Lailatul Qadr and its virtues
The reward i.e equivalent of doing goodness for thousand months in just one night ..
إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْر
لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍ
تَنَزَّلُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَالرُّوحُ فِيهَا بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِم مِّن كُلِّ أَمْرٍ
سَلَامٌ هِيَ حَتَّىٰ مَطْلَعِ الْفَجْرِ
Indeed, We sent the Qur'an down during the Lailatul Qadr (The Magnificent Night).
And what can make you know what is the Lailatul Qadr (The Magnificent Night)?
The Lailatul Qadr (The Magnificent Night) is better than a thousand months.
The angels and the Spirit descend therein by permission of their Lord for every matter.
Peace it is until the emergence of dawn.
[Al Quran, Chapter 97, v1-5]
The previous sins are forgiven:
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنْ يَقُمْ لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ ".
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Whoever establishes the prayers on the night of Qadr out of sincere faith and hoping to attain Allah's rewards (not to show off) then all his past sins will be forgiven.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 35
In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 28
USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 35
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URL reference : http://sunnah.com/bukhari/2/28
Lailatul Qadr is on what date?:
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عُبَادَةُ بْنُ الصَّامِتِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم خَرَجَ يُخْبِرُ بِلَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ، فَتَلاَحَى رَجُلاَنِ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَقَالَ " إِنِّي خَرَجْتُ لأُخْبِرَكُمْ بِلَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ، وَإِنَّهُ تَلاَحَى فُلاَنٌ وَفُلاَنٌ فَرُفِعَتْ وَعَسَى أَنْ يَكُونَ خَيْرًا لَكُمُ الْتَمِسُوهَا فِي السَّبْعِ وَالتِّسْعِ وَالْخَمْسِ ".
Narrated 'Ubada bin As-Samit:
"Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) went out to inform the people about the (date of the) night of decree (Al-Qadr) but there happened a quarrel between two Muslim men. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "I came out to inform you about (the date of) the night of Al-Qadr, but as so and so and so and so quarrelled, its knowledge was taken away (I forgot it) and maybe it was better for you. Now look for it in the 7th, the 9th and the 5th (of the last 10 nights of the month of Ramadan)."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 49
In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 42
USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 47
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URL reference : http://sunnah.com/bukhari/2/42
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النُّعْمَانِ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، رضى الله عنهما قَالَ رَأَيْتُ عَلَى عَهْدِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَأَنَّ بِيَدِي قِطْعَةَ إِسْتَبْرَقٍ، فَكَأَنِّي لاَ أُرِيدُ مَكَانًا مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ إِلاَّ طَارَتْ إِلَيْهِ، وَرَأَيْتُ كَأَنَّ اثْنَيْنِ أَتَيَانِي أَرَادَا أَنْ يَذْهَبَا بِي إِلَى النَّارِ فَتَلَقَّاهُمَا مَلَكٌ فَقَالَ لَمْ تُرَعْ خَلِّيَا عَنْهُ. فَقَصَّتْ حَفْصَةُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِحْدَى رُؤْيَاىَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " نِعْمَ الرَّجُلُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ لَوْ كَانَ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ ". فَكَانَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ يُصَلِّي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ. وَكَانُوا لاَ يَزَالُونَ يَقُصُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم الرُّؤْيَا أَنَّهَا فِي اللَّيْلَةِ السَّابِعَةِ مِنَ الْعَشْرِ الأَوَاخِرِ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَرَى رُؤْيَاكُمْ قَدْ تَوَاطَتْ فِي الْعَشْرِ الأَوَاخِرِ، فَمَنْ كَانَ مُتَحَرِّيْهَا فَلْيَتَحَرَّهَا مِنَ الْعَشْرِ الأَوَاخِرِ ".
Narrated Nafi`:
Ibn `Umar said, "In the lifetime of the Prophet (ﷺ) I dreamt that a piece of silk cloth was in my hand and it flew with me to whichever part of Paradise I wanted. I also saw as if two persons (i.e. angels) came to me and wanted to take me to Hell. Then an angel met us and told me not to be afraid. He then told them to leave me. Hafsa narrated one of my dreams to the Prophet (ﷺ) and the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Abdullah is a good man. Would that he offer the night prayer (Tahajjud)!" So after that day `Abdullah (bin `Umar) started offering Tahajjud. The companions of the Prophet (p.b.u.h) used to tell him their dreams that (Laila-tul-Qadr) was on the 27th of the month of Ramadan. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "I see that your dreams agree on the last ten nights of Ramadan and so whoever is in search of it should seek it in the last ten nights of Ramadan."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 1156, 1157, 1158
In-book reference : Book 19, Hadith 37
USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 2, Book 21, Hadith 255
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URL reference : http://sunnah.com/bukhari/19/37
As this hadith clearly mentions that Prophet Muhammad (saws) himself didn’t knew, no human being on this earth can then say this specific night is that particular night. Nevertheless, there are authentic hadiths with Prophet Muhammad (saws) saying that, Lailatul Qadr could be one of the odd numbered nights from the last ten days in the month of Ramadan.
