Seeking the Night of Decree in the last ten nights
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The Shaykh:
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
Our dear female listeners, the discussion regarding Surat al-Qadr is still ongoing. In the previous episode, the Honorable Shaykh spoke about the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Qadr 97:5]. Perhaps in this episode we will discuss the most likely nights of the last ten days for those who wish to seek it out, Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As we mentioned previously, it is not certain with absolute certainty that the Night of Decree is fixed to a specific night of the month; rather, it is possible in all the nights. Therefore, the Muslim is asked to strive throughout Ramadan in order to encounter this night, if Allah wills. However, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) initially sought it in the middle ten days of Ramadan, and he would perform i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) in the middle ten days. Then it became clear to him (peace and blessings be upon him) that it was in the last ten days, so he moved his i'tikaf to the last ten days and continued to perform i'tikaf in the last ten days until Allah the Exalted took his soul.
So it is more emphasized in the last ten days. The scholars differed regarding seeking it out; some were of the opinion that it is the twenty-third night, and some held that it is the twenty-seventh night. This is the opinion of Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) and the opinion of many scholars that it is the twenty-seventh night. In any case, no one asserted with certainty that it is in a specific night, so it is possible that it is in the entire month. However, it is more emphasized in the last ten days, and in the odd-numbered nights, such as the twenty-third night, the twenty-fifth night, the twenty-seventh night, and the twenty-ninth night. These odd-numbered nights are more emphasized than the others, and the most likely, and Allah knows best, is the twenty-seventh night. Yes.
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
Our dear female listeners, the discussion regarding Surat al-Qadr is still ongoing. In the previous episode, the Honorable Shaykh spoke about the saying of Allah the Exalted:
Peace it is until the emergence of dawn.
سَلَامٌ هِيَ حَتَّىٰ مَطْلَعِ الْفَجْرِThe Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As we mentioned previously, it is not certain with absolute certainty that the Night of Decree is fixed to a specific night of the month; rather, it is possible in all the nights. Therefore, the Muslim is asked to strive throughout Ramadan in order to encounter this night, if Allah wills. However, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) initially sought it in the middle ten days of Ramadan, and he would perform i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) in the middle ten days. Then it became clear to him (peace and blessings be upon him) that it was in the last ten days, so he moved his i'tikaf to the last ten days and continued to perform i'tikaf in the last ten days until Allah the Exalted took his soul.
So it is more emphasized in the last ten days. The scholars differed regarding seeking it out; some were of the opinion that it is the twenty-third night, and some held that it is the twenty-seventh night. This is the opinion of Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) and the opinion of many scholars that it is the twenty-seventh night. In any case, no one asserted with certainty that it is in a specific night, so it is possible that it is in the entire month. However, it is more emphasized in the last ten days, and in the odd-numbered nights, such as the twenty-third night, the twenty-fifth night, the twenty-seventh night, and the twenty-ninth night. These odd-numbered nights are more emphasized than the others, and the most likely, and Allah knows best, is the twenty-seventh night. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 21 من 27|وقفات مع آيات الصيام|العشر الأواخر من رمضان|صالح الفوزان|فقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (0:47)
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