. ﻓﻤﻄﺮت ا ﻟﺴﻤﺎء. و ﻗﺪ ﻗﺎم إ ﻟﻰ ا ﻟﺼﺒﺢ،ﻟﯿﻠﺔ إ ﺣﺪى وﻋﺸﺮﻳﻦ وإذا ھﻲ ﻟﯿﻠﺔ إ ﺣﺪى. و ﺟﺒﯿﻨﻪ وروﺛﺔ أﻧﻔﻪ ﻓﯿﮫﻤﺎ ا ﻟﻄﯿﻦ وا ﻟﻤﺎء،ﻓﺨﺮج ﺣﯿﻦ ﻓﺮغ ﻣﻦ ﺻﻼ ة ا ﻟﺼﺒﺢ وﻋﺸﺮﻳﻦ ﻣﻦ ا ﻟﻌﺸﺮ اﻷوا ﺧﺮ.» ر و ا ه ﻣ ﺴ ﻠﻢ PDFmyURL.com
In a re port , Abu Sa'id s aid: "It raine d on t he night of t he t we nt y-firs t , and t he roof of t he mos que le ake d ove r t he place whe re t he Me s s e nge r of Allah (pe ace be upon him) was praying. I looke d at him, whe n he had finis he d praying Salat alSubh, and his face was we t wit h mud and wat e r." [Agre e d upon] {...، ﻓﺨﺮج ﺣﯿﻦ ﻓﺮغ ﻣﻦ ﺻﻼ ة ا ﻟﺼﺒﺢ. ﻓﺄﺑﺼﺮت ا ﻟﻄﯿﻦ وا ﻟﻤﺎء. ﻓﻮﻛ ﻒ ا ﻟﻤﺴﺠﺪ. ﻓﻤﻄﺮت ا ﻟﺴﻤﺎء و ﺟﺒﯿﻨﻪ وروﺛﺔ أﻧﻔﻪ ﻓﯿﮫﻤﺎ ا ﻟﻄﯿﻦ وا ﻟﻤﺎء...} ﻣﺘﻔﻖ ﻋﻠﯿﻪ Mus lim narrat e d a hadit h from 'Abd-Allah ibn Unays t hat was s imilar t o t he hadit h of Abu Sa'id, e xce pt t hat he s aid, "it raine d on t he night of t he t we nt y-t hird." According t o a hadit h narrat e d by Ibn 'Abbas , t he Prophe t (pe ace be upon him) s aid: “Se e k it in t he las t t e n days of Ramadan, whe n t he re are nine days le ft , and s e ve n days le ft , and five days le ft .” [Narrat e d by al-Bukhari, 4/260] « ، ﻓﻲ ﺳﺎﺑﻌﺔ ﺗﺒﻘﻰ، ﻓﻲ ﺗﺎﺳﻌﺔ ﺗﺒﻘﻰ، ﻟﯿﻠﺔ ا ﻟﻘﺪر، ا ﻟﺘﻤﺴﻮھﺎ ﻓﻲ ا ﻟﻌﺸﺮ اﻷوا ﺧﺮ ﻣﻦ رﻣﻀﺎ ن » ﻓﻲ ﺧﺎﻣﺴﺔ ﺗﺒﻘﻰ ر وا ه ا ﻟ ﺒﺨ ﺎ ري Laylat al-Qadr is in t he las t t e n days of Ramadan, as s t at e d in t he hadit h of Abu Sa'id quot e d above , and as s t at e d in t he hadit h of A'is hah, and in t he hadit h of Ibn 'Umar who s aid t hat t he Prophe t (pe ace be upon him) s aid "Se e k Laylat alQadr in t he las t t e n days of Ramadan." « »ﺗﺤﺮوا ﻟﯿﻠﺔ ا ﻟﻘﺪر ﻓﻲ ا ﻟﻌﺸﺮ اﻷوا ﺧﺮ ﻣﻦ رﻣﻀﺎ ن ر وا ه ا ﻟ ﺒﺨ ﺎ ري PDFmyURL.com
[The hadit h of 'A'is hah was narrat e d by al-Bukhari, 4/259; t he hadit h of Ibn 'Umar was narrat e d by Mus lim, 2/823. This wording is t hat of t he hadit h of 'A'is hah] It is more like ly t o be one of t he odd-numbe re d night s , be caus e of t he hadit h of 'A'is hah who s aid t hat t he Me s s e nge r of Allah (pe ace be upon him) s aid: "Se e k Laylat al-Qadr in t he odd-numbe re d night s of t he las t t e n night s ." [Narrat e d by al-Bukhari, 4/259] « ﻣﻦ ا ﻟﻌﺸﺮ اﻷوا ﺧﺮ ﻣﻦ رﻣﻀﺎ ن، » ﺣﺮوا ﻟﯿﻠﺔ ا ﻟﻘﺪر