Questions about Ramadan-The Night of Power

عضو الماسي

Number 546
Subject The Night of Power
Date 10/5/2005
Question
We reviewed request no. 2462 for the year 2005 which includes the following:

How can one attain [the reward] of Laylat al-Qadr?

Answer
Dr. Ali Goma Mohammed
The Divine wisdom decrees that Laylat al-Qadr [En. the Night of Power] be concealed during [the other days of] Ramadan. The reason is to encourage the fasting person to strive in seeking it, especially in the last ten days of the month and awaken his family [for prayers] as the prophet [pbuh] used to do in the hope of attaining this night of which Allah says:

'The Night of Decree 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-Qadr, 3-5].

By seeking Laylat al-Qadr, a person attains its honor in this life and the pleasure of Allah in both this world and the Here-after. For this reason, Allah concealed this night among the other night of Ramadan to encourage those who are fasting to increase/multiply their good deeds during the month.

The time of Laylat al-Qadr
The prophet [pbuh] used to strive in seeking Laylat al-Qadr during the last ten nights of Ramadan. Scholars differ regarding the date of Laylat al-Qadr; in view of this scholarly controversy, a Muslim must not relax his efforts in seeking it on the odd nights of the last ten days of Ramadan.

Hadith on the virtue of attaining Laylat al-Qadr
Abu Hurayra, may Allah be pleased with him, narrated that the prophet [pbuh] said: "He who spends the night in prayer, as a sign of his faith and in anticipation of its reward, will have his previous sins forgiven" [Bukhari and Muslim].

Supplication Recommended for this night
'Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, said that she asked the prophet [pbuh]: "O messenger of Allah! If [my prayers] coincide with Laylat al-Qadr, how should I supplicate Allah?" He replied: "Say, 'O Allah! You are oft-relenting and love to forgive, so forgive me" [Reported by al-Tirmidhi. Al-Nisa`i, ibn Majah, Ahmed, and al-Hakem declared it authentic].

Allah Almighty knows best.

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