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[Machine] Abdullah ibn Unais, the companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , sat with us in his gathering in the gathering of Juheyneh. He said, "In Ramadan, we said to him, 'O Abu Yahya, did you hear from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ anything about this blessed night?' He replied, 'Yes, we sat with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the last part of this month, and we said to him, 'O Messenger of Allah, when should we seek this blessed night?' He said, 'Seek it on the twenty-third night,' and he said, 'And that is the evening of the twenty-third night.' Then a man from the people asked him, 'O Messenger of Allah, is it the first eight nights?' He replied, 'No, it is not the first eight, but it is the first of the seven. Indeed, the month does not end...'  

أحمد:١٦٠٤٦حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي عَنِ ابْنِ إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مُعَاذُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ خُبَيْبٍ الْجُهَنِيُّ عَنْ أَخِيهِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ خُبَيْبٍ قَالَ كَانَ رَجُلٌ فِي زَمَانِ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ قَدْ سَأَلَهُ فَأَعْطَاهُ قَالَ

جَلَسَ مَعَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أُنَيْسٍ صَاحِبُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي مَجْلِسِهِ فِي مَجْلِسِ جُهَيْنَةَ قَالَ فِي رَمَضَانَ قَالَ فَقُلْنَا لَهُ يَا أَبَا يَحْيَى سَمِعْتَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ الْمُبَارَكَةِ مِنْ شَيْءٍ؟ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ جَلَسْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي آخِرِ هَذَا الشَّهْرِ فَقُلْنَا لَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَتَى نَلْتَمِسُ هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةَ الْمُبَارَكَةَ؟ قَالَ الْتَمِسُوهَا هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةَ وَقَالَ وَذَلِكَ مَسَاءَ لَيْلَةِ ثَلَاثٍ وَعِشْرِينَ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ وَهِيَ إِذًا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَوَّلُ ثَمَانٍ؟ قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّهَا لَيْسَتْ بِأَوَّلِ ثَمَانٍ وَلَكِنَّهَا أَوَّلُ السَّبْعِ إِنَّ الشَّهْرَ لَا يَتِمُّ