Strive Throughout the Last Ten Nights—Not Just the Odd Ones!

Sheikh Al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (raḥimahullāh) was asked about the best time to seek Laylatul Qadr. He responded (paraphrasing):

"Laylatul Qadr occurs within the last ten nights of Ramaḍhān, as is authentically reported from the Prophet ﷺ, who said:

((تَحَرَّوْا لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ فِي الْعَشْرِ الأَوَاخِرِ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ))

"Seek Laylatul Qadr in the last ten nights of Ramaḍhān." [Reported by Bukhāri & Muslim on the authority of ‘Ā'ishah -raḍhiyallāhu ‘anhā]

In another narration from Bukhāri, the Prophet ﷺ specified:

((تَحَرَّوْا لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ فِي الْوِتْرِ مِنَ الْعَشْرِ الأَوَاخِرِ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ))

"Seek Laylatul Qadr on the odd nights of the last ten nights of Ramaḍān."

There are two ways to determine the odd nights:

1️⃣ Counting from the beginning of Ramaḍān – Laylatul Qadr could fall on the 21st, 23rd, 25th, 27th, or 29th night.

2️⃣ Counting from the end of Ramaḍān – The Prophet ﷺ said:

((الْتَمِسُوهَا فِي الْعَشْرِ الأَوَاخِرِ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ فِي تَاسِعَةٍ تَبْقَى، فِي سَابِعَةٍ تَبْقَى، فِي خَامِسَةٍ تَبْقَى))

"Seek Laylatul Qadr in the last ten nights of Ramaḍān: on the night when nine, seven, or five nights remain." [Reported by Bukhāri on the authority of Ibn Abbās -raḍhiyallāhu ‘anhumā]

According to this method, if Ramaḍān has 30 days, Laylatul Qadr may fall on an even night:

- The 22nd night (when 9 remain)
- The 24th night (when 7 remain)
- The 26th night (when 5 remain)

This was the understanding of Abū Sa‘īd Al-Khudri (raḍhiyallāhu ‘anhu), as narrated in Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim.

If Ramaḍhān has 29 days, both methods of calculation align.

Given this, a believer should exert themselves in worship throughout all ten nights, not just the odd ones. This was the practice of the Prophet ﷺ, as ‘Ā’ishah (raḍhiyallāhu ‘anhā) reported:

((كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِذَا دَخَلَ الْعَشْرُ شَدَّ مِئْزَرَهُ، وَأَحْيَا لَيْلَهُ، وَأَيْقَظَ أَهْلَهُ))

"When the last ten nights of Ramaḍān began, the Prophet ﷺ would tighten his waistcloth (i.e., devote himself fully to worship), spend the nights in worship, and wake his family." [Reported by Bukhāri & Muslim]

📚 Majmū‘ Al-Fatāwā (25/284)
[trans. @madrasatuna]

💭Violations committed in the Last 10 nights, taken from the book of Shaykh Muḥammad Baa Jamaal

🎙️Abu Yūsuf Bilaal Al-Amreeki

📚PDF: t.me/darulikhlaasduroos/617

💭A reminder given about the importance of the twenty seventh night of Ramadhaan

🎙️Abu Fajr abdul fattah

Getting answers to your questions

It seems to be increasingly common for Muslims who do not have access to reliable scholars and students of knowledge to turn to platforms like Chat gpt, YouTube, Reddit, Discord, TikTok, and Instagram in search of answers to their Islamic questions. 

Narrated ’Abdullaah ibn ’Amr ibn Al-’Āṣ: I heard Allaah’s Messenger ﷺ saying:

((‏ إِنَّ الله لاَ يَقْبِضُ الْعِلْمَ انْتِزَاعًا، يَنْتَزِعُهُ مِنَ الْعِبَادِ، وَلَكِنْ يَقْبِضُ الْعِلْمَ بِقَبْضِ الْعُلَمَاءِ، حَتَّى إِذَا لَمْ يُبْقِ عَالِمًا، اتَّخَذَ النَّاسُ رُءُوسًا جُهَّالاً فَسُئِلُوا، فَأَفْتَوْا بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ، فَضَلُّوا وَأَضَلُّوا))

"Allaah does not take away the knowledge, by taking it away from (the hearts of) the people, but takes it away by the death of the scholars till when none of the scholars remain, people will take as their leaders ignorant persons who when consulted will give their verdict without knowledge. So they will go astray and will lead the people astray." [Bukhari & Muslim] (Hadeeth translated by Abu Ishaq)