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سُهَيْلٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " تَحَرَّوْا لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ فِي الْوِتْرِ مِنَ الْعَشْرِ الأَوَاخِرِ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ ".
Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Search for the Night of Qadr in the odd (numbered) nights of the last ten days of Ramadan."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 2017
In-book reference : Book 32, Hadith 4
USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 3, Book 32, Hadith 234
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URL reference : http://sunnah.com/bukhari/32/4
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، وَوَكِيعٌ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، - رضى الله عنها - قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ " الْتَمِسُوا - وَقَالَ وَكِيعٌ - تَحَرَّوْا لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ فِي الْعَشْرِ الأَوَاخِرِ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ " .
'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) and Ibn Numair reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:
Look for (and in the words of Waki, seek) Lailat-ul-Qadr in the last ten nights of Ramadan
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1169
In-book reference : Book 13, Hadith 282
USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 6, Hadith 2632
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URL reference : http://sunnah.com/muslim/13/282
Narrated 'Ubada bin As-Samit:
Prophet Muhammad (saws) while informing us about Lailatul Qadr said that is in the month of Ramadhan. “Therefore, seek it in Ramadan in the last ten nights. For verily, it is during the odd numbered nights, the twenty-first, or the twenty-third, or the twenty-fifth, or the twenty-seventh, or the twenty-ninth, or during the last night. Whoever stays awake in anticipation of laylat al-Qadr, and succeeds in getting it, will have all of his past sins will be forgiven.
Reference : Ahmad 20700
The above mentioned hadiths undoubtedly shows clearly that, Lailatul Qadr could be one of the odd numbered nights from the last ten days in the month of Ramadan.
Is Lailatul Qadr the 27th night?:
We saw from authentic hadiths that Lailatul Qadr could be one of the odd numbered nights from the last ten days in the month of Ramadan. But, the general public ignorant of hadiths decide that Lailatul Qadr is indeed on 27th night and hold a great ceremony with celebration. For this, is there any evidence in the hadiths? Let’s see about it.
حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ مُطَرِّفًا، عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ قَالَ " لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ لَيْلَةُ سَبْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ " .
Narrated Mu'awiyah b. Abi Sufyan :
The Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: Lailat al-qadr is the twenty-seventh night (of Ramadan)
Grade : Sahih (Al-Albani)
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1386
In-book reference : Book 6, Hadith 16
English translation : Book 6, Hadith 1381
URL reference : http://sunnah.com/abudawud/6/16
Based on hadiths similar to the above, some proclaim that Lailatul Qadr is indeed on 27th night.
If this was the only hadith then we could decide that it is indeed the 27th night only. But, differing to this, as mentioned before in an authentic hadith Prophet Muhammad (saws) after clearly mentioning that he himself was made to be forgotten about it, he had commanded to seek it in the odd nights in the last ten nights of Ramadan. Moreover similar to 27th night, there is also about the 23rd night. Let’s see them ahead here.
وَحَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَهْلِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الأَشْعَثِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ، الْكِنْدِيُّ وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ خَشْرَمٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو ضَمْرَةَ، حَدَّثَنِي الضَّحَّاكُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ، - وَقَالَ ابْنُ خَشْرَمٍ عَنِ الضَّحَّاكِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ، - عَنْ أَبِي النَّضْرِ، مَوْلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ بُسْرِ بْنِ، سَعِيدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أُنَيْسٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " أُرِيتُ لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ ثُمَّ أُنْسِيتُهَا وَأَرَانِي صُبْحَهَا أَسْجُدُ فِي مَاءٍ وَطِينٍ " . قَالَ فَمُطِرْنَا لَيْلَةَ ثَلاَثٍ وَعِشْرِينَ فَصَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَانْصَرَفَ وَإِنَّ أَثَرَ الْمَاءِ وَالطِّينِ عَلَى جَبْهَتِهِ وَأَنْفِهِ . قَالَ وَكَانَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أُنَيْسٍ يَقُولُ ثَلاَثٍ وَعِشْرِينَ .
