The Last Ten Days of Ramadan
Home » Articles » About Ramadan » The Last Ten Days of RamadanThe Muslim is recommended to increase his worship in the last ten days of Ramadan. `A’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported: ‘With the start of the last ten days of Ramadan, the Prophet used to tighten his waist belt (i.e., work hard) and used to pray all the night, and used to keep his family awake for the prayers.’ (Reported by Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
Laylat-ul-Qadr: The Most Virtuous Night.
The night of Qadr is the most virtuous night in the whole year. Almighty Allah says in the Qur’an: “We have indeed revealed this (Message) in the Night of Power: And what will explain to thee what the night of power is? The Night of Power is better than a thousand months.” (Surat Al-Qadr).
Any action that is done in this night, such as reciting the Qur’an,
making mention of Allah, etc., is better than the acts of one thousand
months which do not contain the night of Qadr.
It is preferred to seek this night during the last ten nights of
Ramadan, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to strive
his best in seeking it during that time. He would stay up during the
last ten nights, wake his wives, and remain apart from them in order to
focus on worship.
One may seek this virtuous night in the odd nights of the last third of
Ramadan, namely the night of 21, 23, 25, 27, and 29 of Ramadan. Abu
Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet
(peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Whoever stands (in Qiyam) in
Laylatul-Qadr out of faith and expectation of Allah’s reward, will have
all of his previous sins forgiven.” (Reported by Al-Bukhari and
Muslim).
Making Supplications
It is also recommended to make extensive supplication on this night. `A’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported that she asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), “O Messenger of Allah! If I knew which night is Laylatul-Qadr, what should I say during it?” And he instructed her to say: “Allahumma innaka `afuwwun tuhibbul `afwa fa`fu `annee (O Allah! You are Oft-Forgiving, and you love forgiveness. So forgive me).” (Reported by Ahmad, Ibn Majah and At-Tirmidhi)
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