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Sahih Muslim 1169

Aishah (radiyallahu anha) and Ibn Numair reported the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) as saying: Look for (and in the words of Waki, seek) Lailat-ul-Qadr in the last ten nights of Ramadan.

Aishah bint Abi Bakrnarrated it
Sahihgraded sahih
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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، وَوَكِيعٌ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ

رضى الله عنها قَالَتْ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ «الْتَمِسُوا (وَقَالَ وَكِيعٌ) تَحَرَّوْا لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ فِي الْعَشْرِ الأَوَاخِرِ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ»

Aishah (radiyallahu anha) and Ibn Numair reported the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) as saying: Look for (and in the words of Waki, seek) Lailat-ul-Qadr in the last ten nights of Ramadan.

হাজিব ইবনুল ওয়ালীদ (রহঃ) ..... আবূ হুরায়রাহ (রাযিঃ) থেকে বর্ণিত। তিনি বলেন, আমি রসূলুল্লাহ সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম কে বলতে শুনেছি যে, অতঃপর ইউনুস বর্ণিত হাদীসের অনুরূপ হাদীস বর্ণনা করেছেন। (ইসলামী ফাউন্ডেশন ১০৫০, ইসলামীক সেন্টার)

۔ زبیدی نے ( ابن شہاب ) زہری سے روایت کی ، انہوں نے کہا : مجھے سعید بن مسیب اور ابو سلمہ بن عبد الرحمٰن نے خبر دی کہ حضرت ابو ہریرہ ‌رضی ‌اللہ ‌عنہ ‌ ‌ نے کہا : میں نے رسول اللہﷺ سے سنا ، آپ فرما رہا تھے .... ( بقیہ ) یونس کی حدیث کے مانند ہے ۔

{….} Bize Hâcib b. Velid rivayet etti. (Dediki): Bize Muhammed b. Harb, ZUbeydî'den, o da Zührî'den naklen rivayet etti. (Demişki): Bana Saîd b. El-Müseyyeb ile Ebu Selemete'bnü Abdirrahmân haber verdiler ki Ebu Hureyre: «Ben Resulullah (Sallallahu Aieyhi ve Sellem)'i şöyle buyururken îşittim...» diyerek Yûnus hadîs'inde olduğu gibi rivayette bulunmuş

Sahih Muslim 1169, Book 13, The Book of Fasting, Hadith 282. 1 min read

What it means

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) encouraged diligence in pursuing and seeking out the Night of Qadr by increasing good deeds. It is more likely to occur during the odd nights of the last ten nights of Ramadan every year, which are: the 21st, 23rd, 25th, 27th, and 29th nights.

What it teaches

  • The merit of the Night of Qadr and the encouragement to seek it out.
  • Out of His wisdom and mercy, Allah has hidden this night so that people would be diligent in performing worship, seeking this night, and their reward would, thus, be abundant.
  • The Night of Qadr is in the last ten nights of Ramadan, and it is more likely to be on the odd nights.
  • The Night of Qadr is one of the last ten nights of Ramadan. It is the night in which Allah Almighty revealed the Qur’an to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him). He made this night better than a thousand months in its blessing, its immense significance, and the impact of good deeds performed therein.
  • It was named "the Night of Qadr,"  with a silent "d,"  either due to its honor, as one says: "so-and-so is of great 'qadr' (value or status)," making the addition of "night" an attribution of something to its quality, i.e., the noble night, signifying its immense status, grandeur, rank, etc. {Indeed, We sent it down on a blessed night.} [Surat ad-Dukhān: 3] Alternatively, it could be derived from "taqdīr" (decree), making the addition one of a container to what it contains, i.e., it is the night in which the decree for the year is determined. {On that night, every matter of wisdom is determined.} [Surat ad-Dukhān: 4]

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam Muslim back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam MuslimCompiler, died 261 AH
  2. 2Abu Bakr ibn Abi ShaybahTold us, Fourth generation, died 235 AH
  3. 3ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍTold us
  4. 4وَكِيعٌWith
  5. 5هِشَامٍFrom
  6. 6أَبِيهِFrom
  7. 7Aishah bint Abi BakrFrom, Companion, died 57 AH

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