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Du‘a for Laylat al-Qadr (Night of Power)
If you could know which night is the night of Qadr, what du‘a would you make in it? Ayesha
j knew many du‘a but couldn’t decide which du‘a to make to maximize the blessings
of Laylat al-Qadr. When she asked the blessed Prophet a, he narrated this du‘a, which
points to the importance of reflecting on our deficiencies and weaknesses and constantly
seeking forgiveness of Allah from them.
Note: this hadith is also clear evidence that there are alternative ways to know when an
odd night from the last ten nights of Ramadan is Laylat al-Qadr. If that had not been the
case, Ayesha’s j question would be hypothetical, and we know from numerous hadith
that the blessed Prophet a generally discouraged the Sahaba l from hypothetical
questioning in matters of Deen.
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