Sunan Abu Dawud Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Detailed Injunctions about Ramadan

Sunan Abu Dawud 1379

Chapter: Concerning Lailat Al-Qadr (The Night Of Decree)

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 1379

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَفْصِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ السُّلَمِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ طَهْمَانَ، عَنْ عَبَّادِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ ضَمْرَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أُنَيْسٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ

كُنْتُ فِي مَجْلِسِ بَنِي سَلِمَةَ وَأَنَا أَصْغَرُهُمْ، فَقَالُوا مَنْ يَسْأَلُ لَنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ وَذَلِكَ صَبِيحَةَ إِحْدَى وَعِشْرِينَ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ ‏.‏ فَخَرَجْتُ فَوَافَيْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم صَلاَةَ الْمَغْرِبِ ثُمَّ قُمْتُ بِبَابِ بَيْتِهِ فَمَرَّ بِي فَقَالَ ‏"‏ ادْخُلْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَدَخَلْتُ فَأُتِيَ بِعَشَائِهِ فَرَآنِي أَكُفُّ عَنْهُ مِنْ قِلَّتِهِ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ قَالَ ‏"‏ نَاوِلْنِي نَعْلِي ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَامَ وَقُمْتُ مَعَهُ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ كَأَنَّ لَكَ حَاجَةً ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ أَجَلْ أَرْسَلَنِي إِلَيْكَ رَهْطٌ مِنْ بَنِي سَلِمَةَ يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنْ لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ كَمِ اللَّيْلَةُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقُلْتُ اثْنَتَانِ وَعِشْرُونَ قَالَ ‏"‏ هِيَ اللَّيْلَةُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَوِ الْقَابِلَةُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ يُرِيدُ لَيْلَةَ ثَلاَثٍ وَعِشْرِينَ ‏.‏

Narrated Abdullah ibn Unays:

I was present at the gathering of Banu Salamah, and I was the youngest of them.

They (the people) said: Who will ask the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) for us about Laylat al-Qadr? That was the twenty-first of Ramadan. I went out and said the sunset prayer along with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). I then stood at the door of his house.

He passed by me and said: Come in. I entered (the house) and dinner was brought for him. I was prevented from taking food as it was scanty.

When he finished his dinner, he said to me: Give me my shoes. He then stood up and I also stood up with him. He said: Perhaps you have some business with me.

I said: Yes. Some people of Banu Salamah have sent me to you to ask you about Laylat al-Qadr. He asked: Which night: Is it tonight?

I said: Twenty-second. He said: This is the very night. He then withdrew and said: Or the following night, referring to the twenty-third night.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 1379).

Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( عَنْ لَيْلَة الْقَدْر ) : إِنَّمَا سُمِّيَتْ بِهَا لِأَنَّهُ يُقَدِّرُ فِيهَا الْأَرْزَاقَ وَيَقْضِي وَيَكْتُبُ الْآجَال وَالْأَحْكَام الَّتِي تَكُونُ فِي تِلْكَ السَّنَة لِقَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى : { فِيهَا يُفْرَقُ كُلُّ أَمْر حَكِيم } وَقَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى : { تَنَزَّل الْمَلَائِكَة وَالرُّوح فِيهَا بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِمْ مِنْ كُلِّ أَمْرٍ } وَالْقَدْرُ بِهَذَا الْمَعْنَى يَجُوزُ فِيهِ تَسْكِينُ اللَّام وَالْمَشْهُور التَّحْرِيك. وَقِيلَ : سُمِّيَ بِهَا لِعِظَمِ قَدْرِهَا وَشَرَفِهَا , وَالْإِضَافَة عَلَى هَذَا مِنْ قَبِيلِ حَاتِم الْجُود. كَذَا فِي اللُّمَعَاتِ وَالْمِرْقَاةِ ( وَذَلِكَ ) : أَيْ اِجْتِمَاعُ النَّاسِ وَعَزْمُهُمْ عَلَى سُؤَال هَذَا الْأَمْر ( صَبِيحَة إِحْدَى وَعِشْرِينَ ) : أَيْ ب…

Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticHasan Sahih حسن صحيح	The hadith	No. 1379
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH	Good (hasan)Hasan	The hadith	No. 1379
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	WeakDaif	The hadith	No. 1379
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH	AuthenticHasan Sahih	The hadith	No. 1379

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السنن الكبرى للنسائي (3300)كَأَنَّ لَكَ حَاجَةً ؟ قُلْتُ : أَجَلْ ، أَرْسَلَنِي إِلَيْكَ رَهْطٌ مِنْ بَنِي سَلِمَةَ يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنْ لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ ، قَالَ : كَمِ اللَّيْلَةُ ؟ قُلْتُ : اثْنَتَانِ وَعِشْرُونَ ، قَالَ : هِي اللَّيْلَةُ ، ثُمَّ رَجَعَ ، فَقَالَ : أَوِ الْقَابِلَةُ
مشيخة ابن طهمان (47)ادْخُلْ ، فَدَخَلْتُ , فَأُتِيَ بِعَشَائِهِ , فَرَآنِي أَكُفُّ عَنْهُ مِنْ قِلَّتِهِ , فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ ، قَالَ : نَاوِلْنِي نَعْلِي ، فَقَامَ , فَقُمْتُ مَعَهُ , فَقَالَ : كَانَ لَكَ حَاجَةٌ ؟ فَقُلْتُ : أَجَلْ , أَرْسَلَنِي إِلَيْكَ رَهْطٌ مِنْ بَنِي سَلِمَةَ يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنْ لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ ؟

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The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to seclude himself (in the mosque) during the last ten nights of Ramadan. He would say, "Search for Lailat-ul-Qadr (Night of Decree) in the last ten nights of Ramadan." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

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Sunan Abu Dawud 1379

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The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to seclude himself (in the mosque) during the last ten nights of Ramadan. He would say, "Search for Lailat-ul-Qadr (Night of Decree) in the last ten nights of Ramadan." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Ibn ‘Abbas reported the Prophet as saying, “Seek lailat al-qadr in the last ten nights of Ramadan, on the twenty-first, twenty-third and twenty-fifth.” Bukhari transmitted it.

‘Ubada b. as-Samit said that the Prophet came out to inform them about lailat al-qadr, but finding two Muslims disputing together he said, “I came out to inform you about lailat al-qadr, but so and so and so and so had a dispute, and the knowledge of it has been withdrawn. That, however, may…

Abu Bakra said he heard God’s messenger say, “Seek it (meaning lailat al-qadr), on the twenty-first, twenty-third, twenty-fifth, twentyseventh, or on the last night.” Tirmidhi transmitted it.

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The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to seclude himself (in the mosque) during the last ten nights of Ramadan. He would say, "Search for Lailat-ul-Qadr (Night of Decree) in the last ten nights of Ramadan." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Ibn ‘Abbas reported the Prophet as saying, “Seek lailat al-qadr in the last ten nights of Ramadan, on the twenty-first, twenty-third and twenty-fifth.” Bukhari transmitted it.

‘Ubada b. as-Samit said that the Prophet came out to inform them about lailat al-qadr, but finding two Muslims disputing together he said, “I came out to inform you about lailat al-qadr, but so and so and so and so had a dispute, and the knowledge of it has been withdrawn. That, however, may…

Abu Bakra said he heard God’s messenger say, “Seek it (meaning lailat al-qadr), on the twenty-first, twenty-third, twenty-fifth, twentyseventh, or on the last night.” Tirmidhi transmitted it.

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