Sahih al-Bukhari · Book 32

كِتَاب فَضْلِ لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ

The Book of Superiority of The Night of Qadr

11 hadith · 5 chapters

The chapter divisions

Chapters in this book

11- بَابُ فَضْلِ لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ:(1) Chapter. The superiority of the night of Qadr.22- بَابُ الْتِمَاسِ لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ فِي السَّبْعِ الأَوَاخِرِ:(2) Chapter. To look for the night of Qadr in the last seven nights (of Ramadan).33- بَابُ تَحَرِّي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ فِي الْوِتْرِ مِنَ الْعَشْرِ الأَوَاخِرِ:(3) Chapter. To search for the night of Qadr in the odd nights of the last ten nights (of Ramadan).44- بَابُ رَفْعِ مَعْرِفَةِ لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ لِتَلاَحِي النَّاسِ:(4) CHAPTER, The knowing (knowledge) of the night of Qadr was taken away because of the quarrelling of the people.55- بَابُ الْعَمَلِ فِي الْعَشْرِ الأَوَاخِرِ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ:(5) Chapter. The doing of good deeds in the last ten days of Ramadan.

Opening leaves

First narrations

Bukhari · 2014مَنْ صَامَ رَمَضَانَ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ ، وَمَنْ قَامَ لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Whoever fasted the month of Ramadan out of sincere Faith (i.e. belief) and hoping for a reward from Allah, then all his past sins will be forgiven, and whoever stood for the prayers in the night of7 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 2015أَرَى رُؤْيَاكُمْ قَدْ تَوَاطَأَتْ فِي السَّبْعِ الْأَوَاخِرِ ، فَمَنْ كَانَ مُتَحَرِّيهَا فَلْيَتَحَرَّهَا فِي السَّبْعِ الْأَوَاخِرِSome men amongst the companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) were shown in their dreams that the night of Qadr was in the last seven nights of Ramadan. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "It seems that all your dreams agree that (the Nig4 narratorsBukhari · 2016إِنِّي أُرِيتُ لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ ، ثُمَّ أُنْسِيتُهَا أَوْ نُسِّيتُهَا ، فَالْتَمِسُوهَا فِي الْعَشْرِ الْأَوَاخِرِ فِي الْوَتْرِI asked Abu Sa`id, and he was a friend of mine, (about the Night of Qadr) and he said, "We practiced I`tikaf (seclusion in the mosque) in the middle third of the month of Ramadan with the Prophet (ﷺ) . In the morning of 5 narratorsBukhari · 2017تَحَرَّوْا لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ فِي الْوِتْرِ مِنَ الْعَشْرِ الْأَوَاخِرِ مِنْ رَمَضَانَAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Search for the Night of Qadr in the odd nights of the last ten days of Ramadan."5 narratorsBukhari · 2018كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُجَاوِرُ فِي رَمَضَانَ الْعَشْرَ الَّتِي فِي وَسَطِ الشَّهْرِ ، فَإِذَا كَانَ حِينَ يُمْسِي مِنْ عِشْرِينَ لَيْلَةً تَمْضِي ، وَيَسْتَقْبِلُ إِحْدَى وَعِشْرِينَ ، Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to practice I`tikaf (in the mosque) in the middle third of Ramadan and after passing the twenty nights he used to go back to his house on the 21st, and the people who were in I`tikaf with him a7 narratorsBukhari · 2019حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " الْتThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Look for (the Night of Qadr).5 narratorsBukhari · 2020كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُجَاوِرُ فِي الْعَشْرِ الْأَوَاخِرِ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ ، وَيَقُولُ :Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to practice I`tikaf in the last ten nights of Ramadan and used to say, "Look for the Night of Qadr in the last ten nights of the month of Ramadan."5 narratorsBukhari · 2021الْتَمِسُوهَا فِي الْعَشْرِ الْأَوَاخِرِ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ ، لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ فِي تَاسِعَةٍ تَبْقَى ، فِي سَابِعَةٍ تَبْقَى ، فِي خَامِسَةٍ تَبْقَىThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Look for the Night of Qadr in the last ten nights of Ramadan ,' on the night when nine or seven or five nights remain out of the last ten nights of Ramadan (i.e. 21, 23, 25, respectively).7 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 2022هِيَ فِي الْعَشْرِ الْأَوَاخِرِ ، هِيَ فِي تِسْعٍ يَمْضِينَ أَوْ فِي سَبْعٍ يَبْقَيْنَ يَعْنِي لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "The Night of Qadr is in the last ten nights of the month (Ramadan), either on the first nine or in the last (remaining) seven nights (of Ramadan)." Ibn `Abbas added, "Search for it on the twe9 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 2023خَرَجْتُ لِأُخْبِرَكُمْ بِلَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ ، فَتَلَاحَى فُلَانٌ وَفُلَانٌ ، فَرُفِعَتْ وَعَسَى أَنْ يَكُونَ خَيْرًا لَكُمْ ، فَالْتَمِسُوهَا فِي التَّاسِعَةِ ، وَالسَّابِعَةِ ، وَالْخَامِسَةِThe Prophet (ﷺ) came out to inform us about the Night of Qadr but two Muslims were quarreling with each other. So, the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "I came out to inform you about the Night of Qadr but such-and-such persons were qu5 narratorsBukhari · 2024كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا دَخَلَ الْعَشْرُ ، شَدَّ مِئْزَرَهُ ، وَأَحْيَا لَيْلَهُ ، وَأَيْقَظَ أَهْلَهُWith the start of the last ten days of Ramadan, the Prophet (ﷺ) 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.6 narrators