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Concerning Lailat Al-Qadr (The Night Of Decree)

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Darussalam · Volume 2

6. (The Book Of The Chapters Pertaining To The Month Of Ramaḍān)

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الحديث: 1379 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 51

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1379. Muḥammad bin Muslim Az-Zuhrī reported from Ḍamrah bin 'Abdullāh bin Unais, from his father, who said: "I was once sitting in the gathering of Banū Salamah, and I was the youngest of them. They said, on the morning of the twenty-first day of Ramaḍān: 'Who among us will ask the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ concerning the Night of Decree?' So I left, and prayed the Maghrib prayer with the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ. I then stood by the door to his house. He passed by me and said: 'Enter,' so I entered. He was brought his dinner, but saw that I was not eating, due to its small quantity. When he had finished, he said: 'Hand me my sandals,' and he stood up, so I stood up with him. He said: 'It is as if you have some matter (that you wish to discuss).' I said: 'Yes! A group of people from Banū Salamah sent me to ask you concerning the Night of Decree.' He said: 'What night is this?' I said: 'The twenty-second.' He replied: 'It is this night,' then he returned and said: 'or the next one.'" Meaning the twenty-third. (Hasan)

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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 سَلَمَةَ وَأَنَا أَصْغَرُهُمْ، فَقَالُوا:: مَنْ يَسْأَلُ لَنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ، وَذَلِكَ صَبِيحَةَ إِحْدَى وَعِشْرِينَ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ؟ فَخَرَجْتُ فَوَافَيْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلَاةَ 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 سَلَمَةَ، يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنْ لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ، فَقَالَ: «كَمِ اللَّيْلَةُ؟» فَقُلْتُ: اثْنَتَانِ وَعِشْرُونَ، قَالَ: «هِيَ اللَّيْلَةُ»، ثُمَّ رَجَعَ، فَقَالَ: «أَوِ الْقَابِلَةُ»، يُرِيدُ لَيْلَةَ ثَلَاثٍ وَعِشْرِينَ

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