Laylatul Qadr, On a special night in the month of Ramadan.

Laylat-ul-Qadr is a night better than a thousand months.

 

Laylatul Qadr, On a special night in the month of Ramadan.

Laylatul Qadr is a night better than a thousand months. That night, the Firistas and Hazrat Jibrael A'laihis Salaam, with the permission of their Lord, landed on Earth with the permission of their Lord. On that peaceful night, until the arrival of Fajr (peace prevails), and on that night of Laylatul Qadr, the Qur'an appeared.

 Declaring the virtue and dignity of Laylatul Qadr, Allah almighty said in the Surah 'Dukhan' of the Qur'an: "Oath is a clear book! Surely we have put it down on a rainy night. Of course, we are warners. It is on that night that every final decision is made, as a mercy on behalf of your Lord. Surely he is all-hearing, all-knowing."

 Laylatul Qadr occurs on any one of the last ten nights of the month of Ramadan. It is mentioned in the Hadeeth narrated by Aayishah Razi Allahu A'naha.

The Messenger of Allaah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: "You must search for the Laylatul Qadr on the last ten nights of Ramazan." 

(Saheeh Bukhari, Muslim, Ahmad)

 

Therefore, more emphasis should be given on the 21, 23, 25, 27, and 29 nights of the last decade of Ramadan; these five pairs can be Shab-e-Qadr on one night of the night. But many people think that on the night of the 27th of Ramadan, Shab-e-Qadr, This is the reason why it is preached in many mosques that night. Some people simply worship the whole night on that date and think that they have had a better night in thousands of years. But it is certainly wrong to consider the night of the 27th as Shab-e-Qadr. However, since the Prophet (peace be upon him) has asked to search for the Shab-e-Qadr on the night of the last decade of Ramadan, it is likely that the night of the 27th is also likely to be the shab-e-qadr.

 

Shab-e-Qadr's Special Dua: 

Narrated by Hazrat Aayishah (RA), I asked the Messenger of Allaah (peace be upon him), "O Messenger of Allah, what shall I do if I find the night of Qadr?" 

"Allahumma innaka aa'fuuwun tuhibbul a'ofwa fa'fuanni.'"

اللْهُمَّ إِنَّكَ عَفُوٌّ تُحِبُّ الْعَفْوَ فَاعْفُعَنِّي

(O Allah, you are very forgiving, and you love to forgive; therefore, forgive me.) 

(Tirmidhi, Hadith No. 351)

 

What else can we do other than the above-mentioned doors in the Laylat-ul-Qadr?

 

1. Perform tarabi and nafal prayers after performing the farj. E.g., Tahiyatul Waju, Salatut Tawba, Salatul Hajat, Salaat-e-Shukrana, Tahajjud, etc. 

It is important to note here that it is necessary to refrain from performing special prayers under the special rules of the special surah of Laylat-ul-Qadr. E.g., praying at a specified 12 rak'ahs with a special rule, reciting surah qadd at a specific time after surah fatiha in every rakat, etc.

2. Reciting the Qur'an.

3. Read daily. 

4. Tawbah-Istighfar. 

5. Zikr-Ajkar.

6. Read the du'ahs mentioned in hadiths and the Qur'an.

7. Do the dua in your own language. 

 

How will women worship during 'hayez-nifas'? 

Introduction to 'Hayez': The blood released from reheme in women every month is called hayez. Hayez's duration is a minimum 3 days and 3 nights and a maximum 10 days and 10 nights. If there are less than three days of blood and more than ten days, it will not be considered hayez; that blood will belong to istiha. And if the blood is released for more than ten days, then salah and fasting must be omitted by following the law of hayez for ten days, then pray and fast by performing farz bathing and fasting, even though the blood is released. But the condition is that every time a new ablution has to be made for salah, 10 days of prayers should not be offered during hayez. But the faster kaza has to be paid, the minimum time of purity between the two hayes is 15 days, and there is no maximum time limit. There should be a break of at least 15 days between once it is purified from Hayez and once Hayez arrives, and if the blood is released before 15 days, it will not be considered Hayez's blood. Then the prayers for him will continue to be fasting. 

 

Introduction to 'Nifas': The blood that is released after childbirth is called Nifas. Nifas has a maximum of 40 days, and Nifas has no minimum deadline. It can be two or four hours or even two or four days. Even after 40 days, if the blood is released, it will belong to Istihaja. Once the nifas' blood stops, you have to take a bath and pray, fast, and sacrifice. Many people in rural areas think it is mandatory to wait for up to 40 days. But this is a complete misconception. If it becomes holy before 40 days, then from that time on, prayers and fasting are obligatory on him. But if the blood stops for two or three days between the nifas period and the blood is released again, then the period closed must be considered nifas. 

 

Introduction to 'Istihaja': The blood that is released at times other than the specified time for hayez and nifas is called istihaja. The order of such a state is like the order of the holy one; it is obligatory to fast while the istihaya is going on.

 

Therefore, the following is how women will worship Ramadan during hayez-nifas:

1. Listen to the Qur'an.
2. Read daily.
3. Tawbah-Istighfar. 
4. Zikr-Ajkar.
5. Recite the duwas mentioned in hadiths and the Qur'an, such as by reading and memorizing the 40 rabban duas of the Qur'an. But the Qur'an cannot be touched, and the verses other than the door cannot be recited under the rule of the Qur'an Tilawat.
6. Do the dua in your own language.
7. Reading books of hadiths.
8. Asma-ul-Husna means memorizing and reciting the 99 names of Allah with meaning.
9. Helping in making shahri for other members of the house, etc.

✍️Arshia Shehnaz Ahmed.