When is Laylatul Qadr?

Is Laylat al-Qadr on the Same Night Every Year?
(Excerpt: Fatawa Arkan al-Islam)

Question:​

Is it established that Laylat al-Qadr occurs on the same specific night every year, or does this night change to different dates in different years?

Answer:​

Alḥamdulillāh, and may peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah.


There is no doubt that Laylat al-Qadr is one of the nights of Ramadan, as Allah ﷻ says in the Noble Qur’an:


﴿إِنّا أَنزَلنـهُ فى لَيلَةِ القَدرِ﴾
Surah al-Qadr
"Indeed, We sent it [the Qur’an] down during the...

Laylat al-Qadr Across Different Countries – How Its Timing Varies​

Source: Fatāwā Rāshidiyyah, p. 380

❖ Question​

Please explain how Laylat al-Qadr occurs in different regions of the world?

❖ Answer​

Alḥamdulillāh, waṣ-ṣalātu wa-salāmu ‘alā Rasūlillāh, ammā ba‘d!


Allah ﷻ has created the world in such a way that times differ from place to place. While it is day in one region, it is night in another. Where the night is ending, it is only beginning elsewhere. Because of these variations, the timings of Islamic acts of worship also differ from one country to...

❖ Clear Signs of Laylat al-Qadr According to Authentic Hadith ❖​

By: Shaykh Mubashar Ahmad Rabbani ḥafiẓahullāh

❀ Question:​

Many people describe numerous signs related to Laylat al-Qadr (the Night of Decree). Which of these are actually established through the Qur'an and Sunnah?

✿ Authentic Signs from the Qur'an and Sunnah​

➊ The Sun Rises Without Rays the Morning After​

Narrated by Ubayy ibn Kaʿb (RA):
«صَبيحةُ لَيلةِ القَدرِ تطلعُ الشَّمسُ لا شُعاعَ لها كأنَّها طِشتٌ حتَّى تَرتَفعَ»
[Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim – Kitāb Ṣalāt al-Musāfirīn...

Source: Urdu Sharh of ‘Umdat al-Ahkam min Kalam Khayr al-Anam
Translation: Hafiz Faizullah Nasir

First Hadith: Narrated by ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿUmar رضي الله عنهما​

“Some of the companions of the Prophet ﷺ were shown Laylat al-Qadr in their dreams during the last seven nights. The Prophet ﷺ said: ‘I see that your dreams have agreed (on this matter), so whoever wants to search for it, let him do so in the last seven nights.’”

Vocabulary Explanation:​

• تَوَاطَأَتْ: Aligned or agreed.

Commentary on the Hadith:​

❖ The...

❀ The Reason for the Concealment of Laylat al-Qadr ❀​

Authored by: Imran Ayyub Lahori

✦ The Incident Behind Its Concealment​

It is narrated from ʿUbādah ibn al-Ṣāmit رضي الله عنه that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out to inform the companions about Laylat al-Qadr. However, two Muslims began arguing with each other. Upon this, the Prophet ﷺ said:


"خرجت لأ خبركم بليلة القدر فتلاحي فلان و فلان فرفعت"
"I came out to inform you about Laylat al-Qadr, but so-and-so and so-and-so argued, and thus its knowledge was taken away. And...

✿ Which Night is Laylat al-Qadr? ✿
✍ Written by: Imran Ayyub Lahori

❖ Difference of Opinion Regarding Laylat al-Qadr​

There is a great deal of disagreement regarding which night Laylat al-Qadr (the Night of Decree) actually is. This is why Ḥāfiẓ Ibn Ḥajar رحمه الله has mentioned forty (40) different opinions, and Imām Shawkānī رحمه الله has recorded forty-five (45) views on this matter.
[Fatḥ al-Bārī: 4/794–799, Nayl al-Awṭār: 3/263–266]

❖ The Strongest Opinion: Odd Nights of the Last Ten​

Among all these...

By: Ubaidullah Tahir (Hafidhahullah)

Allah Almighty's Statement:

✿ “Indeed, We sent the Qur'an down during the Night of Qadr. And what can make you know what is the Night of Qadr? The Night of Qadr is better than a thousand months. The angels and the Spirit descend therein by permission of their Lord for every matter. Peace it is until the emergence of dawn.”
[Surah Al-Qadr: 1-5]

In another place, Allah says:

✿ "Ha Meem. By the clear Book, indeed, We sent it down during a blessed night. Indeed, We were to warn [mankind]. On that night is made distinct every precise matter—[every]...