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 235:
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:
Allah’s Apostle used to practice Itikaf (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
Itikaf with him also used to go back to their houses. Once in Ramadan, in which he practiced Itikaf,
he established the night prayers at the night in which he used to return home, and then he addressed
the people and ordered them whatever Allah wished him to order and said, “I used to practice Itikaf
for these ten days (i.e. the middle 113rd but now I intend to stay in Itikaf for the last ten days (of the
month); so whoever was in Itikaf with me should stay at his place of seclusion. I have verily been
shown (the date of) this Night (of Qadr) but I have forgotten it. So search for it in the odd nights of
the last ten days (of this month). I also saw myself (in the dream) prostrating in mud and water.” On
the night of the 21st, the sky was covered with clouds and it rained, and the rain-water started leak –
ing through the roof of the mosque at the praying place of the Prophet . I saw with my own eyes the
Prophet at the completion of the morning prayer leaving with his face covered with mud and water.
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 .”