ﻓﻲ ا ﻟﻮﺗﺮ ر وا ه ا ﻟ ﺒﺨ ﺎ ري We s hould s e e k it e s pe cially in t he odd-numbe re d night s , i.e ., on t he t we nt yfirs t , t he t we nt y-t hird, t he t we nt y-fift h, t he t we nt y-s e ve nt h and t he t we nt ynint h. It was re port e d in al-Sahihayn t hat t he Prophe t (pe ace be upon him) s aid: “Se e k it in t he las t t e n night s , on t he odd-numbe re d night s .” [Narrat e d by alBukhari, 1912, s e e als o, 1913. Als o narrat e d by Mus lim, 1167, s e e als o 1165] «... ﻓﺎ ﻟﺘﻤﺴﻮھﺎ ﻓﻲ ا ﻟﻌﺸﺮ اﻷوا ﺧﺮ ﻓﻲ وﺗﺮ...» روا ه ا ﻟﺒﺨﺎري وﻣﺴﻠﻢ According t o t he hadit h of Ibn 'Abbas , t he Prophe t (pe ace be upon him) s aid: "Se e k it in t he las t t e n night s of Ramadan, whe n t he re are nine le ft , whe n t he re are s e ve n le ft , whe n t he re are five le ft ." [Narrat e d by al-Bukhari, 1917-1918] « ، ﻓﻲ ﺳﺎﺑﻌﺔ ﺗﺒﻘﻰ، ﻓﻲ ﺗﺎﺳﻌﺔ ﺗﺒﻘﻰ، ﻟﯿﻠﺔ ا ﻟﻘﺪر، ا ﻟﺘﻤﺴﻮھﺎ ﻓﻲ ا ﻟﻌﺸﺮ اﻷوا ﺧﺮ ﻣﻦ رﻣﻀﺎ ن » ﻓﻲ ﺧﺎﻣﺴﺔ ﺗﺒﻘﻰ PDFmyURL.com
ر وا ه ا ﻟ ﺒﺨ ﺎ ري So it is more like ly t o be one of t he odd-numbe re d night s . In Sahih al-Bukhari it was narrat e d t hat 'Ubadah ibn al-Samit s aid: t he Prophe t (pe ace be upon him) came out t o t e ll us whe n Laylat al-Qadr was , and t wo of t he Mus lims we re arguing. He s aid: "I came out t o t e ll you whe n Laylat al-Qadr was , and So and s o and So and s o we re arguing, s o it [t he knowle dge of whe n Laylat al-Qadr] was t ake n away from me . Pe rhaps t his is be t t e r for you. So s e e k it on t he nint h and t he s e ve nt h and t he fift h" [al-Bukhari, 1919], i.e ., on t he oddnumbe re d night s . « ﻓﺘﻼ ﺣﻰ ر ﺟﻼ ن ﻣﻦ ا ﻟﻤﺴﻠﻤﯿﻦ، أ ن رﺳﻮل ﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﷲ ﻋﻠﯿﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ ﺧﺮج ﻳﺨﺒﺮ ﺑﻠﯿﻠﺔ ا ﻟﻘﺪر وﻋﺴﻰ أ ن ﻳ ﻜﻮ ن ﺧﯿﺮا، ﻓﺮ ﻓﻌﺖ، وإﻧﻪ ﺗﻼ ﺣﻰ ﻓﻼ ن و ﻓﻼ ن، إﻧﻲ ﺧﺮ ﺟﺖ ﻷ ﺧﺒﺮﻛﻢ ﺑﻠﯿﻠﺔ ا ﻟﻘﺪر:ﻓﻘﺎل ا ﻟﺘﻤﺴﻮھﺎ ﻓﻲ ا ﻟﺴﺒﻊ وا ﻟﺘﺴﻊ وا ﻟﺨﻤﺲ، » ﻟ ﻜﻢ ر وا ه ا ﻟ ﺒﺨ ﺎ ري This hadit h indicat e s how bad it is t o argue and fight , e s pe cially wit h re gard t o mat t e rs of re ligion, and t hat t his is a caus e of goodne s s be ing t ake n away or conce ale d. Shaykh al-Is lam ibn Taymiyah s aid: "But odd-numbe