LAILAT UL JAYEZA!

 

From : Sobia Naz, Bengluru. India.
Date: Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 6:00 AM
Subject: IMPORTANT FACTS


assalaam....

                  here are some other points which r not mentioned in your blog.

 

 

                                                                                                   LAILAT UL QADR

 

 

                                   AS MENTIONED IN SURAH QADR,"THE NIGHT OF POWER IS BETTER THAN 1000 MONTHS."

 

REASON WHY ALLAH(SWT) GIFTED THIS NIGHT WHICH IS EQUAL TO 83 YEARS AND 4 MONTHS:

            THE AGES OF THE PEOPLE OF FORMER UMMAH.....FOLLOWERS OF FORMER MESSENGERS OF ALLAH ...USED TO BE VERY LONG;(EXAMPLE: THE PROPHETHOOD PERIOD OF PROPHET NOAH(PBUH) WAS 950 YEARS)THE LIFE SPAN OF THOSE OF PRESENT IN AT THE MOST 60 OR 70 YEARS.ALLAH HAS BEEN MERCIFUL ENOUGH TO GRANT THIS UMMAH A NIGHT OF POWER THAN THOSE OF MORE THAN A THOUSAND MONTHS.FOR A LITTLE EFFORT AND A LITTLE TIME,THE REWARD IS GREATER THAN THAT GIVEN TO PEOPLES OF FAR LONGER LIFE SPAN.IT IS ALLAH'S BLESSSING THAT HE HAS PATRONISED THIS UMMAH MORE THAN OTHERS.

 

 

                                                               LAILAT UL JAYEZA

 

                                                             "A NIGHT PRECEDING EID"

PROPHET MOHAMMED(PBUH) SAID,"HIS HEART WHO KEEPS UP DEVOTIONAL VIGIL ON THE NIGHTS OF PRECEDING EID-UL-FITR AND EID-UL-AZHA,SHALL NOT BE DEAD ON THE DAY WHEN OTHER HEARTS WILL BE DEAD", MEANING THE HEREAFTER.(TIRMIZI)

HADARATH ABU HURAIRA(RA) REPORTS MESSENGER OF ALLAH(PBUH) AS SAYING,"MY FOLLOWERS ARE FORGIVEN THEIR SINS ON THE LAST DAY OF RAMZAN."HIS COMPANIONS ASKED IF HE REFERRED TO LAILAT UL QADR, AND HE(PBUH) ANSWERED,"IT IS NOT SO."(TIRMIZI)

 

       THE BLESSINGS OF THE LAST DAY ARE QUITE SEPARATE FROM THE BLESSING OF LAILAT-UL-QADR.THE POINT IS THAT WAGES ARE PAID AS SOON AS THE PERFORNANCE IS COMPLETED.THE PERFORMANCE DUE IN RAMZAN IS COMPLETED WITH THE DAWNING OF THE LAST DAY OF RAMZAN.

                                        

                                                                       THE EID DAY

 

HADARATH ANAS (RA)REPORTS THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH(PBUH) AS SAYING:"ON THE NIGHT OF POWER, THE ARCHANGEL GABRIEL DECENDS WITH A COMPANY OF ANGELS WHO PRAY FOR EVERYONE O THOSE WHO MAY BE GLORIFYING THE LORD,STANDING OR SITTING.THEN,WHEN THE DAY OF EID DAWNS,ALLAH ON HIGH PROCLAIMS WITH GREAT PRIDE ,'THESE,MY SLAVES,HAVE FASTED ONE WHOSE MONTH AND OBEYED MY COMMAND.NOW,MY ANGELS TELL ME WHAT SHOULD BE THE RECOMPENSE FOR HIM WHO COMPLETES OBSERVANCE?'THE ANGELS SAY ,"OUR LORD THEIR RECOMPENSE SHOULD BE THEIR REWARD BE GIVEN IN FULL.'ALLAH TELLS THE ANGELS,'MY CREATURES HAVE FULLFILLED HEIR DUTY TO ME AND ARE NOW ON THE WAY TO THE PRAYER GROUND TO PRAY ME.I SWEAR BY MY GLORY EMINENCE THAT I WILL ANWER THE PRAYER OF EVERYONE OF THEM!'THEN HE TURNS TO HIS DEVOOTESAND SAYS,'I HAVE FORGIVEN YOU,AND HAVEREPLACED YOUR EVIL WITH GOOD!'

