Sahih al-Bukhari, 2022
sahihNarrated Ibn `Abbas:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "The Night of Qadr is in the last ten nights of the month (Ramadan), either on the first nine or in the last (remaining) seven nights (of Ramadan)." Ibn `Abbas added, "Search for it on the twenty-fourth (of Ramadan).
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي الأَسْوَدِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمٌ، عَنْ أَبِي مِجْلَزٍ، وَعِكْرِمَةَ، قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم
هِيَ فِي الْعَشْرِ، هِيَ فِي تِسْعٍ يَمْضِينَ أَوْ فِي سَبْعٍ يَبْقَيْنَ
. يَعْنِي لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ. قَالَ عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ. وَعَنْ خَالِدٍ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ الْتَمِسُوا فِي أَرْبَعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ.
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- In-Book Reference
- Book 32, Hadith 9
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Vol. 3, Book 32, Hadith 239 (deprecated numbering scheme)
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
The Night of Al-Qadr is one of the great and blessed nights of Ramadan, in which the Quran was revealed. It has been highly praised and venerated by Allah, Exalted is He, given the fact that it abounds in great bounties and yields abundant rewards, which are described as being equal to those earned by devoting oneself to worship for one thousand months. During that blessed night, many angels descend, and countless bounties and blessings are conferred upon people, and it is free of harm and evil. In this hadeeth, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ informed us that the Night of Al-Qadr falls in the last ten days of Ramadan, and that we should seek it when nine nights remain out of the last ten nights of Ramadan, i.e., the 29th night; or when seven nights remain, i.e., the 23rd night; or it is unspecified and could be any night of the last seven nights of Ramadan. It was called the Night of Al-Qadr because of its abundant virtues and great honor, or because the performance of worshipful acts on it yields greater reward. The wisdom of Allah entailed that its exact date should be hidden from people so that they should strive and keenly devote themselves to worship throughout the last ten nights, and thus perform more worshipful acts and gain greater benefits (rewards). .