rs have t o do wit h what is pas t [i.e ., whe n one s t art s count ing from t he be ginning of t he mont h], s o it s hould be s ought on t he t we nt y-firs t , t he t we nt y-t hird, t he t we nt y-s e ve nt h or t he t we nt y-nint h; or it may be wit h re gard t o what is le ft , as t he Prophe t (pe ace be upon him) s aid: “whe n t he re are nine le ft , or s e ve n le ft , or five le ft , or t hre e le ft .” PDFmyURL.com
«... ﻓﻲ ﺧﺎﻣﺴﺔ ﺗﺒﻘﻰ، ﻓﻲ ﺳﺎﺑﻌﺔ ﺗﺒﻘﻰ، » ﻓﻲ ﺗﺎﺳﻌﺔ ﺗﺒﻘﻰ ر وا ه ا ﻟ ﺒﺨ ﺎ ري On t his bas is , if t he mont h has t hirt y days , t he s e will be e ve n-numbe re d night s , s o on t he t we nt y-s e cond t he re will be nine days le ft , on t he t we nt y-fourt h t he re will be s e ve n days le ft . This is how it was e xplaine d by Abu Sa'e e d al-Khudri in t he Sahih hadit h, and t his is how t he Prophe t (pe ace be upon him) praye d qiyam during t his mont h. If t his is t he cas e , t he n t he be lie ve r s hould s e e k it in all of t he las t t e n days ." [al-Fat awa, 25/284, 285] Laylat al-Qadr is more like ly t o be in t he las t s e ve n days . Ibn 'Umar re port e d t hat a man among t he companions of t he Prophe t (pe ace be upon him) was s hown Layt al al-Qadr in a dre am, and t hat it was one of t he las t s e ve n night s . The Me s s e nge r of Allah (pe ace be upon him) s aid: "It s e e ms t hat your dre ams agre e d t hat it is one of t he las t s e ve n night s , s o whoe ve r want s t o s e e k it , le t him s e e k it in t he las t s e ve n night s ." [Narrat e d by al-Bukhari, 1911; Mus lim, 1165] « ﻓﻲ ا ﻟﺴﺒﻊ اﻷوا ﺧﺮ. أ ن ر ﺟﺎﻻ ﻣﻦ أﺻﺤﺎب ا ﻟﻨﺒﻲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﷲ ﻋﻠﯿﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ أروا ﻟﯿﻠﺔ ا ﻟﻘﺪر ﻓﻲ ا ﻟﻤﻨﺎم ﻓﻤﻦ ﻛﺎ ن. أرى رؤﻳﺎﻛﻢ ﻗﺪ ﺗﻮاطﺄت ﻓﻲ ا ﻟﺴﺒﻊ اﻷوا ﺧﺮ: ﻓﻘﺎل رﺳﻮل ﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﷲ ﻋﻠﯿﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ. ﻓﻠﯿﺘﺤﺮھﺎ ﻓﻲ ا ﻟﺴﺒﻊ اﻷوا ﺧﺮ، »ﻣﺘﺤﺮﻳﮫﺎ روا ه ا ﻟﺒﺨﺎري وﻣﺴﻠﻢ Mus lim re port e d: "Se e k it in t he las t t e n night s , and if any of you are we ak or unable t o do t hat , t he n le t him not mis s t he las t s e ve n."
