MARIAM AHMAD
Author, Creator and Founder of JDD
The month of Ramadan is a very special month filled with numerous blessings and virtues. The whole month is spent worshipping Allah and refraining from sins or unpleasant deeds like no other month in the year and the intensity and quality only increases as we move onto the last ten nights of this Holy and loved month. The main reason being the occurrence of Laylat-ul-Qadr ( Night of Decree).
The Prophet (sallalahu alaihi wasalam) used to strive harder during these last ten days than any other days.
Laylat-ul-Qadr is the night of decree, the night on which the destiny of every creature is ordained for the following year.
When is Laylat ul Qadr?
How do we know which night is going to be Laylat ul Qadr? The answer is pretty simple, we don’t. We cannot be certain of the night of qadr as this information is not know to us. The hikmah behind this is that if we knew which night is laylat ul qadr we wouldn’t make the effort of ibadah, in the rest of the nights. So it is depicted from the various authentic ahadith that the night of Qadr changes from year to year.
We do however, have a few signs which can signal to that beautiful night full of blessings.
Signs of Laylat-ul-Qadr
- It is of the odd-numbered nights.
Ayesha ( May Allah be pleased with her) narrated that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Seek Laylat al-Qadr in the odd-numbered nights of the last ten nights.”
Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 4/259
- The night is a soft, gentle, and peaceful night. Not too cold and not too hot, perfectly comfortable.
the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Laylat al-Qadr is a pleasant night, neither hot nor cold, and the following day the sun rises red and weak.”
Saheeh Ibn Khuzaymah, 2912; Musnad al Tayaalisi
- As mentioned in the above hadith, the sun rises the following day without visible sun rays, red and weak.
- The night is bright.
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Laylat al-Qadr is a bright night, neither hot nor cold, in which no meteors are seen.”
Majma’ al-Zawaa’id, 3/179; Musnad Ahmad
It is not essential for the one who “catches” Laylat al-Qadr to know that he has “caught” it. The point is to strive hard and to be sincere in worship, whether or not one knows that one has “caught” it. It may be that some of those who do not know that may be better with Allaah and higher in status than those who did know which night it was, because the former strove hard. We ask Allaah to accept our fasting our prayer at night, and to help us to remember Him and to thank Him and to worship Him properly. May Allah bless our Prophet Muhammad.
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Jazak Allah for this valuable information. May Allah accept our ibadah and prayers. Aameen
Waiyyaki and Aameen dear sister.