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The last ten nights and Laylat al-Qadr

العشر الأواخر وليلة القدر

Seek Laylat al-Qadr, better than a thousand months, in the odd nights of the last ten.

When: Ramadan, days 21–30

What it holds

The Quran was sent down on Laylat al-Qadr, a night better than a thousand months (97:1–3). 'A'isha reports in al-Bukhari that the Prophet ﷺ told them to seek it in the odd nights of the last ten of Ramadan, and that he spent the last ten in i'tikaf in the mosque until Allah took him.

islamweb's fatwa explains that the Prophet ﷺ was shown the night and then made to forget it, for a wisdom: that people strive in worship through all ten nights rather than one.

Evidence

QuranAl-Qadr (The Power)Quran 97:1

بِّسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ فِى لَيْلَةِ ٱلْقَدْرِ ١

Indeed, We sent it [i.e., the Qur’ān] down during the Night of Decree.

Saheeh International · QuranEnc v1.1.2

Another translation: Al-Hilali & Muhsin Khan · QuranEnc v1.1.2

1. Verily, We have sent it (this Qur’ân) down in the night of Al-Qadr (Decree).[1]

[1] (V.97:1) "Therein (that night) is decreed every matter of ordainments." [The Qur’ân, (Verse 44:4)]** ** i.e., the matters of deaths, births, provisions, calamities for the whole (coming) year as decreed by Allâh.

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Sahih

Sahih al-Bukhari 2017

Grades
Grader	Verdict
al-Bukhari	Sahih (included by al-Bukhari in his Sahih) (Sahih)

Full narration

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 nights of the last ten days of Ramadan

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Sahih

Sahih al-Bukhari 2026

Grades
Grader	Verdict
al-Bukhari	Sahih (included by al-Bukhari in his Sahih) (Sahih)

Full narration

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَعْتَكِفُ الْعَشْرَ الأَوَاخِرَ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ حَتَّى تَوَفَّاهُ اللَّهُ، ثُمَّ اعْتَكَفَ أَزْوَاجُهُ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ‏.‏

Narrated `Aisha:(the wife of the Prophet) The Prophet (ﷺ) used to practice I`tikaf in the last ten days of Ramadan till he died and then his wives used to practice I`tikaf after him

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Scholarly opinionSeek Laylat al-Qadr in the odd nights of the last ten (islamweb fatwa 2762)islamweb.net

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