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« ﻓﻼ ﻳﻐﻠﺒﻦ ﻋﻠﻰ، ا ﻟﺘﻤﺴﻮھﺎ ﻓﻲ ا ﻟﻌﺸﺮ اﻷوا ﺧﺮ )ﻳﻌﻨﻲ ﻟﯿﻠﺔ ا ﻟﻘﺪر ( ﻓﺈ ن ﺿﻌ ﻒ أ ﺣﺪﻛﻢ أو ﻋﺠﺰ » ا ﻟﺴﺒﻊ ا ﻟﺒﻮا ﻗﻲ ر و ا ه ﻣ ﺴ ﻠﻢ It is mos t like ly t o be on t he night of t he t we nt y-s e ve nt h. It was re port e d, in a hadit h narrat e d by Ahmad from Ibn 'Umar, and a hadit h narrat e d by Abu Dawud from Mu'awiyah, t hat t he Prophe t (pe ace be upon him) s aid: "Laylat al-Qadr is t he night of t he t we nt y-s e ve nt h." [Mus nad Ahmad and Sunan Abu Dawud, 1386] « » ﻟﯿﻠﺔ ا ﻟﻘﺪر ﻟﯿﻠﺔ ﺳﺒﻊ وﻋﺸﺮﻳﻦ روا ه أ ﺣﻤﺪ واﺑﻮ داود وا ﻟﺮواﻳﺔ ﻷﺑﻲ داود The vie w t hat it is t he night of t he t we nt y-s e ve nt h is t he opinion of mos t of t he Sahabah and t he majorit y of s cholars , and Ubayy ibn Ka'b us e d t o as s e rt , wit hout s aying "ins ha'Allah", t hat it was t he night of t he t we nt y-s e ve nt h. Zurr ibn Hubays h s aid: I s aid: What make s you s ay t hat , O Abu'l-Mundhir? He s aid: by t he s igns of which t he Me s s e nge rs of Allah (pe ace be upon him) t old us : t hat t he s un ris e s t hat morning wit h no vis ible rays . [Narrat e d by Mus lim 2/268] « ﻣﻦ ﻳﻘﻢ ا ﻟﺤﻮل ﻳﺼﺐ: إ ن أ ﺧﺎ ك اﺑﻦ ﻣﺴﻌﻮد ﻳﻘﻮل: ﻓﻘﻠﺖ،ﺳﺄ ﻟﺖ أﺑﻲ ﺑﻦ ﻛﻌﺐ رﺿﻲ ﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ وأﻧﮫﺎ ﻓﻲ. أﻣﺎ إﻧﻪ ﻗﺪ ﻋﻠﻢ أﻧﮫﺎ ﻓﻲ رﻣﻀﺎ ن. ر ﺣﻤﻪ ﷲ ! أراد أ ن ﻻ ﻳﺘ ﻜ ﻞ ا ﻟﻨﺎس: ﻓﻘﺎل. ﻟﯿﻠﺔ ا ﻟﻘﺪر ﻓﻘﻠﺖ. أﻧﮫﺎ ﻟﯿﻠﺔ ﺳﺒﻊ وﻋﺸﺮﻳﻦ. ﺛﻢ ﺣﻠ ﻒ ﻻ ﻳﺴﺘﺜﻨﻰ. وأﻧﮫﺎ ﻟﯿﻠﺔ ﺳﺒﻊ وﻋﺸﺮﻳﻦ. ا ﻟﻌﺸﺮ اﻷوا ﺧﺮ أو ﺑﺎﻵﻳﺔ ا ﻟﺘﻲ أ ﺧﺒﺮﻧﺎ رﺳﻮل ﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﷲ، ﺑﺎ ﻟﻌﻼﻣﺔ: ﺑﺄي ﺷﻲء ﺗﻘﻮل ذ ﻟﻚ ؟ ﻳﺎ أﺑﺎ ا ﻟﻤﻨﺬر ! ﻗﺎل: ﻻ ﺷﻌﺎع ﻟﮫﺎ، »ﻋﻠﯿﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ أﻧﮫﺎ ﺗﻄﻠﻊ ﻳﻮﻣﺌﺬ ر و ا ه ﻣ ﺴ ﻠﻢ Many marfu' ahadit h we re narrat e d which s aid t hat it was on t his part icular night . PDFmyURL.com
The fact t hat it is us ually t he night of t he t we nt y-s e ve nt h - and Allah knows be s t - doe s not me an t hat t his is always t he cas e . It could be t he night of t he t we nt y-firs t , as me nt ione d in t he hadit h of Abu Sa'id quot e d above , or it could be t he t we nt y-t hird, as me nt ione d in t he re port of 'Abd-Allah ibn Unays quot e d above . According t o a hadit h narrat e d by Ibn 'Abbas , t he Prophe t (pe ace be upon him) s