The reason for the naming of the Night of Decree
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Question:
The Shaykh's report: Why was the Night of Decree given this name, O Shaykh?
Answer:
There are several opinions on this, the most famous of which is that it was named the Night of Decree because the deeds of the year are decreed in it; what happens in the year is decreed in this night, as Allah the Exalted said:[Ad-Dukhan 44:4] This is taken from the prior decree written in the Preserved Tablet. So this annual decree is a specific decree in which what will happen in this year of matters that occur among the servants, individually and collectively, is written. Therefore, it was named the Night of Decree. It was also said that it was named the Night of Decree because it has a high status and rank with Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
The Shaykh's report: Why was the Night of Decree given this name, O Shaykh?
Answer:
There are several opinions on this, the most famous of which is that it was named the Night of Decree because the deeds of the year are decreed in it; what happens in the year is decreed in this night, as Allah the Exalted said:
On that night is made distinct every precise matter -
فِيهَا يُفْرَقُ كُلُّ أَمْرٍ حَكِيمٍThe presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 19 من 27|وقفات مع آيات الصيام|إنا أنزلناه في ليلة القدر|صالح الفوزان|فقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (2:17)
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