حَدَّثَنَا
يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ ، أَخْبَرَنَا
عُيَيْنَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، عَنْ
أَبِيهِ ، قَالَ ذُكِرَتْ لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ عِنْدَ
أَبِي بَكْرَةَ ، فَقَالَ : مَا أَنَا بِمُلْتَمِسِهَا بَعْدَمَا سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَّا فِي عَشْرِ الْأَوَاخِرِ ، سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ :
" الْتَمِسُوهَا فِي الْعَشْرِ الْأَوَاخِرِ ، فِي الْوِتْرِ مِنْهُ " ، قَالَ : فَكَانَ أَبُو بَكْرَةَ يُصَلِّي فِي الْعِشْرِينَ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ كَصَلَاتِهِ فِي سَائِرِ السَّنَةِ ، فَإِذَا دَخَلَ الْعَشْرُ اجْتَهَدَ .
Abdur Rahman narrates that once the mention of Laylat al-Qadr was made in the presence of Hazrat Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him), so he said: I will seek it only in the last ten nights because I heard something from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding it. I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Seek Laylat al-Qadr in the last ten nights of Ramadan—on the 21st, 23rd, 25th, or 27th night, or on the last night.