What are the characteristics of the Night of Decree? And what is the duration of i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque)?
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Question:
Does the Night of Decree have characteristics that distinguish it from other nights?
Answer:
It is reported in a hadith of Ubayy that the sun rises on its morning without any rays. He used to swear that it was the Night of Decree, that the sun rises on its morning without any rays. This is one of the signs of the Night of Decree.
Q: Who said that the air on the Night of Decree will be calm?
The Shaykh: Allah knows best, Allah knows best. There is no clear evidence for that.
Q: What is the duration of i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque)?
The Shaykh: It has no fixed limit.
Q: Does the Night of Decree only occur in the month of Ramadan?
The Shaykh: Absolutely, it is specifically in the last ten nights.
Q: Is i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) specific...?
The Shaykh: No, it is not specific. I'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) is prescribed in Shawwal and in other months. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said: [al-Baqarah:187]. It is an act of worship, a means of drawing near to Allah, and it is connected to the mosques. However, it is more meritorious in Ramadan, and it is most meritorious in the last ten nights.
Does the Night of Decree have characteristics that distinguish it from other nights?
Answer:
It is reported in a hadith of Ubayy that the sun rises on its morning without any rays. He used to swear that it was the Night of Decree, that the sun rises on its morning without any rays. This is one of the signs of the Night of Decree.
Q: Who said that the air on the Night of Decree will be calm?
The Shaykh: Allah knows best, Allah knows best. There is no clear evidence for that.
Q: What is the duration of i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque)?
The Shaykh: It has no fixed limit.
Q: Does the Night of Decree only occur in the month of Ramadan?
The Shaykh: Absolutely, it is specifically in the last ten nights.
Q: Is i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) specific...?
The Shaykh: No, it is not specific. I'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) is prescribed in Shawwal and in other months. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said:
And do not have relations with them as long as you are staying for worship in the mosques
وَلَا تُبَاشِرُوهُنَّ وَأَنْتُمْ عَاكِفُونَ فِي الْمَسَاجِدِ
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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