Abu Bakr Zoud – When Is Laylat Al-Qadr 2024
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The speaker discusses the confusion around the timing of Easter, stating that it is in 10 out of 10 nights of the year. He suggests that people should focus on what is about when they know it, rather than when they are aware of it. The speaker also discusses the importance of not focusing on the timing of Easter, as it is a reflection on what is about oneself and what reward it carries.
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Brothers and sisters in Islam, Ibn Qayyim Rahimahullah
said something profound about when Laylatul Qadr is.
He said if I knew that Laylat al
Qadr was one night out of the entire
year and it wasn't exclusive to Ramadan,
So if Laylat al Qadr was potentially 1
night out of
365
nights of the year, he said it would
be worth it that the believer
gets up every single night of the year
and worships Allah for that entire night
just so he can earn the huge reward
of Laylat al Qadr.
Imagine then brothers and sisters in Islam when
we definitely know that Laylat al Qadr is
in only one of 10 nights of the
year and they are now in Ramadan.
How much energy
and how much motivation should a believer have
to get up for the last 10 nights
of Ramadan?
Brothers and sisters in Islam, this question always
comes up from time to time when we
are especially in the last 10 nights of
Ramadan. People are always concerned and asked when
is Laylat al Qadr? Did you see the
signs? Has anyone seen a dream? When? And
so on.
Laylatul Qadr and when it is, there are
over 40 opinions as Ibn Hajar
mentions.
Some said it is in the odd nights,
and that is something authentic that An Nabi
said. Some said it's on even nights, some
said it's on 27th, some say on 23rd,
on the first night of the last 10,
in the last night of the last 10.
There are so many opinions,
and so the idea here is don't focus
on when Laylat al Qadr is. Don't pay
attention to when it is.
Your attention should be paid on what Laylat
Al Qadr
is, when you know what Laylat Al Qadr
is and what virtue it carries and what
reward it carries and its honor and its
greatness
You will be motivated to worship Allah Azza
wa Jal for all 10 nights
as opposed to the one who is focused
on when Laylat Al Qadr is. When it's
an odd night, he is motivated to worship.
When it's an even night, he is not
motivated to worship. If someone saw a dream
that Laylat al Qadr was last night,
then he gives up on worship all the
way until Al Aid and this is the
problem that happens when you focus on when
Laylat Al Qadr is and if you pay
attention to the Quran Allah Subhanahu wa'ta'ala never
made a mention of when it is, rather
Allah Azzawajal He said
what will give you a clue as to
what
is about Allah focused on what
is and he never said
Allah never focused on when laylatul Qadr was
and then that's why in Suratul Qadr It's
all about what laylatul Qadr is when you
know it's virtue and what it's about you
are motivated to worship all night
and it is Khayrum Al Fisar it is
better than a 1000 months of worship. You
know, there is
a narration in Al Mu'ta that Nabi
saw the ages
of the previous nations and how they lived
for long lives,
and he compared it to the ages of
this Ummah, which is between 60 70 years.
So he felt worried
that we with this short age might not
achieve
what the previous nations achieved of reward because
they lived longer and were able to worship
Allah longer.
So Allah Azzawajal
gave him Laylatul Qadr
We were blessed, we were gifted with Laylatul
Qadr, so we can add a lifetime of
reward into our good deeds.
Imagine you live 10 laylatul Qadr in your
life or 30 laylatul Qadr, or Allah gave
you life and you witnessed 40 laylatul Qadrs
in your life.
Imagine that then that means
40
lifetimes
are added onto your good deeds Allahu Akbar.
You meet Allah
with mountains and ease and ease and centuries
of worship.
We ask Allah
to make us of those who stand up
in worship in Laylatul Qadr. We ask Allah
to accept from us all.