AND DEVOTEES RETURN TO THEIR HOME PURGED AND FORGIVEN!" (BAIHAQI)

 

 

IMPORTANT NOTE:

• IT IS FORBIDDEN TO FAST ON EID DAY.
• TO REFRAIN FROM FASTING ON THIS DAY IS AN ACT OF WORSHIP.
• FITR SHOULD BE GIVEN AWAY ON OR  BEFORE EID(BEFORE EID PRAYERS).
• FITR IS GIVEN TO HELP THE NEEDY AND PURE THE FASTING ONE OF THE DEFECTS OF THEIR FAST.
• HE WHO DOESNT PAY FITR HIS FASTS ARE INCOMPLETE.

 

 

 

                                       "KITNEI JALDI YE ARMAAN GUZAR JATA HAI.

                                         PYAAS LAGTI NAHI IFTAAR GUZAR JATA HAI

                                         HUM GUNAHGARO'N KI MAGHFIRAT KAR MERE ALLAH

                                         IBADAT HOTI NAHI AUR RAMZAN GUZAR JATA HAI"

 

 

 

 

 

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"Invite all to the way of thy Lord with wisdom and beautiful preaching; 

And consult with them in ways that are best and most gracious." 

(Al Qur'an, 16:125) 

LAYLATUL QADR (NIGHT OF POWER)

 

Allah (SWT) says in Al-Qur’an, “There is a night in the month which is ... better than a thousand months".

(Al-Qur’an 97:3)

The night of “Laylatul Qadr” is described as being greater in blessedness and spiritual virtue than 1,000 months. Therefore fortunate is that person who attains the full blessings of this night by spending it in the worship of Allah (SWT).

  

Narrated Ibn 'Umar (Radi Allah Anhu) : Some men amongst the companions of the Prophet Muhammad (sal-allahu-alleihi-wasallam) were shown in their dreams that the night of Qadr was in the last seven nights of Ramazan. Allah's Messenger (sal-allahu-alleihi-wasallam) 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 should search in the last seven nights of Ramazan." [Sahih Bukhari : Volume 3, Book 32 "Taraweeh", Number 232]

The Prophet (pbuh) said, “Seek Laylatul Qadr in the last ten nights. If one among you shows slackness and weakness in the earlier part of Ramadan, it should not be allowed to prevail upon him in last week”.

(Sahih Muslim, Book 006, Number 2621)

During the last third of Ramadan, one should read more of Al-Qur’an and remember Allah (SWT) more often, even constantly. For Muslims, the last ten days should be a time to perfect one’s fast and avoid anything that may break it. It is a time to give more charity and to settle disputes and forgive one another. It is also a time for soul searching, evaluating one’s life, supplicating, and asking forgiveness. This should be done sincerely because if Allah (SWT) accepts the supplications, the reward is the remission of one’s sins. The best time to do it is in the last part of the night.

The Prophet (pbuh) said, “When the last one third of the night remains, Allah, the Glorious One, descends towards the lower heaven and proclaims “Is there anyone supplicating to Me, so that I grant his supplication? Is there anyone begging of Me for anything, so that I grant him his wish? Is there anyone who seeks My forgiveness, so I forgive him?” (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 8, Book 75, Number 333)

Allah (SWT) has concealed the exact date of the Night of Power so that we would double our efforts during the last ten days. He is also testing the serious and the non-serious. The seriously interested person will earch for it late at night and in the early hours until he or she attains it, regardless of the hardship. The Prophet (pbuh) said, “Whoever stands in prayers and worships on the night of Power, with complete faith and sincere hope of gaining reward, all his previous sins are forgiven”. (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 3, Book 32, Number 226)

It is recommended to seek the night and spend it diligently in devotion, including night Sunnah prayers (Tahajjud) and recitation of Al-Qur'an. This citation indicates that regardless of whether a person knows the night or not Allah (SWT) will grant forgiveness for previous shortcomings. The Prophet (pbuh) used to exert himself in devotion during the last ten nights to a greater extent than at any other time. (Sahih Muslim, Book 006, Number 2644)

During this time, he limited his contact with people and intensified his supplications and du’as to Allah (SWT). The Prophet (pbuh) did this in order to attune his heart even more with Allah (SWT) and to free his mind from the concerns of the world. With the start of the last ten days of Ramadan, The Prophet (pbuh) used to work hard and used to offer Salaat (prayers) all the night, and used to keep his family awake for the Salaat (prayers). (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 3, Book 32, Number 241)

One of the best du’aa’s that may be recited on Laylat al-Qadr is that which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) taught to ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her). Al-Tirmidhi narrated, and classed the report as saheeh, that ‘Aa’ishah said: “I said, ‘O Messenger of Allaah, if I know which night is Laylat al-Qadr, what should I say on that night?’ He said, ‘Say: Allaahumma innaka ‘afuwwun tuhibb al-‘afwa fa’affu ‘anni (O Allaah, You are forgiving and You love forgiveness, so forgive me).”

Jazakallah Khair



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Best Regards,

Syed Ibrahim Ahmed (Talha)