the Messenger of Allah said: "Whoever breaks the fast during Ramadan without an allowance or illness, then if he fasted for all time, his fasting would not make up for it." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 723)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ أَفْطَرَ يَوْمًا مِنْ رَمَضَانَ مِنْ غَيْرِ مَرَضٍ وَلَا رُخْصَةٍ لَمْ يَقْضِهِ صِيَامُ الدَّهْرِ كُلِّهِ إِنْ صَامَهُ»  

the Messenger of Allah said: "Whoever breaks the fast during Ramadan without an allowance or illness, then if he fasted for all time, his fasting would not make up for it." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 723)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَنْ أَفْطَرَ يَوْمًا مِنْ رَمَضَانَ مِنْ غَيْرِ رُخْصَةٍ وَلَا مَرَضٍ لَمْ يَقْضِ عَنْهُ صِيَامُ الدَّهْرِ وَإِنْ صَامَهُ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever breaks their fast for one day in Ramadan without a valid excuse or permission, they cannot make it up even if they were to fast for the entire year." Abdullah ibn Shihab narrated this hadith and added, "without being sick."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَنْ أَفْطَرَ يَوْمًا مِنْ رَمَضَانَ مِنْ غَيْرِ عُذْرٍ وَلَا رُخْصَةٍ لَمْ يَقْضِهِ وَإِنْ صَامَ الدَّهْرَ كُلَّهُ» قَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ وَفِيهِ مِنْ غَيْرِ مَرَضٍ  

The Prophet ﷺ said: If anyone breaks his fast one day in Ramadan without a concession granted to him by Allah, a perpetual fast will not atone for it. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2396)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ أَفْطَرَ يَوْمًا مِنْ رَمَضَانَ مِنْ غَيْرِ رُخْصَةٍ رَخَّصَهَا اللهُ لَهُ لَمْ يَقْضِ عَنْهُ صَوْمُ الدَّهْرِ»  

The Prophet ﷺ said: If anyone breaks his fast one day in Ramadan without a concession granted to him by Allah, a perpetual fast will not atone for it. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2396)   

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ أَفْطَرَ يَوْمًا مِنْ رَمَضَانَ مِنْ غَيْرِ رُخْصَةٍ لَمْ يَقْضِ عَنْهُ صِيَامُ الدَّهْرِ»  

The Prophet ﷺ said: If anyone breaks his fast one day in Ramadan without a concession granted to him by Allah, a perpetual fast will not atone for it. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2396)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ أَفْطَرَ يَوْمًا مِنْ رَمَضَانَ مِنْ غَيْرِ رُخْصَةٍ رَخَّصَهَا اللهُ لَهُ لَمْ يَقْضِ عَنْهُ وَإِنْ صَامَ الدَّهْرَ كُلَّهُ»  

"مَنْ أَفْطَرَ يَوْمًا مِنْ رَمَضَانَ في غيرِ رُخْصَةٍ رَخَّصَهَا اللهُ لَهُ لَمْ يَقْضِ عَنْهُ صِيَامُ الدَّهْرِ كُلِّه وَإِن صَامَهُ".  

If a man falls ill during Ramadan and he dies, while he could not keep the fast, food will be provided (for the poor men) on his behalf ; there is no atonement (for his fasts) due from him. If there is some vow which he could not fulfill, his heir must atone on his behalf.  

إِذَا مَرِضَ الرَّجُلُ فِي رَمَضَانَ ثُمَّ مَاتَ وَلَمْ يَصُمْ أُطْعِمَ عَنْهُ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ عَلَيْهِ قَضَاءٌ وَإِنْ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ نَذْرٌ قَضَى عَنْهُ وَلِيُّهُ  

I said: Messenger of Allah. I am a master of mounts and I use them ! I myself travel on them and I rent them. This month, that is, Ramadan, happend to come to me (while I am on a journey), and I find myself strong enough (to fast) as I am young, and I find that it is easier for me to fast than to postpone it, and i becomes debt due from me. Does it bring me more reward, Messenger of Allah, if I fast, or if I break ? He replied: Whichever you like, Hamzah.  

