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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it established that the Night of Decree is the twenty-seventh night?

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Question:
Is it established that the Night of Decree is designated as the twenty-seventh night? And what was the guidance of the Salaf (the earliest generations) regarding this night? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
We have clarified this and stated that the Night of Decree is certainly in the month of Ramadan; this is the definitive point. As for knowing the specific night on which the Night of Decree occurs...
...with precision, Allah knows it best, and Allah has wisdom in concealing it so that the Muslim strives in all the nights, thereby increasing his deeds and magnifying his reward. This is better for him; this is better for him. Allah concealed it for a wisdom so that the Muslim strives in all the nights of Ramadan, for they are all good, so that he attains the Night of Decree and also attains the reward of the remaining nights of Ramadan. This is a great good, and this is the favor of Allah, which He grants to whom He wills. It is not established that it is the seventh night; rather, it is a matter of seeking it out, a matter of seeking it out only. Otherwise, it is possible on any of the nights.
From the beginning of the month to the end, but it is more emphasized in the last ten nights, more emphasized in seeking it out, and in the odd-numbered nights of the last ten, it is even more emphasized. As for the most emphasized of the odd-numbered nights, the scholars have differed with many opinions. Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned in *Fath al-Bari* more than forty opinions, more than forty opinions, regarding the Night of Decree. However, the odd-numbered nights are the most emphasized, and Allah knows best: the twenty-first night, the twenty-third night, or the twenty-seventh night. The twenty-seventh night is the most emphasized according to a group of scholars. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل ثبت أن ليلة القدر ليلة السابع والعشرين؟ — youtube.com

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