Determining the Night of Decree and Exerting Effort Based on Dreams
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: In the past few years, when Ramadan arrives, the topic of the timing of the Night of Decree comes up, and so-and-so and so-and-so have seen in a dream that it is on such-and-such a night. Does a person increase his effort in that night based on these dreams? The Night of Decree is a secret that no one knows except Allah. The question is simple, questioner. In order for him to come
The Shaykh:
The Muslim exerts effort in
The presenter:
every month.
The Shaykh:
So if he exerts effort in the whole month and stands in prayer for all of Ramadan, he has attained
The presenter:
the decree. And
The Shaykh:
there is an addition to it: fasting the nights of Ramadan. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 38
The presenter:
The Shaykh:
The presenter:
The Shaykh:
So the Night of Decree has not been specified, but it is in the last ten nights, with the most emphasis on seeking it, the most emphasis on seeking it. The scholars differed on seeking it in the last ten nights; some say the twenty-first night, some say the twenty-third night, and some say the twenty-seventh night. These are attempts to find it. As for
The presenter:
certainty, no one can determine 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.
The Shaykh:
This is known by no one except Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: In the past few years, when Ramadan arrives, the topic of the timing of the Night of Decree comes up, and so-and-so and so-and-so have seen in a dream that it is on such-and-such a night. Does a person increase his effort in that night based on these dreams? The Night of Decree is a secret that no one knows except Allah. The question is simple, questioner. In order for him to come
The Shaykh:
The Muslim exerts effort in
The presenter:
every month.
The Shaykh:
So if he exerts effort in the whole month and stands in prayer for all of Ramadan, he has attained
The presenter:
the decree. And
The Shaykh:
there is an addition to it: fasting the nights of Ramadan. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Whoever observes fasts during the month of Ramadan out of sincere faith
من صام رمضان إيماناThe presenter:
With the intention of seeking reward.
احتسابا.The Shaykh:
And.
و.The presenter:
he has what preceded
له ما تقدم.The Shaykh:
sins,
من ذنبه،The presenter:
certainty, no one can determine 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.
The Shaykh:
This is known by no one except Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
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