The characteristics of the last ten days of Ramadan: First: that the Night of Decree is in them.
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The Shaykh : These ten days, or rather the last ten days, have characteristics that the middle ten days and the first ten days do not have. Can we count them all?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Can we? Let's start. The first characteristic.
The student: The Night of Decree is in them.
The Shaykh : Very well.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : That is a merit in each of the ten days, but we want a merit that is specific to the last ten days.
The student: The Night of Decree is in them.
The Shaykh : Yes, in these last ten days is the Night of Decree, the Night of Decree about which Allah said:[Al-Qadr 97:3], and He described it as blessed, saying in the Noble Qur'an: [Al-Qadr 97:1]. And in another verse, He clarified the description of this night: [Ad-Dukhan 44:3].
And regarding the Night of Decree, we ask: Why is it called the Night of Decree?
The scholars said: The Night of Decree means the night of honor, due to its honor and virtue. From this comes their saying, "So-and-so is a person of great standing," meaning he is one of honor and virtue.
They said: It is called the Night of Decree from the word "decree" (taqdir), because Allah decrees therein what will happen in that year, as the Exalted said:[Ad-Dukhan 44:4].
The Night of Decree is not in a specific, permanent night, because the texts differ in specifying it. So the scholars reconciled these texts by stating that it moves; it is the twenty-third night in one year, the twenty-fifth night in another year, the twenty-seventh night in another year, the twenty-ninth night in another year, and the twenty-eighth, or twenty-sixth, or twenty-fourth, or twenty-second night in yet another year, and so on. In this way, the evidence is reconciled. For this reason, a person hopes every night, every night, that it is the Night of Decree, so he strives in supplication and imploring Allah, Mighty and Majestic.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Can we? Let's start. The first characteristic.
The student: The Night of Decree is in them.
The Shaykh : Very well.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : That is a merit in each of the ten days, but we want a merit that is specific to the last ten days.
The student: The Night of Decree is in them.
The Shaykh : Yes, in these last ten days is the Night of Decree, the Night of Decree about which Allah said:
The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months.
ليلة القدر خير من ألف شهرIndeed, We sent the Qur'an down during the Night of Decree.
إنا أنزلناه في ليلة القدرIndeed, We sent it down during a blessed night
إنا أنزلناه في ليلة مباركةAnd regarding the Night of Decree, we ask: Why is it called the Night of Decree?
The scholars said: The Night of Decree means the night of honor, due to its honor and virtue. From this comes their saying, "So-and-so is a person of great standing," meaning he is one of honor and virtue.
They said: It is called the Night of Decree from the word "decree" (taqdir), because Allah decrees therein what will happen in that year, as the Exalted said:
On that night is made distinct every precise matter -
فيها يفرق كل أمر حكيمThe Night of Decree is not in a specific, permanent night, because the texts differ in specifying it. So the scholars reconciled these texts by stating that it moves; it is the twenty-third night in one year, the twenty-fifth night in another year, the twenty-seventh night in another year, the twenty-ninth night in another year, and the twenty-eighth, or twenty-sixth, or twenty-fourth, or twenty-second night in yet another year, and so on. In this way, the evidence is reconciled. For this reason, a person hopes every night, every night, that it is the Night of Decree, so he strives in supplication and imploring Allah, Mighty and Majestic.