When Ramadan arrives, talk about the Night of Decree increases, and people say that so-and-so and so-and-so have seen it.
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: In the past few years, when Ramadan comes, there is a lot of talk about the timing of the Night of Decree, and that so-and-so and so-and-so have seen that it is on such-and-such a night. Does a person increase his effort in that night based on these visions?
Answer:
The Night of Decree is hidden, and no one knows it except Allah. Allah has a wisdom in hiding it, so that the Muslim strives throughout the month. If he strives throughout the month and stands in prayer for all of Ramadan, he has attained the Night of Decree and attained more than that by standing in prayer for the nights of Ramadan. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 37 It has not been specified. However, it is most strongly sought in the last ten nights. Most strongly sought.
The scholars differed regarding seeking it in the last ten nights. Some say it is the twenty-first night. Some say it is the twenty-third night. And some say it is the twenty-seventh night.
These are attempts to find it. As for certainty and conviction, one does not assert it. Allah knows best. It could be the first night of Ramadan. You do not know. Or the last night. Or the middle of Ramadan. This is not known except by Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: In the past few years, when Ramadan comes, there is a lot of talk about the timing of the Night of Decree, and that so-and-so and so-and-so have seen that it is on such-and-such a night. Does a person increase his effort in that night based on these visions?
Answer:
The Night of Decree is hidden, and no one knows it except Allah. Allah has a wisdom in hiding it, so that the Muslim strives throughout the month. If he strives throughout the month and stands in prayer for all of Ramadan, he has attained the Night of Decree and attained more than that by standing in prayer for the nights of Ramadan. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
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 ايمانا واحتسابا غفر له ما تقدم من ذنبه. فليلة القدرThe scholars differed regarding seeking it in the last ten nights. Some say it is the twenty-first night. Some say it is the twenty-third night. And some say it is the twenty-seventh night.
These are attempts to find it. As for certainty and conviction, one does not assert it. Allah knows best. It could be the first night of Ramadan. You do not know. Or the last night. Or the middle of Ramadan. This is not known except by Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [32 -954] عندما يأتي رمضان يكثر الحديث عن ليلة القدر، وأن فلانا وفلانا قد رأوها.. الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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