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َلﺎَﻗ ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ِﻪﱠﻠﻟا َلﻮُﺳَر ﱠنَأ ﺎﻬﻨﻋ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا َﻲِﺿَر ﺎﻬْﻨَﻋَو
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ﻦﻣ ِﺮـْﺗﻮﻟا ﻲﻓ ِرْﺪَﻘﻟا َﺔﻠْﻴَﻟ اْوّﺮﺤَﺗ
َنﺎَﻀَﻣر ْﻦﻣ ِﺮِﺧاوَﻷا ِﺮْﺸَﻌﻟا
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ﱡيرﺎﺨﺒﻟا ُﻩاور
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1192.
`Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) used to observe I`tikaf in
the last ten days of Ramadan and say, "
Seek Lailat-ul-Qadr (Night of Decree) in the odd nights out of the last ten
nights of Ramadan
.''
[Al-Bukhari].
Commentary:
We learn from this Hadith that Lailat-ul-Qadr occurs in any of the five odd nights - 21st, 23rd, 25th,
27th and 29th - of the last ten nights of Ramadan. Its exact date has not been revealed for the reason that people keep
themselves awake for prayer for a larger number of nights. Had its date been fixed, people would have kept awake
for prayer only on that night. There is a general belief among the scholars that it is fixed, on the 27th night of
Ramadan. But this is not correct. Ahadith do not confirm this view.
1193
، ﺎَﻬْﻨَﻋ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا َﻲَﺿَر ﺎَﻬْﻨَﻋو
ْﺖَﻟﺎَﻗ :
ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ِﻪﱠﻠﻟا لﻮُﺳر َنﺎَآ
: »
ُﺮِﺧاَوَﻷا ُﺮْﺸَﻌﻟا َﻞَﺧَد اذِإ
َرﺰﺌِﻤﻟا ﱠﺪَﺷَو ﱠﺪَﺟو ، ﻪَﻠْهَأ َﻆَﻘْﻳَأَو ، َﻞْﻴﱠﻠﻟا ﺎﻴْﺣَأ ، َنﺎَﻀَﻣر ْﻦِﻣ
«
ﻪﻴﻠﻋ ٌﻖﻔﺘﻣ
.
1193.
`Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported:
When the last ten nights (of Ramadan) would begin, the
Messenger of Allah (PBUH) would keep awake at night (for prayer and devotion), awaken his family and prepare
himself to be more diligent in worship
.
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
1194
ْﺖَﻟﺎَﻗ ﺎَﻬْﻨَﻋَو
:
َنﺎَآ
ﻲﻓو ، ِﻩِﺮْﻴَﻏ ﻲﻓ ُﺪِﻬَﺘْﺠَﻳ ﻻﺎَﻣ َنﺎﻀﻣَر ﻲِﻓ ُﺪِﻬَﺘْﺠَﻳ ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ِﻪﱠﻠﻟا ُلﻮُﺳَر
ِﻩِﺮْﻴَﻏ ﻲﻓ ُﺪﻬَﺘْﺠَﻳ ﻻﺎَﻣ ، ﻪْﻨﻣ ِﺮِﺧاَوَﻷا ِﺮْﺸَﻌﻟا
«
ٌﻢﻠﺴﻣ ُﻩاور
.
1194.
`Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported:
The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) used to strive more in
worship during Ramadan than he strove in any other time of the year; and he would devote himself more (in the
worship of Allah) in the last ten nights of Ramadan than he strove in earlier part of the month
.
[Muslim].
Commentary:
We learn from this Hadith that:
1. One should concentrate more on prayers and worship on the last ten nights of Ramadan than the first twenty
nights, in the same way as one should do more worship in Ramadan than in the other months.
2. One should keep oneself awake for prayer, worship and glorification of Allah in the last ten nights of Ramadan so
that one can attain the blessings of Lailat-ul-Qadr.
3. One should also persuade his family members to keep themselves awake for prayer and worship in the last ten
odd nights of Ramadan so that they can also make efforts to please Allah.
4. I`tikaf (
seclusion in the mosque for prayers
) in the last ten days of Ramadan is also a meritorious act for its being
a practice of the Prophet (PBUH).
1195
ْﺖَﻟﺎَﻗ ﺎَﻬْﻨَﻋَو
:
ُﺖْﻠُﻗ :
َلﺎَﻗ ؟ ﺎﻬﻴﻓ ُلﻮُﻗَأ ﺎﻣ ِرْﺪَﻘﻟا ُﺔَﻠْﻴَﻟ ٍﺔَﻠْﻴَﻟ ﱠيَأ ُﺖْﻤِﻠَﻋ نِإ َﺖْﻳَأَرَأ ِﻪﱠﻠﻟا َلﻮُﺳَر ﺎﻳ
:
» ﻲﻟﻮُﻗ
:
ﻲﱢﻨﻋ ُﻒْﻋﺎﻓ َﻮْﻔﻌﻟا ﱡﺐِﺤُﺗ ﱞﻮُﻔَﻋ َﻚﱠﻧِإ ﱠﻢُﻬﱠﻠﻟا
«
لﺎﻗو ﱡيﺬﻣْﺮِﺘﻟا ُﻩاور
:
ٌﺢﻴﺤﺻ ٌﻦﺴﺣ ٌﺚﻳﺪﺣ
.
1195.
`Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported: I asked: "O Messenger of Allah! If I realize Lailat-ul-Qadr
(Night of Decree), what should I supplicate in it?'' He (PBUH) replied, "
You should supplicate: Allahumma innaka
`afuwwun, tuhibbul-`afwa, fa`fu `anni (O Allah, You are Most Forgiving, and You love forgiveness; so forgive
me)
.''
[At-Tirmidhi].
Commentary:
Although no specific sign of Lailat-ul-Qadr has been mentioned in the Ahadith, some eminent
scholars have stated, on the basis of their own experiences and observation, that since angels descend on this night,
one feels a peculiar tranquillity and peace of mind and one is overwhelmed with a unique tenderness of heart. The
night is neither very hot nor very cold but a temperate one. Similarly, the sun that rises on the next day is also not
very hot etc. etc. Allah knows the truth of the matter despite all that has been said in this regard. In any case, on this
auspicious night every Muslim should earnestly pray to Allah for the forgiveness of his sins with reference to His
Attribute of Forgiveness
.
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