سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب تفريع أبواب شهر رمضانPrayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Detailed Injunctions about Ramadan
باب فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِChapter: Concerning Lailat Al-Qadr (The Night Of Decree).
Hadith 1380
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ ، أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أُنَيْسٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، قَالَ : قُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنَّ لِي بَادِيَةً أَكُونُ فِيهَا وَأَنَا أُصَلِّي فِيهَا بِحَمْدِ اللَّهِ ، فَمُرْنِي بِلَيْلَةٍ أَنْزِلُهَا إِلَى هَذَا الْمَسْجِدِ ، فَقَالَ : " انْزِلْ لَيْلَةَ ثَلَاثٍ وَعِشْرِينَ " ، فَقُلْتُ لِابْنِهِ : كَيْفَ كَانَ أَبُوكَ يَصْنَعُ ؟ قَالَ : كَانَ يَدْخُلُ الْمَسْجِدَ إِذَا صَلَّى الْعَصْرَ فَلَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْهُ لِحَاجَةٍ حَتَّى يُصَلِّيَ الصُّبْحَ ، فَإِذَا صَلَّى الصُّبْحَ وَجَدَ دَابَّتَهُ عَلَى بَابِ الْمَسْجِدِ ، فَجَلَسَ عَلَيْهَا ، فَلَحِقَ بِبَادِيَتِهِ .
Narrated Abdullah ibn Unays al-Juhani: I said to the Messenger of Allah: I have a place in the desert where I live and in which I pray, with the praise of Allah; but give me command about a night when I come to this mosque. He replied: Come on the twenty third night. I (a sub-narrator, Muhammad ibn Ibrahim) said to his (Abdullah ibn Unays's) son: How would your father act? He replied: He used to enter the mosque when he had offered the afternoon prayer, and did not leave it for any purpose till he prayed the morning prayer. Then when he had prayed the morning prayer, he found his riding beast at the door of the mosque, mounted it and got back to his desert.
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
1380. Commentary:
➊ For the special reward of worship, three mosques are specified in this world. And traveling to them for this purpose is legislated: Masjid al-Haram, the Prophet’s Mosque (Masjid Nabawi), and Bayt al-Maqdis (Al-Aqsa Mosque). It is impermissible to travel to any other place for the virtue of worship. Furthermore, making special arrangements for worship during virtuous times is desirable and sought after.
➋ It should be noted that the virtuous times have also been specified by the Shari‘ah. This is not a matter of analogy (qiyas), as nowadays people have, on their own accord, considered the night and day of the Prophet’s birthday (Mawlid al-Nabi sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) and the night of Mi‘raj to possess special virtue.
➊ For the special reward of worship, three mosques are specified in this world. And traveling to them for this purpose is legislated: Masjid al-Haram, the Prophet’s Mosque (Masjid Nabawi), and Bayt al-Maqdis (Al-Aqsa Mosque). It is impermissible to travel to any other place for the virtue of worship. Furthermore, making special arrangements for worship during virtuous times is desirable and sought after.
➋ It should be noted that the virtuous times have also been specified by the Shari‘ah. This is not a matter of analogy (qiyas), as nowadays people have, on their own accord, considered the night and day of the Prophet’s birthday (Mawlid al-Nabi sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) and the night of Mi‘raj to possess special virtue.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 1380
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: Abu Sa'id al-Khudri radi Allahu anhu narrated the sign involving water and earth on the twenty-first night, while Abdullah ibn Unais radi Allahu anhu narrated it on the twenty-third night.
It is evident that the appearance of this sign occurred at different times during different odd nights.
It is evident that the appearance of this sign occurred at different times during different odd nights.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 2775
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
1379. English Commentary:
➊ The twenty-second night can be considered as Laylat al-Qadr from this perspective. As will be mentioned in the upcoming hadith of Ibn Abbas radi Allahu anhu (1381), it is stated that one should seek it in the last ten nights; seek it in the last ninth, seventh, and fifth nights. Therefore, if the month consists of thirty nights, the last ninth night would be the twenty-second date. And Allah knows best.
➋ The etiquette of asking questions about religious matters from a teacher, instructor, or mentor.
➊ The twenty-second night can be considered as Laylat al-Qadr from this perspective. As will be mentioned in the upcoming hadith of Ibn Abbas radi Allahu anhu (1381), it is stated that one should seek it in the last ten nights; seek it in the last ninth, seventh, and fifth nights. Therefore, if the month consists of thirty nights, the last ninth night would be the twenty-second date. And Allah knows best.
➋ The etiquette of asking questions about religious matters from a teacher, instructor, or mentor.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 1379
