Volume 3, Book 32, Number 241:
Narrated Aisha:
With the start of the last ten days of Ramadan, the Prophet 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.
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SAHIH BUKHARI VOLUME 3 > BOOK 33: RETIRING TO A MOSQUE FOR REMEMBRANCE OF ALLAH (I’TIKAF)
Book 33: Retiring to a Mosque for Remem –
brance of Allah (I’tikaf)
Volume 3, Book 32, Number 236:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
The Prophet said, “Look for (the Night of Qadr).”
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SAHIH BUKHARI VOLUME 3 > BOOK 32: PRAYING AT NIGHT IN RAMADAAN (TARAWEEH)
Volume 3, Book 32, Number 237:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
Allah’s Apostle used to practice Itikaf 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 ,”
Volume 3, Book 32, Number 238:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
The Prophet 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, re –
spectively).”
Volume 3, Book 32, Number 239:
Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas:
Allah’s Apostle 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 twenty-fourth (of Ramadan).”
Volume 3, Book 32, Number 240:
Narrated ‘Ubada bin As-Samit:
The Prophet came out to inform us about the Night of Qadr but two Muslims were quarreling
with each other. So, the Prophet said, “I came out to inform you about the Night of Qadr but such-
and-such persons were quarreling, so the news about it had been taken away; yet that might be for
your own good, so search for it on the 29th, 27th and 25th (of Ramadan).
Volume 3, Book 32, Number 231:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “Whoever fasted the month of Ramadan out of sincere Faith (i.e. belief) and hop –
ing for a reward from Allah, then all his past sins will be forgiven, and whoever stood for the prayers
in the night of Qadr out of sincere Faith and hoping for a reward from Allah, then all his previous
sins will be forgiven .”
Volume 3, Book 32, Number 232:
Narrated Ibn ‘Umar:
Some men amongst the companions of the Prophet were shown in their dreams that the night of
Qadr was in the last seven nights of Ramadan. Allah’s Apostle said, “It seems that all your dreams
agree that (the Night of Qadr) is in the last seven nights, and whoever wants to search for it (i.e. the
Night of Qadr) should search in the last seven (nights of Ramadan).”