The Virtue of the Night of Decree and Its Times
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Question:
May Allah bless you. What is the virtue of the Night of Decree? And is it confirmed to be on the twenty-seventh of Ramadan?
Answer:
The Night of Decree has a great virtue that is not hidden from any Muslim. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said about it:[Al-Qadr 97:1-2] [Al-Qadr 97:3-5] In this night, the Noble Qur'an was revealed, and it is a blessed night in which the angels descend.
Allah the Exalted said:[Ad-Dukhan 44:4], for Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, determines in this blessed night what will happen in the affairs of the year, such as sustenance and lifespans. It is obligatory for the Muslim to stand in prayer throughout the entire month of Ramadan, for by doing so, he will attain the virtue of the Night of Decree. The confirmed times for it are the odd-numbered nights of the last ten days.
As for the night of the twenty-seventh, it is the most likely of the nights. Most of the Companions said that it is the night of the twenty-seventh. However, Allah concealed this night for a wisdom, which is that people should strive in the month of Ramadan, and especially in its last ten days. This is what is obligatory for the Muslim, for by doing so, he will attain it by the permission of Allah. Its observance is through prayer, supplication, reciting the Qur'an, and other righteous deeds. The best of these is to stand in prayer on this night. Yes.
May Allah bless you. What is the virtue of the Night of Decree? And is it confirmed to be on the twenty-seventh of Ramadan?
Answer:
The Night of Decree has a great virtue that is not hidden from any Muslim. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said about it:
(1) Indeed, We sent the Qur'an down during the Night of Decree. (2) And what can make you know what is the Night of Decree?
إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ(3) The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months. (4) The angels and the Spirit descend therein by permission of their Lord for every matter. (5) Peace it is until the emergence of dawn.
لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍ تَنَزَّلُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَالرُّوحُ فِيهَا بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِم مِّن كُلِّ أَمْرٍ سَلَامٌ هِيَ حَتَّىٰ مَطْلَعِ الْفَجْرِAllah the Exalted said:
On that night is made distinct every precise matter -
فِيهَا يُفْرَقُ كُلُّ أَمْرٍ حَكِيمٍAs for the night of the twenty-seventh, it is the most likely of the nights. Most of the Companions said that it is the night of the twenty-seventh. However, Allah concealed this night for a wisdom, which is that people should strive in the month of Ramadan, and especially in its last ten days. This is what is obligatory for the Muslim, for by doing so, he will attain it by the permission of Allah. Its observance is through prayer, supplication, reciting the Qur'an, and other righteous deeds. The best of these is to stand in prayer on this night. Yes.
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7553 — youtube.com (7:33)
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