To ensure you receive guidance from trusted sources, here are the email addresses of some of our English speaking teachers to whom you can forward your questions, in sha’a Allaah:  

Shaykh Abu Atiyah Mahmud
contact@masjidmuqbil.co.uk 

Ustadh Abu Harun
cicaf.qna@gmail.com 

Ustadh Abu Ishaq
madrasatuna@outlook.com
info@masjidsahabah.uk  

Shaykh Abu Rayhaana
fromprinttopractice@gmail.com

Ustadh Abu Fajr & Abu Sulayman Faisal
programs@istiqamamasjid.com 
(Please note: Answers from Abu Fajr and Abu Sulayman are usually provided during the Friday live streams on Telegram via @istiqamamasjid You can find answers to previous questions on this channel https://t.me/islamicverdicts)

Abu Zakariyyah and Abu Juwayriyyah will ask the scholars for you engfatawaboxes999@gmail.com

Ustadh Abu Huthayfah Sami
alqawluthaabit@gmail.com  

Ustadh Khaalid Al-Hatimi
thebeneficialstatement@gmail.com
  
Ustadh Abu Ya'qub Az-Zayla'ee
gemsofthesalaf@gmail.com

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𝑆ℎ𝑎𝑦𝑘ℎ 𝐼𝑏𝑛 ‘𝑈𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑦𝑚𝑖𝑛 رحمه الله 𝑠𝑎𝑖𝑑:

“𝑆𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤𝑙𝑒𝑑𝑔𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 *𝑏𝑒𝑑𝑜𝑢𝑖𝑛𝑠* . 𝐻𝑒 𝑑𝑜𝑒𝑠𝑛’𝑡 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑎 𝑠𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑟 𝑠𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑚𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑟 ℎ𝑢𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦. 𝐼𝑛 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒, 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤𝑙𝑒𝑑𝑔𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑔𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 - 𝑎𝑛𝑑 *𝐴𝑙𝑙𝑎ℎ’𝑠* 𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑢𝑔𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑠𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡. 𝑊ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤𝑙𝑒𝑑𝑔𝑒𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑛 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦, 𝑖𝑓 ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤𝑙𝑒𝑑𝑔𝑒 ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑛 ℎ𝑢𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦.”

📚𝐿𝑖𝑞𝑎 𝐵𝑎𝑏 𝑎𝑙-𝑀𝑎𝑓𝑡𝑢ℎ 232.

[trans. Ridhwan al-Keenyi]

💭Challenges Facing The Muslim Woman

🎙️Ustadh Abu Fajr

💭The Negative Impact of Social Media

🎙️Ustadh Abu Fajr

💭The Horrific Description Of The Hell Fire

🎙️Ustadh Abu Fajr AbdulFattaah

Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal رحمه الله said:

“I will seek knowledge until I enter the grave!”

📚Sharaf Ashāb Al-Hadīth: 138
[trans. @gemsofthesalaf]

💭Ahlus-Sunnah lead the way

🎙️al-Akh Abu Anas Malik Al-Lubnani

💭Islam is Like Dye on a Thawb

🎙️Ustadh Abu Ishaq

💭Allāh Calls You to Jannah

🎙️Ustadh Abū Sulaymān Khaalid

💭Loving the Dunya Diverts You

🎙️Ustadh Abu Hudhayfa Sami Al-Hindi

💭The Blessing of Ukhuwwah

🎙️Abu Abdillāh Nafees Bakistani

💭Worship— its definition, pillars & conditions

🎙️Abdussamad Ad-Duba'i Somali

💭Importance of the students of knowledge

🎙️Abu Aliyah Tijan Al-Ivori

💭The Silent Pandemic

🎙️Abū Anas Mālik

📚Some Precious Memories of Sheikh Muqbil (رحمه الله)

✍️Abū Dāwūd Al-Briṭāni (حفظه الله)

Ibn Al-Mubārak رحمه الله said:

“A person does not excel in any kind of [islamic] science unless he adorns his actions with manners!”

📚Al-Ādāb Ash-Shari’yyah: 3/552
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Ibn Sīrīn رحمه الله would say:

“Good manners help [strengthen] a persons religion!”

📚At-Tawādhu’: 193
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[trans. @gemsofthesalaf]

📚The Creed of the Salaf and the Companions of Hadeeth

✍️Imam as-Saabuni

🎙️Shaykh Abu Fajr as-Somali