aid: "Se e k it in t he las t t e n days of Ramadan, whe n t he re are nine days le ft , and s e ve n days le ft , and five days le ft ." [Narrat e d by al-Bukhari, 4/260] « ، ﻓﻲ ﺳﺎﺑﻌﺔ ﺗﺒﻘﻰ، ﻓﻲ ﺗﺎﺳﻌﺔ ﺗﺒﻘﻰ، ﻟﯿﻠﺔ ا ﻟﻘﺪر، ا ﻟﺘﻤﺴﻮھﺎ ﻓﻲ ا ﻟﻌﺸﺮ اﻷوا ﺧﺮ ﻣﻦ رﻣﻀﺎ ن » ﻓﻲ ﺧﺎﻣﺴﺔ ﺗﺒﻘﻰ ر وا ه ا ﻟ ﺒﺨ ﺎ ري Some of t he s cholars t hought t hat it is more like ly t hat Laylat al-Qadr move s and doe s not come on a s pe cific night e ach ye ar. Al-Nawawi s aid: "This is t he appare nt me aning be caus e of t he conflict be t we e n t he Sahih ahadit h on t his mat t e r, and t he re is no way t o re concile t he ahadit h apart from s aying t hat Laylat al-Qadr move s ." [al-Majmu', 6/450] Allah has conce ale d t his night s o t hat His s lave s will s t rive t o s e e k it , and will s t rive hard in wors hip, jus t as He has conce ale d t he hour of jumu'ah, and s o on. So t he be lie ve r s hould s t rive hard during t he days and night s of t he s e t e n days , s e e king Laylat al-Qadr and following t he e xample of our Prophe t (pe ace be upon him) and he s hould s t rive in making du'a' and s e e king t o draw clos e t o Allah. It was re port e d t hat 'A'is hah s aid: "I s aid, 'O Me s s e nge r of Allah, what do you PDFmyURL.com
t hink, if I wit ne s s Laylat al-Qadr, what s hould I s ay?' He s aid: 'Say, O Allah, You are Forgiving and Ge ne rous , and you love forgive ne s s , s o forgive me .'" [Narrat e d by Imam Ahmad, al-Tirmidhi (3515) and Ibn Majah (3850). It s Is nad is Sahih] « ﻗﻠﺖ ﻳﺎ رﺳﻮل ﷲ أرأﻳﺖ إ ن ﻋﻠﻤﺖ أي ﻟﯿﻠﺔ ﻟﯿﻠﺔ ا ﻟﻘﺪر ﻣﺎ أ ﻗﻮل ﻓﯿﮫﺎ ﻗﺎل ﻗﻮ ﻟﻲ ا ﻟﻠﮫﻢ إﻧﻚ ﻋﻔﻮ » ﻛﺮﻳﻢ ﺗﺤﺐ ا ﻟﻌﻔﻮ ﻓﺎﻋ ﻒ ﻋﻨﻲ روا ه اﻹﻣﺎم أ ﺣﻤﺪ وا ﻟﺘﺮﻣﺬي واﺑﻦ ﻣﺎ ﺟﻪ وإﺳﻨﺎد ه ﺻﺤﯿﺢ A gre at e r virt ue is at t ache d t o I't ikaf on t his night t han on any ot he r night of t he ye ar. I't ikaf me ans s t aying in t he mos que t o wors hip Allah, may He be e xalt e d. The Prophe t (pe ace be upon him) us e d t o s pe nd t he s e t e n days in I't ikaf, as s t at e d in t he hadit h of Abu Sa'id quot e d above . He s pe nt t he firs t t e n days in I't ikaf, t he n t he middle t e n days , t he n he t old t he m t hat he had be e n s e e king Laylat al-Qadr, and t hat he had be e n s hown t hat it was in t he las t t e n days , and he s aid: "Whoe