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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Clarification that designating the twenty-seventh night for 'Umrah is a religious innovation

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The Shaykh : We return now to the topic of discussion: designating the twenty-seventh night for 'Umrah. This is a religious innovation. Why? Because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not designate the twenty-seventh night for 'Umrah; rather, he did not even designate the Night of Decree for 'Umrah. He designated it for standing in night prayer and said:
Whoever stands in prayer during Ramadan out of faith and seeking reward, Allah will forgive him what has passed of his sins من قام رمضان إيماناً واحتسابا غفر الله له ما تقدم من ذنبه
Sahih Ibn Hibban 10:853
He did not say, "Whoever performs 'Umrah on the Night of Decree will have such and such a reward." Therefore, designating the Night of Decree for 'Umrah is a religious innovation, and likewise, designating the twenty-seventh night for 'Umrah is a religious innovation. This is because most of those who designate this night do so not because it coincides with their travel, but because they specifically designate it as the Night of Decree according to their strong hope. They said that 'Umrah on the Night of Decree is better than 'Umrah on other nights. This is a claim about Allah without knowledge. I wished to point this out because we are approaching this night, namely the twenty-seventh night.
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