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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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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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 233:
Narrated Abu Salama:
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I asked Abu Sa’id, and he was a friend of mine, (about the Night of Qadr) and he said, “We prac –
ticed Itikaf (seclusion in the mosque) in the middle third of the month of Ramadan with the Prophet .
In the morning of the 20th of Ramadan, the Prophet came and addressed us and said, ‘I was in –
formed of (the date of the Night of Qadr) but I was caused to forget it; so search for it in the odd
nights of the last ten nights of the month of Ramadan. (In the dream) I saw myself prostrating in
mud and water (as a sign). So, whoever was in l’tikaf with me should return to it with me (for anoth –
er 10-day’s period)’, and we returned. At that time there was no sign of clouds in the sky but sud –
denly a cloud came and it rained till rain-water started leaking through the roof of the mosque
which was made of date-palm leaf stalks. Then the prayer was established and I saw Allah’s Apostle
prostrating in mud and water and I saw the traces of mud on his forehead.”
Volume 3, Book 32, Number 234:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
Allah’s Apostle said, “Search for the Night of Qadr in the odd nights of the last ten days of Ra –
madan.”