Hadith 2198
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدٌ ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي عُبَادَةُ بْنُ الصَّامِتِ ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَرَجَ يُخْبِرُ لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ ، فَتَلاحَى رَجُلانِ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ ، فَقَالَ : " إِنِّي خَرَجْتُ لأُخْبِرَكُمْ لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ فَتَلاحَى فُلانٌ وَفُلانٌ ، فَرُفِعَتْ ، وَعَسَى أَنْ يَكُونَ خَيْرًا لَكُمْ ، فَالْتَمِسُوهَا فِي التِّسْعِ وَالسَّبْعِ وَالْخَمْسِ " . قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ : " فَرُفِعَتْ " ، يَعْنِي : مَعْرِفَتِي بِتِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةِ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ubadah bin Samit (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) came out of his house to inform about the Night of Qadr, when two Muslim men were arguing. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, I came out to inform you about the Night of Qadr, but so-and-so and so-and-so were arguing, so the knowledge of the Night of Qadr was taken away, and perhaps this is better for you. Therefore, seek it in the ninth, seventh, and fifth nights." Imam Abu Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) says that the meaning of "fa rufi'at" is that the knowledge and recognition of that night has been taken away from me.