ve r was doing I't ikaf wit h me , le t him do I't ikaf for t he las t t e n days ." It was re port e d from 'A'is hah t hat t he Prophe t (pe ace be upon him) us e d t o do I't ikaf during t he las t t e n days of Ramadan unt il he pas s e d away, t he n his wive s did I't ikaf aft e r him. [Agre e d upon] « ﺛﻢ، أ ن ا ﻟﻨﺒﻲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﷲ ﻋﻠﯿﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ ﻛﺎ ن ﻳﻌﺘ ﻜ ﻒ ا ﻟﻌﺸﺮ اﻷوا ﺧﺮ ﻣﻦ رﻣﻀﺎ ن ﺣﺘﻰ ﺗﻮ ﻓﺎ ه ﷲ »اﻋﺘ ﻜ ﻒ أزوا ﺟﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺑﻌﺪ ه ﻣﺘﻔﻖ ﻋﻠﯿﻪ The re is als o a s imilar re port narrat e d from Ibn 'Umar. Whe n t he Prophe t (pe ace be upon him) want e d t o do I't ikaf, he would pray Fajr, t he n e nt e r t he place whe re he was t o do I't ikaf, as was s t at e d in Sahih Mus lim PDFmyURL.com
from t he hadit h of 'A'is hah. « ﺛﻢ د ﺧ ﻞ ﻣﻌﺘ ﻜﻔﻪ. ﺻﻠﻰ ا ﻟﻔﺠﺮ، إذا أراد أ ن ﻳﻌﺘ ﻜ ﻒ، ﻛﺎ ن رﺳﻮل ﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﷲ ﻋﻠﯿﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ...» ر و ا ه ﻣ ﺴ ﻠﻢ The four imams and ot he rs (may Allah have me rcy on t he m) s aid t hat he e nt e re d it be fore t he s un s e t , and t he y int e rpre t e d t he hadit h as me aning t hat he e nt e re d his place of I't ikaf and ke pt away from pe ople aft e r Salat al-Subh, not t hat t his was t he t ime whe n he s t art e d his I't ikaf. [Se e Sharh Mus lim li'l-Nawawi, 8/68, 69; Fat h al-Bari, 4/277] It is Sunnah for t he pe rs on in I't ikaf t o ke e p hims e lf bus y wit h wors hip, and it is forbidde n for him t o have int e rcours e or t o do anyt hing t hat le ads t o it , be caus e Allah s ays (int e rpre t at ion of t he me aning): "And do not have s e xual re lat ions wit h t he m (your wive s ) while you are in I't ikaf (i.e . confining one s e lf in a mos que for praye rs and invocat ions le aving t he worldly act ivit ie s ) in t he mos que s " [Al-Baqarah 2:187] َ {...ﺟِﺪ ِ َﻻ ﺗ َُﺒﺎ...} ُ ﺷُﺮو ِ ﺴﺎ َ ھﱠﻦ َوأﻧُﺘْﻢ َﻋﺎِﻛُﻔﻮ َن ِﻓﻲ ا ﻟ َْﻤ 187 :ا ﻟﺒﻘﺮ ة Trans literation: wala t ubas hiroohunna waant um AAakifoona fe e almas ajidi And he s hould not go out of t he mos que e xce pt in t he cas e of a pre s s ing ne e d. The s igns by which Laylat al-Qadr is known PDFmyURL.com
