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1357. It was narrated that Abû :
Sa'eed Al-Khudrī said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ used to observe I'tikāf during the middle ten days of the month, and after the twentieth (day of the month), he would come out on the twenty-first and go back to his home, and those who were observing I'tikāf with him would go back like him. Then he stayed one month on the night when he used to go back home, and he addressed the people and enjoined upon them whatever Allāh willed. Then he said: 'I used to observe I'tikāf during these ten days, then I decided to spend the last ten days in I'tikāf. So whoever was observing I'tikāf with me, let him stay in his place of I'tikāf, for I was shown this night (Lailatul Qadr), then I was caused to forget it, so seek it during the last ten nights on the odd-numbered nights. And I saw myself prostrating in water and mud.'" Abū Sa'eed said: "It rained on the night of the twenty-first, and the roof of the Masjid leaked over the place where the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ used to pray. I looked at him when he had finished praying Subh and his face was wet with water and mud." (Sahīh)
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1. Lailatul Qadr - the Night of Divine Decree was shown to the Prophet ﷺ in a dream occurring on a specific night. But according to the other narrations, it slipped his mind due to some people's quarrelling, he ﷺ merely remembered one of its signs that "I had been prostrating in mud". But it should be remembered that this sign was only for that year and not forever. This is because Allāh's Messenger ﷺ has indicated some more signs, on other occasions. Therefore, this night shifts itself every year, but remains, invariably, among the last ten odd nights (of the month of Ramadan).
2. After finishing the prayer, one may wipe one's forehead, etc., if it is soiled with earth or any other thing during prostration to clean it. Consequently, the peril of hypocrisy will not remain. In the above-mentioned narrations, the Prophet ﷺ had just pronounced the final peace greeting.