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي صَاحِبُ ظَهْرٍ أُعَالِجُهُ أُسَافِرُ عَلَيْهِ وَأَكْرِيهِ وَإِنَّهُ رُبَّمَا صَادَفَنِي هَذَا الشَّهْرُ يَعْنِي رَمَضَانَ وَأَنَا أَجِدُ الْقُوَّةَ وَأَنَا شَابٌّ وَأَجِدُ بِأَنْ أَصُومَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَهْوَنَ عَلَىَّ مِنْ أَنْ أُؤَخِّرَهُ فَيَكُونَ دَيْنًا أَفَأَصُومُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَعْظَمُ لأَجْرِي أَوْ أُفْطِرُ قَالَ أَىُّ ذَلِكَ شِئْتَ يَا حَمْزَةُ  

I said: Messenger of Allah. I am a master of mounts and I use them ! I myself travel on them and I rent them. This month, that is, Ramadan, happend to come to me (while I am on a journey), and I find myself strong enough (to fast) as I am young, and I find that it is easier for me to fast than to postpone it, and i becomes debt due from me. Does it bring me more reward, Messenger of Allah, if I fast, or if I break ? He replied: Whichever you like, Hamzah. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2403)  

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي صَاحِبُ ظَهْرٍ أُعَالِجُهُ أُسَافِرُ عَلَيْهِ وَأَكْرِيهِ وَإِنَّهُ رُبَّمَا صَادَفَنِي هَذَا الشَّهْرُ يَعْنِي شَهْرَ رَمَضَانَ وَأَنَا أَجِدُ الْقُوَّةَ وَأَنَا شَابٌّ وَأَجِدُنِي أَنْ أَصُومَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَهْوَنُ عَلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أُؤَخِّرَهُ فَيَكُونُ دَيْنًا أَفَأَصُومُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَعْظَمُ لِأَجْرِي أَوْ أُفْطِرُ؟ قَالَ «أَيَّ ذَلِكَ شِئْتَ يَا حَمْزَةُ»  

I said: Messenger of Allah. I am a master of mounts and I use them ! I myself travel on them and I rent them. This month, that is, Ramadan, happend to come to me (while I am on a journey), and I find myself strong enough (to fast) as I am young, and I find that it is easier for me to fast than to postpone it, and i becomes debt due from me. Does it bring me more reward, Messenger of Allah, if I fast, or if I break ? He replied: Whichever you like, Hamzah. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2403)  

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي صَاحِبُ ظَهْرٍ أُعَالِجُهُ أُسَافِرُ عَلَيْهِ وَأَكْرِيهِ وَإِنَّهُ رُبَّمَا صَادَفَنِي هَذَا الشَّهْرُ يَعْنِي رَمَضَانَ وَأَنَا أَجِدُ الْقُوَّةَ وَأَنَا شَابٌّ فَأَجِدُ أَنْ أَصُومَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَهْوَنُ عَلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أُؤَخِّرَهُ فَيَكُونَ دَيْنًا عَلَيَّ أَفَأَصُومُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَعْظَمُ لِأَجْرِي أَمْ أُفْطِرُ؟ فَقَالَ «أَيَّ ذَلِكَ شِئْتَ يَا حَمْزَةُ»  

I said: Messenger of Allah. I am a master of mounts and I use them ! I myself travel on them and I rent them. This month, that is, Ramadan, happend to come to me (while I am on a journey), and I find myself strong enough (to fast) as I am young, and I find that it is easier for me to fast than to postpone it, and i becomes debt due from me. Does it bring me more reward, Messenger of Allah, if I fast, or if I break ? He replied: Whichever you like, Hamzah. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2403)   

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي صَاحِبُ ظَهْرٍ أُعَالِجُهُ أُسَافِرُ عَلَيْهِ وَأُكْرِيهِ وَأَنَّهُ رُبَّمَا صَادَفَنِي هَذَا الشَّهْرُ يَعْنِي شَهْرَ رَمَضَانَ وَأَنَا أَجِدُ الْقُوَّةَ وَأَنَا شَابٌّ وَأَجِدُنِي أَنْ أَصُومَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَهْوَنُ عَلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أُؤَخِّرَهُ فَيَكُونَ دَيْنًا أَفَأَصُومُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَعْظَمَ لِأَجْرِي أَوْ أُفْطِرُ؟ قَالَ أِيَّ ذَلِكَ شِئْتَ يَا حَمْزَةُ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ الرُّوذْبَارِيِّ أِيَّ ذَلِكَ شِئْتَ يَا حَمْزَةُ وَفِي هَذَا دَلَالَةٌ عَلَى جَوَازِ الْفِطْرِ فِي السَّفَرِ الْمُبَاحِ  

