Is there any exhortation to give charity or perform 'Umrah on the Night of Decree?

The questioner : Yes, peace be upon you, and upon you be peace. But regarding the question: The sister, Honorable Shaykh, mentions and says: A person has made it a habit to give charity in the last ten nights of Ramadan, seeking the Night of Decree through this charity. Is this based on any evidence?

The Shaykh : No, the Night of Decree is sought by standing in prayer, meaning by keeping it alive through tahajjud. There is no report from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) exhorting people to give charity or perform 'Umrah on that night. What many people do today, if it is the twenty-seventh night, is to come and perform 'Umrah; there is no basis for this in the Shari'ah of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).

The presenter : (peace and blessings be upon him).

The Shaykh : 'Umrah can be performed from the first day of Ramadan to the last day of Ramadan; all of this is a time for 'Umrah. The hadith did not say "on the Night of Decree" or "in the last ten nights." Yes, if it happens that a person does not finish his work until the twenty-seventh night and he performs 'Umrah, that is a different matter. But for him to specifically intend to perform 'Umrah on the twenty-seventh night and believe that this brings him closer to Allah the Exalted, and that this 'Umrah on this night has a special status over others, this has no basis.

The presenter : Okay, may Allah reward you with good, and I see

The Shaykh : that we should designate nights, days, and places only with what the Shari'ah has brought, and not add to it. What the Shari'ah has brought regarding the Night of Decree is standing in prayer, tahajjud with prayer. Then, as for the twenty-seventh night, some say it is the Night of Decree, because the Night of Decree may be on a night other than this one. It was the twenty-first night in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
And it was once in the last seven nights; a group of the Companions saw it, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: meaning by that, in that year, whoever was seeking it should seek it in the last seven nights. Otherwise, the Night of Decree can fall on any of the nights of the ten.
Therefore, we find that it is a deprivation for a person to limit his tahajjud in the last ten nights of Ramadan to the twenty-seventh night. This is a deprivation. It is true that the twenty-seventh night is the most likely of the nights, but no