Singling Out the Twenty- Seventh Night for Intense Effort

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, some people believe that the twenty-seventh night is the Night of Decree, and they hardly pray or strive except in it. What is the ruling on this action?

Answer:
This is a shortcoming, meaning, this is a shortcoming. He has wasted all the nights of the month. Also, he has tied himself to a night that may not be the Night of Decree, meaning there is a possibility. This is a shortcoming and should not be done. A person should strive throughout all of Ramadan. He is a poor person in need, and these are great days and great nights, and he is in greater need of them than he is of food and drink. He should not waste them and say to you, "Limit yourself to the twenty-seventh night." It has not been established that it is the Night of Decree. And even if it were established that it is the Night of Decree, he has wasted the rest of the month and lost a great reward.