A word by the Shaykh regarding the night of the twenty-seventh of Ramadan and clarifying the error in people’s belief that it is the Night of Decree.

The Shaykh : We are speaking about some matters related to this specific night, concerning some people. Some people believe that this night alone, the twenty-seventh, is the Night of Decree. Therefore, you find that during the nights of the last ten days they are lax in worship, but on this night they become active and worship, believing that they have certainly hit upon the Night of Decree. This is an incorrect action and a belief that contradicts what the evidences of the Shari'ah require. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The odd nights include the twenty-first, twenty-third, twenty-fifth, twenty-seventh, and twenty-ninth. He also said: Therefore, this night is not fixed as the Night of Decree; rather, it is like the other odd nights, where it is hoped that it is the Night of Decree. It is the most likely of the odd nights according to the majority of scholars. Nevertheless, it is not a specific Night of Decree in all years, but rather it is...