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ذِكْرُ الْبَيَانِ بِأَنَّ الْأَمْرَ بِطَلَبِ لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ فِي السَّبْعِ الْأَوَاخِرِ إِنَّمَا هُوَ لِمَنْ عَجَزَ عَنْ طَلَبِهَا فِي الْعَشْرِ الْغَوَابِرِ

ibnhibban:3676 – ʿUmar b. Muḥammad al-Hamdānī > Muḥammad b. Bashhār > Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah > ʿUqbah b. Ḥurayth > Ibn ʿUmar

[Machine] The Messenger of Allahﷺ said, "Seek out the Night of Qadr (Decree) during the last ten nights of Ramadan, and if one of you weakens or becomes unable, let him not be overwhelmed by the remaining seven nights."  

ابن حبّان:٣٦٧٦ – أَخْبَرَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ حُرَيْثٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ يَقُولُ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ الْتَمِسُوهَا فِي الْعَشْرِ الْأَوَاخِرِ وَإِنْ ضَعُفَ أَحَدُكُمْ أَوْ عَجَزَ فَلَا يُغْلَبَنَّ عَنِ السَّبْعِ الْبَوَاقِي»  

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muslim:1165e – Muḥammad b. al-Muthanná > Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah > ʿUqbah / Ibn Ḥurayth > Ibn ʿUmar

Seek it (Lailat-ul-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 the last week.  

مسلم:١١٦٥e – وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عُقْبَةَ وَهُوَ ابْنُ حُرَيْثٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ ؓ يَقُولُ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْتَمِسُوهَا فِي الْعَشْرِ الأَوَاخِرِ يَعْنِي لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ فَإِنْ ضَعُفَ أَحَدُكُمْ أَوْ عَجَزَ فَلاَ يُغْلَبَنَّ عَلَى السَّبْعِ الْبَوَاقِي  

ahmad:5651 – Abū al-Naḍr Hāshim b. al-Qāsim > Shuʿbah > ʿUqbah b. Ḥurayth > Ibn ʿUmar

[Machine] From the Prophetﷺ he said: "Whoever among you is seeking, let him seek in the last ten nights (of Ramadan). And if one of you weakens or is overwhelmed, let him not be overwhelmed by the remaining seven nights."  

أحمد:٥٦٥١ – حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النَّضْرِ هَاشِمُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ حُرَيْثٍ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ يُحَدِّثُ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ كَانَ مِنْكُمْ مُلْتَمِسًا فَلْيَلْتَمِسْ فِي الْعَشْرِ الْأَوَاخِرِ وَإِنْ ضَعُفَ أَحَدُكُمْ أَوْ غُلِبَ فَلَا يُغْلَبْ عَلَى السَّبْعِ الْبَوَاقِي  

ahmad:5443 – ʿAffān > Shuʿbah > ʿUqbah b. Ḥurayth > Ibn ʿUmar

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: "Whoever seeks it, let him seek it in the last ten days (of Ramadan). And if he is weak or unable, then he should not miss the remaining seven days."  

أحمد:٥٤٤٣ – حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ حُرَيْثٍ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ يَقُولُ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ كَانَ مُلْتَمِسَهَا فَلْيَلْتَمِسْهَا فِي الْعَشْرِ الْأَوَاخِرِ فَإِنْ عَجَزَ أَوْ ضَعُفَفَلَا يُغْلَبْ عَلَى السَّبْعِ الْبَوَاقِي  

ahmad:5485 – Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah > ʿUqbah b. Ḥurayth > Ibn ʿUmar

Seek it (Lailat-ul-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 the last week. (Using translation from Muslim 1165e)  

أحمد:٥٤٨٥ – حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ حُرَيْثٍ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ يَقُولُ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْتَمِسُوهَا فِي الْعَشْرِ الْأَوَاخِرِ يَعْنِي لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ فَإِنْ ضَعُفَ أَحَدُكُمْ أَوْ عَجَزَ فَلَا يُغْلَبَنَّ عَلَى السَّبْعِ الْبَوَاقِي  

bayhaqi:8549 – Abū Bakr b. Fūrak > ʿAbdullāh b. Jaʿfar > Yūnus b. Ḥabīb > Abū Dāwud > Shuʿbah > ʿUqbah b. Ḥurayth > Ibn ʿUmar

[Machine] Narrated by the Prophet ﷺ : "In the Night of Decree (Laylat al-Qadr), seek it during the last ten nights of Ramadan. If one of you is weak or unable, let them not be overwhelmed by the remaining seven nights."  

البيهقي:٨٥٤٩ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ فُورَكٍ أنبأ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ثنا يُونُسُ بْنُ حَبِيبٍ ثنا أَبُو دَاوُدَ ثنا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ حُرَيْثٍ سَمِعَ ابْنَ عُمَرَ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ تَحَرَّوْهَا فِي الْعَشْرِ الْأَوَاخِرِ فَإِنْ ضَعُفَ أَحَدُكُمْ أَوْ عَجَزَ فَلَا يَغْلِبَنَّ عَلَى السَّبْعِ الْبَوَاقِي  

أَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِمٌ فِي الصَّحِيحِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ غُنْدَرٍ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ
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السيوطي:١٢٥١٦a –

"تَحَرَّوْا لَيلَةَ القدْرِ فِي العَشْر الأوَاخِرِ، فَإِن ضَعُفَ أَحَدُكُم، أَوْ عَجَزَ، فَلَا يُغْلَبَنَّ عَلَى السَّبْع البَوَاقى".  

[ط] الطيالسي عن ابن عمر
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السيوطي:٢٢٩٧٥a –

"مَنْ كَانَ منْكُمْ مُلْتَمِسًا لَيلَةَ الْقَدْرِ فَلْيَلْتَمِسْهَا في الْعَشْرِ الأَواخِرِ، فَإِنْ ضَعُفَ أَوَ عَجَزَ فَلَا يُغْلَبَنَّ عَلَى السَّبْعِ الْبَوَاقِي".  

ابن زنجويه عن ابن عمر
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Seek it (Lailat-ul-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 the last week. (Using translation from Muslim 1165e)   

السيوطي:٤١٥٤a –

"التمسوها في العشرِ الأواخرِ، يعني ليلة القدرِ، فإِن ضُعفَ أحدكم أو عجزَ فلا يُغْلَبَنَّ على السَّبْع البَوَاقى ".  

[م] مسلم عن ابن عمر