The firs t s ign: it was re port e d in Sahih Mus lim from t he hadit h of Ubayy ibn Ka'b t hat t he Prophe t (pe ace be upon him) announce d t hat one of it s s igns was t hat whe n t he s un ros e on t he following morning, it had no (vis ible ) rays . [Mus lim, 762] «...» وأﻣﺎرﺗﮫﺎ أ ن ﺗﻄﻠﻊ ا ﻟﺸﻤﺲ ﻓﻲ ﺻﺒﯿﺤﺔ ﻳﻮﻣﮫﺎ ﺑﯿﻀﺎء ﻻ ﺷﻌﺎع ﻟﮫﺎ ر و ا ه ﻣ ﺴ ﻠﻢ The s e cond s ign: it was re port e d from t he hadit h of Ibn 'Abbas narrat e d by Ibn Khuzaimah wit h a Sahih is nad, t hat t he Prophe t (pe ace be upon him) s aid: "Laylat al-Qadr is a ple as ant night , ne it he r hot nor cold, and t he following day t he s un ris e s re d and we ak." [Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah, 2912] « » ﻟﯿﻠﺔ طﻠﻘﺔ ﻻ ﺣﺎر ة وﻻ ﺑﺎرد ة ﺗﺼﺒﺢ ا ﻟﺸﻤﺲ ﻳﻮﻣﮫﺎ ﺣﻤﺮاء ﺿﻌﯿﻔﺔ روا ه اﺑﻦ ﺧﺰﻳﻤﺔ The t hird s ign: it was re port e d by al-Tabarani wit h a has an is nad from t he hadit h of Wat hilah ibn al-As qa' t hat t he Prophe t (pe ace be upon him) s aid: "Laylat alQadr is a bright night , ne it he r hot nor cold, in which no me t e ors are s e e n." [Se e Majma' al-Zawa'id, 3/179; Mus nad Ahmad] « إ ن إﻣﺎر ة ﻟﯿﻠﺔ ا ﻟﻘﺪر أﻧﮫﺎ ﺻﺎ ﻓﯿﺔ ﺑﻠﺠﺔ ﻛﺄ ن ﻓﯿﮫﺎ ﻗﻤﺮا ﺳﺎطﻌﺎ ﺳﺎﻛﻨﺔ ﺳﺎ ﺟﯿﺔ ﻻ ﺑﺮد ﻓﯿﮫﺎ وﻻ ﺣﺮ وﻻ ﻳﺤ ﻞ ﻟ ﻜﻮﻛﺐ أ ن ﻳﺮﻣﻲ ﺑﻪ ﻓﯿﮫﺎ ﺣﺘﻰ ﺗﺼﺒﺢ وإ ن أﻣﺎرﺗﮫﺎ أ ن ا ﻟﺸﻤﺲ ﺻﺒﯿﺤﺘﮫﺎ ﺗﺨﺮج ﻣﺴﺘﻮﻳﺔ ﻟﯿﺲ » ﻟﮫﺎ ﺷﻌﺎع ﻣﺜ ﻞ ا ﻟﻘﻤﺮ ﻟﯿﻠﺔ ا ﻟﺒﺪر وﻻ ﻳﺤ ﻞ ﻟﻠﺸﯿﻄﺎ ن أ ن ﻳﺨﺮج ﻣﻌﮫﺎ ﻣﺴﻨﺪ أ ﺣﻤﺪ وﻣﺠﻤﻊ ا ﻟﺰواﺋﺪ
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The s e t hre e Sahih ahadit h e xplain t he s igns which indicat e Laylat al-Qadr. It is not e s s e nt ial for t he one who "cat che s " Laylat al-Qadr t o know t hat he has "caught " it . The point is t o s t rive hard and t o be s ince re in wors hip, whe t he r or not one knows t hat one has "caught " it . It may be t hat s ome of t hos e who do not know t hat may be be t t e r wit h Allah and highe r in s t at us t han t hos e who did know which night it was , be caus e t he forme r s t rove hard. We as k Allah t o acce pt our fas t ing and our praye r at night , and t o he lp us t o re me mbe r Him and t o t hank Him and t o wors hip Him prope rly. May Allah ble s s our Prophe t Muhammad. Source : ht t p://fas t ramadan.com/las t _10_night s .php
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