"عَنْ حَمْزَةَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَمْزَةَ بْنِ عَمْرٍو الأَسْلَمِىِّ: أَنَّ أبَاهُ أَخْبَرَهُ عَنْ جَدِّهِ قَالَ: قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ! إِنِّى صَاحِبُ ظَهْرٍ أُعَالِجُهُ، أُسَافِرُ عَلَيْهِ وَأَكْرِيهِ، وَإنَّهُ رُبَّمَا صَادَفَنِى هَذَا الشَّهْرُ - يَعْنى رَمَضَانَ - وَأَنَا أَجِدُ الْقُوَّةَ وَأَنَا سَائِرٌ فَأُحِبُّ أَنْ أَصُومَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ! أَهْوَنُ عَلَىَّ مِنْ أَنْ أُؤخِّرَهُ فَيَكُونَ دَيْنًا عَلَىَّ، أَفَأَصُومُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَعْظَمُ لأَجْرِى أَمْ أُفْطِرُ؟ قَالَ: أَىّ شِئْتَ يَا حَمْزَةُ".  

I came to Abu Sa'id al-Khudri while he was giving his legal opinion to the people who bent down on him. So I waited to see hi when he was alone. When he became alone, I asked him about keeping fast while travelling. He said: we went out along with the Prophet ﷺ in Ramadan in the year of conquest of Mecca. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ fasted and we fasted until he reached a certain stage. He said: You have come near your enemy; the breaking of fast will bring you more strength. Then morning came when some of us fasted and other broke their fast. He (Abu Sa'id al-Khudri) said: We then proceeded and alighted at a stage. He said: You are going to attack your enemy tomorrow morning ; breaking the fast will bring you more strength ; so break your fast (i.e. do not keep fast). This resolution (of breaking the fast) took place (due to the announcement) from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Abu Sa'id said: Then I found myself keeping fast along with the Prophet ﷺ before and after that.  

أَتَيْتُ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ وَهُوَ يُفْتِي النَّاسَ وَهُمْ مُكِبُّونَ عَلَيْهِ فَانْتَظَرْتُ خَلْوَتَهُ فَلَمَّا خَلاَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ صِيَامِ رَمَضَانَ فِي السَّفَرِ فَقَالَ خَرَجْنَا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي رَمَضَانَ عَامَ الْفَتْحِ فَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَصُومُ وَنَصُومُ حَتَّى بَلَغَ مَنْزِلاً مِنَ الْمَنَازِلِ فَقَالَ إِنَّكُمْ قَدْ دَنَوْتُمْ مِنْ عَدُوِّكُمْ وَالْفِطْرُ أَقْوَى لَكُمْ فَأَصْبَحْنَا مِنَّا الصَّائِمُ وَمِنَّا الْمُفْطِرُ قَالَ ثُمَّ سِرْنَا فَنَزَلْنَا مَنْزِلاً فَقَالَ إِنَّكُمْ تُصَبِّحُونَ عَدُوَّكُمْ وَالْفِطْرُ أَقْوَى لَكُمْ فَأَفْطِرُوا فَكَانَتْ عَزِيمَةً مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ ثُمَّ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنِي أَصُومُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ وَبَعْدَ ذَلِكَ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: If anyone has a riding beast which carries him to where he can get sufficient food, he should keep the fast of Ramadan wherever he is when it comes.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ حَمُولَةٌ تَأْوِي إِلَى شِبَعٍ فَلْيَصُمْ رَمَضَانَ حَيْثُ أَدْرَكَهُ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: If anyone has a riding beast which carries him to where he can get sufficient food, he should keep the fast of Ramadan wherever he is when it comes. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2410)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ حَمُولَةٌ تَأْوِي إِلَى شِبَعٍ فَلْيَصُمْ رَمَضَانَ حَيْثُ أَدْرَكَهُ  

