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IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-271 :MAKSUD NABI MENGETATKAN KAIN KETIKA MASUK 10 MALAM TERAKHIR RAMADAN
What does the hadith mean when it says the Prophet tightened his waist garment on entering the last 10 nights of Ramadan?
Short answer
Scholars differ on the meaning of tightening the waist garment.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hadith
- Topic
- Quran & Hadith
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Scholars differ on the meaning of tightening the waist garment. One view takes it as a figure of speech for striving hard in worship, while another understands it as the Prophet abstaining from relations with his wives on those nights to devote himself to worship and seek Laylat al-Qadr. This ruling holds that both meanings can be combined: the Prophet strove earnestly in worship and abstained from his wives to focus fully.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-271 :MAKSUD NABI MENGETATKAN KAIN KETIKA MASUK 10 MALAM TERAKHIR RAMADAN”, 6 June 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/2448-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-271-maksud-nabi-mengetatkan-kain-ketika-masuk-10-malam-terakhir-ramadan. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/meaning-prophet-tightening-garment-last-ten-nights/