Designating the Night of the Twenty-Seventh for Standing in Prayer to Seek the Night of Decree
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good. Shaykh Salih, the questioner asks: What is the ruling on designating a single night from the last ten for standing in prayer to seek the Night of Decree? He says that he only stands in prayer on the night of the twenty-seventh.
Answer:
He receives the reward for what he prayed, but standing in prayer on one night is not sufficient, because it is not certain that it is on a specific night. Rather, Allah (Mighty and Majestic) concealed it in all the nights of the month, indeed in all the nights of the last ten. So a person should strive in all the nights, and not designate one night to stand in prayer while leaving the rest, because he cannot guarantee that he has caught the Night of Decree. However, he has the reward for what he prayed, for Allah does not waste the reward of one who does good. The Muslim is in need of good, so he is in need of the entire month, and in need of all the last ten nights. So he should not be lazy and designate a specific night, assuming that it is the Night of Decree, for that would be a deprivation for him of this great virtue, except for one who is unable to stand in prayer for the ten nights, in which case he prays whatever is easy for him of them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh,
May Allah reward you with good. Shaykh Salih, the questioner asks: What is the ruling on designating a single night from the last ten for standing in prayer to seek the Night of Decree? He says that he only stands in prayer on the night of the twenty-seventh.
Answer:
He receives the reward for what he prayed, but standing in prayer on one night is not sufficient, because it is not certain that it is on a specific night. Rather, Allah (Mighty and Majestic) concealed it in all the nights of the month, indeed in all the nights of the last ten. So a person should strive in all the nights, and not designate one night to stand in prayer while leaving the rest, because he cannot guarantee that he has caught the Night of Decree. However, he has the reward for what he prayed, for Allah does not waste the reward of one who does good. The Muslim is in need of good, so he is in need of the entire month, and in need of all the last ten nights. So he should not be lazy and designate a specific night, assuming that it is the Night of Decree, for that would be a deprivation for him of this great virtue, except for one who is unable to stand in prayer for the ten nights, in which case he prays whatever is easy for him of them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh,
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 13 فتاوى على الهواء - 20 / 09 / 1433هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (18:34)
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