[Machine] He heard the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , say: "Whoever experiences Ramadan and has the ability should retreat to tranquility and observe fasting in Ramadan wherever he may be."  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ أَدْرَكَهُ رَمَضَانُ لَهُ حُمُولَةٌ يَأْوِي إِلَى شِبَعٍ فَلْيَصُمْ رَمَضَانَ حَيْثُ أَدْرَكَهُ  

"مَنْ كَانَ في سَفَرٍ عَلَى حَمُولَةِ يَأوى إِلَى شِبَعٍ فَلْيَصُمْ حيثُ أَدْرَكَهُ رَمَضَانُ".  

"مَنْ كَانَتْ لَه حَمولَة تَأوى إِلى شِبَعٍ وَرِيٍّ فَلْيَصُمْ رَمَضَانَ حَيثُ أَدْرَكَهُ".  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: If anyone is on a journey and Ramadan comes... He then narrated the rest of the tradition to the same effect.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَنْ أَدْرَكَهُ رَمَضَانُ فِي السَّفَرِ فَذَكَرَ مَعْنَاهُ  

Ja'far ibn Jubayr said: I accompanied AbuBusrah al-Ghifari, a Companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, in a boat proceeding from al-Fustat (Cairo) during Ramadan. He was lifted (to the boat), then his meal was brought to him. The narrator Ja'far said in his version: He did not go beyond the houses (of the city) but he called for the dining sheet. He said (to me): Come near. I said: Do you not see the houses? AbuBusrah said: Do you detest the sunnah (practice) of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ? The narrator Ja'far said in his version: He then ate (it).  

كُنْتُ مَعَ أَبِي بَصْرَةَ الْغِفَارِيِّ صَاحِبِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي سَفِينَةٍ مِنَ الْفُسْطَاطِ فِي رَمَضَانَ فَرُفِعَ ثُمَّ قُرِّبَ غَدَاهُ قَالَ جَعْفَرٌ فِي حَدِيثِهِ فَلَمْ يُجَاوِزِ الْبُيُوتَ حَتَّى دَعَا بِالسُّفْرَةِ قَالَ اقْتَرِبْ قُلْتُ أَلَسْتَ تَرَى الْبُيُوتَ قَالَ أَبُو بَصْرَةَ أَتَرْغَبُ عَنْ سُنَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ جَعْفَرٌ فِي حَدِيثِهِ فَأَكَلَ  

[Machine] I traveled with Abu Basrah al-Ghifari, the companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , on a ship from Fusṭāṭ during Ramadan. Then he approached his lunch, and after that, he said, "Come closer." I asked him, "Aren't you among the houses?" Abu Basrah said, "Are you deviating from the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ?"  

رَكِبْتُ مَعَ أَبِي بَصْرَةَ الْغِفَارِيِّ صَاحِبِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي سَفِينَةٍ مِنَ الْفُسْطَاطِ فِي رَمَضَانَ ثُمَّ قَرَّبَ غَدَاءَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ اقْتَرِبْ فَقُلْتُ أَلَسْتَ بَيْنَ الْبُيُوتِ؟ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَصْرَةَ أَرَغِبْتَ عَنْ سُنَّةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟  

[Machine] "I traveled with my father Abu Basrah al-Ghifari on a ship from Fustat during Ramadan. He paid and brought his lunch closer, then he said, 'Come closer.' I said, 'Don't you see the houses?' Abu Basrah replied, 'Did you deviate from the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ?'"  

