We request clarification of the virtue of the last ten days of Ramadan?
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The questioner : The last ten days have a great virtue and a high status. The last ten days of Ramadan. The listener Abdullah al-Hamd says in it: We request from Shaykh Muhammad to clarify the virtue of these last ten days?
The Shaykh : All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. These last ten days of Ramadan are the best part of the month of Ramadan, and for this reason the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would specifically devote them to i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque), seeking the Night of Decree. It was in these days that the Night of Decree occurred, about which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)—or rather, about which Allah said:[Al-Qadr 97:3] The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would also devote these nights to standing in night prayer for the entire night. A person should strive to stand in night prayer during these ten days, lengthening his recitation, bowing, and prostration. If he is with an imam, he should stay with him until he concludes the prayer, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 806Sahih (Darussalam) Toward the end of these days, or at their conclusion, the glorification of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) takes place, and zakat al-fitr (the alms given at the end of Ramadan) is paid, as Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Baqarah 2:185] and as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding zakat al-fitr: Sunan Abi Dawud 1609Hasan (Al-Albani) He (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded that zakat al-fitr be paid before the prayer, meaning the prayer of the festival. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. Also, the listener Abdullah says: O Shaykh Muhammad.
The Shaykh : All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. These last ten days of Ramadan are the best part of the month of Ramadan, and for this reason the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would specifically devote them to i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque), seeking the Night of Decree. It was in these days that the Night of Decree occurred, about which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)—or rather, about which Allah said:
The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months.
لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍIndeed, whoever stands (praying) with the Imam until he finished, then it is recorded for him that he prayed the whole night.
من قام مع الإمام حتى ينصرف كتِب له قيام ليلةand [wants] for you to complete the period and to glorify Allah for that [to] which He has guided you; and perhaps you will be grateful.
ولِتُكْمِلُوا الْعِدَّةَ وَلِتُكَبِّرُوا اللَّهَ عَلَى مَا هَدَاكُمْ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَIf anyone pays it before the prayer (of 'Id), it will be accepted as zakat.
من أداها قبل الصلاة فهي زكاة مقبولةThe questioner : May Allah reward you. Also, the listener Abdullah says: O Shaykh Muhammad.