'Abdullah b. Unais reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:
I was shown Lailat-ul-Qadr; then I was made to forget it, and saw that I was prostrating in water and clay in the morning of that (night). He (the narrator) said: There was a downpour on the twenty-third night and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) led us in prayer, and as he went back, there was a trace of water and clay on his forehead and on his nose. He (the narrator) said: 'Abdullah b. Unais used to say that it was the twenty-third (night).Reference : Sahih Muslim 1168
In-book reference : Book 13, Hadith 281
USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 6, Hadith 2631
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URL reference : https://sunnah.com/muslim/13/281
Narrated 'Ubada bin As-Samit:
The companions of the Prophet asked Prophet Muhammad (saws) about Lailatul Qadr, the night that had to be seeked in the month of Ramadan. For that Prophet Muhammad (saws) answered that is in the 23rd night.
Reference : Ahmad 15466
Similarly, it is also mentioned about the three nights, 21, 23 and 25.
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " الْتَمِسُوهَا فِي الْعَشْرِ الأَوَاخِرِ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ فِي تَاسِعَةٍ تَبْقَى، فِي سَابِعَةٍ تَبْقَى، فِي خَامِسَةٍ تَبْقَى ".
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Look for the Night of Qadr in the last ten nights of Ramadan ,' on the night when nine or seven or five nights remain out of the last ten nights of Ramadan (i.e. 21, 23, 25, respectively).
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 2021
In-book reference : Book 32, Hadith 8
USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 3, Book 32, Hadith 238
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URL reference : http://sunnah.com/bukhari/32/8
With many report like this, what is the correct opinion? Imam Shafi has given a clear answer for this.
حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ إِسْحَقَ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُجَاوِرُ فِي الْعَشْرِ الْأَوَاخِرِ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ وَيَقُولُ تَحَرَّوْا لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ فِي الْعَشْرِ الْأَوَاخِرِ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ
وَفِي الْبَاب عَنْ عُمَرَ وَأُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ وَجَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ وَجَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَابْنِ عُمَرَ وَالْفَلَتَانِ بْنِ عَاصِمٍ وَأَنَسٍ وَأَبِي سَعِيدٍ وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أُنَيْسٍ وَأَبِي بَكْرَةَ وَابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَبِلَالٍ وَعُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ عَائِشَةَ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ وَقَوْلُهَا يُجَاوِرُ يَعْنِي يَعْتَكِفُ وَأَكْثَرُ الرِّوَايَاتِ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ الْتَمِسُوهَا فِي الْعَشْرِ الْأَوَاخِرِ فِي كُلِّ وِتْرٍ وَرُوِيَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ أَنَّهَا لَيْلَةُ إِحْدَى وَعِشْرِينَ وَلَيْلَةُ ثَلَاثٍ وَعِشْرِينَ وَخَمْسٍ وَعِشْرِينَ وَسَبْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ وَتِسْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ وَآخِرُ لَيْلَةٍ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ كَأَنَّ هَذَا عِنْدِي وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يُجِيبُ عَلَى نَحْوِ مَا يُسْأَلُ عَنْهُ يُقَالُ لَهُ نَلْتَمِسُهَا فِي لَيْلَةِ كَذَا فَيَقُولُ الْتَمِسُوهَا فِي لَيْلَةِ كَذَا قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ وَأَقْوَى الرِّوَايَاتِ عِنْدِي فِيهَا لَيْلَةُ إِحْدَى وَعِشْرِينَ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَقَدْ رُوِيَ عَنْ أُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَحْلِفُ أَنَّهَا لَيْلَةُ سَبْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ وَيَقُولُ أَخْبَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِعَلَامَتِهَا فَعَدَدْنَا وَحَفِظْنَا وَرُوِيَ عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ تَنْتَقِلُ فِي الْعَشْرِ الْأَوَاخِرِ حَدَّثَنَا بِذَلِكَ عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ عَنْ أَيُوبَ عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ بِهَذَا(HR. Tirmidzi: 722)
For these different sayings by Prophet Muhammad (saws), Imam Shafi explains, “Prophet used to answer as appropriate to the question being asked. When questioned, ‘Can Lailatul Qadr be sought after on this date?’. He would answer affirmatively (to that question) to seek on that night.”
That is, a companion of the Prophet would have asked ‘Can Lailatul Qadr be sought after on 21st night?’. Then, Prophet Muhammad (saws) would have answered affirmatively (to that question) to seek on 21st night. Another companion of the Prophet would have asked ‘Can Lailatul Qadr be seeked on 23rd night?’. Then, Prophet Muhammad (saws) would have answered affirmatively (to that question) to seek on 23rd night. In this manner, they might have asked about the five odd numbered nights, and accordingly Prophet Muhammad (saws) would have answered. Thereby, all the five odd numbered nights have present in the hadiths. This opinion seems to be the explanation for those differing hadiths.
Translated by: Abu Abdul Baari and Ummu Abdul Baari
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