رَكِبْتُ مَعَ أَبِي بَصْرَةَ الْغِفَارِيِّ سَفِينَةً مِنَ الْفُسْطَاطِ فِي رَمَضَانَ فَدَفَعَ فَقَرَّبَ غَدَاءَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ اقْتَرِبْ فَقُلْتُ أَلَسْتَ تَرَى الْبُيُوتَ؟ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَصْرَةَ «أَرَغِبْتَ عَنْ سُنَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ؟»  

Ja'far ibn Jubayr said: I accompanied AbuBusrah al-Ghifari, a Companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, in a boat proceeding from al-Fustat (Cairo) during Ramadan. He was lifted (to the boat), then his meal was brought to him. The narrator Ja'far said in his version: He did not go beyond the houses (of the city) but he called for the dining sheet. He said (to me): Come near. I said: Do you not see the houses? AbuBusrah said: Do you detest the sunnah (practice) of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ? The narrator Ja'far said in his version: He then ate (it). (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2412)   

كُنْتُ مَعَ أَبِي بَصْرَةَ الْغِفَارِيِّ صَاحِبِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي سَفِينَةٍ مِنَ الْفُسْطَاطِ فِي رَمَضَانَ فَدَفَعَ ثُمَّ قَرَّبَ غَدَاءَهُ قَالَ جَعْفَرٌ فِي حَدِيثِهِ فَلَمْ يُجَاوِزِ الْبُيُوتَ حَتَّى دَعَا بِالسُّفْرَةِ قَالَ اقْتَرِبْ قَالَ قُلْتُ أَلَسْتَ تَرَى الْبُيُوتَ؟ قَالَ أَبُو بَصْرَةَ أَتَرْغَبُ عَنْ سُنَّةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ جَعْفَرٌ فِي حَدِيثِهِ فَأَكَلَ  

I asked or someone asked the Prophet ﷺ about perpetual fasting. He replied: You have a duty to your family. Fast during Ramadan and the following month, and every Wednesday and Thursday. You will then have observed a perpetual fast.  

سَأَلْتُ أَوْ سُئِلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَنْ صِيَامِ الدَّهْرِ فَقَالَ إِنَّ لأَهْلِكَ عَلَيْكَ حَقًّا صُمْ رَمَضَانَ وَالَّذِي يَلِيهِ وَكُلَّ أَرْبِعَاءَ وَخَمِيسٍ فَإِذَا أَنْتَ قَدْ صُمْتَ الدَّهْرَ  

"I asked - or; the Prophet was asked - about fasting daily. So he said: 'Your family has a right over you.' Then he said: 'Fast Ramadan and that which is after it, and every Wednesday and Thursday. If you do that, then you will have fasted daily, as well as broken (the fast).'"  

سَأَلْتُ أَوْ سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنْ صِيَامِ الدَّهْرِ فَقَالَ إِنَّ لأَهْلِكَ عَلَيْكَ حَقًّا صُمْ رَمَضَانَ وَالَّذِي يَلِيهِ وَكُلَّ أَرْبِعَاءٍ وَخَمِيسٍ فَإِذًا أَنْتَ قَدْ صُمْتَ الدَّهْرَ وَأَفْطَرْتَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ  

"أَمَا لأهْلِكَ حَقٌّ؟ صُمْ رمضانَ والذي يَلِيه، وَكلَّ يَوْمٍ أَرْبِعَاءَ وخميسٍ، فإِذا أنْتَ قَدْ صُمْتَ الدهرَ".  

"إِنَّ لأهْلكَ عليكَ حَقًا، صُمْ رمَضانَ والَّذى يليه، وكُلَّ أرْبعَاءَ وخَمِيسٍ، فَإِذا أنْتَ قَدْ صُمْتَ الدَّهْرَ وأَفْطَرْتَ".  

What is Islam? He replied : It means saying prayer, payment of zakat, performing HAJJ, fasting during RAMADAN, and taking a bath on account of sexual defilement. Abu Dawud said: 'Alqamah was a Murji'i.  

إِقَامُ الصَّلاَةِ وَإِيتَاءُ الزَّكَاةِ وَحَجُّ الْبَيْتِ وَصَوْمُ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ وَالاِغْتِسَالُ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ  

"الإِسلامُ إِقامُ الصَّلاةِ، وإِيتَاءُ الزَّكَاةِ، وحَجُّ البَيتِ، وصومُ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ والاغْتسال من الجنابةِ".  

