The Wisdom of Concealing the Night of Decree
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Question:
The questioner: The reason for concealing this great night, O Shaykh.
Answer:
The Shaykh: The reason is a great secret and a profound wisdom, so that the servant strives in all the nights, in order to magnify his reward and recompense with Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). If he were to strive in only one night and leave the rest of the month, much good would be lost to him. But if he strives throughout the entire month, he gains two advantages. The first advantage is that he strives in all the nights, so he obtains their reward and fulfills the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih al-Bukhari 37. The second advantage is that he will certainly encounter the Night of Decree in one of the nights of Ramadan. If he strives in all the nights of Ramadan, he has certainly encountered the Night of Decree, because it passed by him in one of the nights. Therefore, he earns both rewards: the reward of standing in prayer in Ramadan and the reward of standing in prayer on the Night of Decree. This is the great wisdom in concealing it, just as the hour in the Friday day was concealed, which Muwatta Malik 5:16 was not specified as to which part of the day it is, so that the Muslim strives in supplication throughout the entire Friday day, in order to increase his supplication to Allah and his worship of Allah, thereby magnifying his reward. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh
The questioner: The reason for concealing this great night, O Shaykh.
Answer:
The Shaykh: The reason is a great secret and a profound wisdom, so that the servant strives in all the nights, in order to magnify his reward and recompense with Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). If he were to strive in only one night and leave the rest of the month, much good would be lost to him. But if he strives throughout the entire month, he gains two advantages. The first advantage is that he strives in all the nights, so he obtains their reward and fulfills the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him):
Whoever establishes prayers during the nights of Ramadan faithfully out of sincere faith and hoping to attain Allah's rewards (not for showing off), all his past sins will be forgiven.
من قام رمضان إيمانا واحتسابا غفر له ما تقدم من ذنبهwhen Allah gives to a muslim slave standing in prayer whatever he asks for
لا يصادفها عبد مسلم وهو قائم يصلي يسأل الله شيئا إلا أعطاه إياهThe presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 21 من 27|وقفات مع آيات الصيام|العشر الأواخر من رمضان|صالح الفوزان|فقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (3:55)
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