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IRSYAD FATWA KHAS RAMADHAN SIRI-96: TANDA DAN HUKUM MENGKHABARKAN MALAM AL-QADAR
What are the signs of Laylat al-Qadr, and is a person who recognises it encouraged to tell others?
Short answer
Laylat al-Qadr is kept hidden so that people are motivated to seek it and strive in worship.
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-Hukum Edisi Ramadhan
- Topic
- Fasting
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Laylat al-Qadr is kept hidden so that people are motivated to seek it and strive in worship. According to hadith, its signs include a bright, calm and mild night, and a morning sun that rises white without strong rays. A person who knows of it is recommended to keep it secret, out of concern for showing off and envy, and to pray more for matters of religion and the hereafter. Muslims are still urged to seek the night on the odd nights of the last ten nights of Ramadan.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Imam al-Subki telah mengistinbat (mengeluarkan hukum) dalam al-Halabiyyat daripada kisah ini (kisah Allah menyembunyikan malam al-Qadar daripada Rasulullah SAW) adalah disunatkan menyembunyikan pengkhabaran malam al-Qadar bagi sesiapa yang melihatnya.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD FATWA KHAS RAMADHAN SIRI-96: TANDA DAN HUKUM MENGKHABARKAN MALAM AL-QADAR”, 20 June 2017. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/edisi-ramadhan/784-irsyad-fatwa-khas-ramadhan-siri-96-tanda-dan-hukum-mengkhabarkan-malam-al-qadar. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/signs-and-ruling-on-announcing-laylat-al-qadr/