Ibn Abbas preached towards the end of Ramadan on the pulpit (in the mosque) of al-Basrah. He said: Bring forth the sadaqah relating to your fast. The people, as it were, could not understand. Which of the people of Medina are present here? Stand for your brethren, and teach them, for they do not know. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prescribed this sadaqah as one sa' of dried dates or barley, or half a sa' of wheat payable by every freeman or slave, male or female, young or old. When Ali came (to Basrah), he found that price had come down. He said: Allah has given prosperity to you, so give one sa' of everything (as sadaqah). The narrator Humayd said: Al-Hasan maintained that the sadaqah at the end of Ramadan was due on a person who fasted.  

مَنْ هَا هُنَا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ قُومُوا إِلَى إِخْوَانِكُمْ فَعَلِّمُوهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ فَرَضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ هَذِهِ الصَّدَقَةَ صَاعًا مِنْ تَمْرٍ أَوْ شَعِيرٍ أَوْ نِصْفَ صَاعٍ مِنْ قَمْحٍ عَلَى كُلِّ حُرٍّ أَوْ مَمْلُوكٍ ذَكَرٍ أَوْ أُنْثَى صَغِيرٍ أَوْ كَبِيرٍ فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ عَلِيٌّ ؓ رَأَى رُخْصَ السِّعْرِ قَالَ قَدْ أَوْسَعَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكُمْ فَلَوْ جَعَلْتُمُوهُ صَاعًا مِنْ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَالَ حُمَيْدٌ وَكَانَ الْحَسَنُ يَرَى صَدَقَةَ رَمَضَانَ عَلَى مَنْ صَامَ  

When the opening verses of Surah Al-muzammil was revealed, the Companions would pray as long as they would pray during Ramadan until its last verses were revealed. The period between the revelation of its opening and the last verses was one year.  

لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ أَوَّلُ الْمُزَّمِّلِ كَانُوا يَقُومُونَ نَحْوًا مِنْ قِيَامِهِمْ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ حَتَّى نَزَلَ آخِرُهَا وَكَانَ بَيْنَ أَوَّلِهَا وَآخِرِهَا سَنَةٌ  

When the opening verses of Surah Al-muzammil was revealed, the Companions would pray as long as they would pray during Ramadan until its last verses were revealed. The period between the revelation of its opening and the last verses was one year. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1305)  

لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ أَوَّلُ الْمُزَّمِّلِ كَانُوا يَقُومُونَ نَحْوًا مِنْ قِيَامِهِمْ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ حَتَّى نَزَلَ آخِرُهَا قَالَ وَكَانَ بَيْنَ أَوَّلِهَا وَآخِرِهَا نَحْوًا مِنْ سَنَةٍ  

When the opening verses of Surah Al-muzammil was revealed, the Companions would pray as long as they would pray during Ramadan until its last verses were revealed. The period between the revelation of its opening and the last verses was one year. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1305)   

سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ يَقُولُ لَمَّا نَزَلَ أَوَّلُ الْمُزَّمِّلِ كَانُوا يَقُومُونَ نَحْوًا مِنْ قِيَامِهِمْ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ حَتَّى نَزَلَ آخِرُهَا فَكَانَ بَيْنَ أَوَّلِهَا وَآخِرِهَا قَرِيبٌ مِنْ سَنَةٍ  

"عَن ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ أَوَّلُ الْمُزَّمِّلِ كَانُوا يَقُومُونَ نَحْوًا مِنْ قِيَامِهِمْ فِى شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ، بَيْنَ أَوَّلهَا وآخِرهَا سَنَةٌ".  

The people used to pray (tarawih prayer) in the mosque during Ramadan severally. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded me (to spread a mat). I spread a mat for him and he prayed upon it. The narrator then transmitted the same story. The Prophet ﷺ said: O People, praise be to Allah, I did not pass my night carelessly, nor did your position remain hidden from me.  

كَانَ النَّاسُ يُصَلُّونَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فِي رَمَضَانَ أَوْزَاعًا فَأَمَرَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَضَرَبْتُ لَهُ حَصِيرًا فَصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ بِهَذِهِ الْقِصَّةِ قَالَتْ فِيهِ قَالَ تَعْنِي النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ أَمَا وَاللَّهِ مَا بِتُّ لَيْلَتِي هَذِهِ بِحَمْدِ اللَّهِ غَافِلاً وَلاَ خَفِيَ عَلَىَّ مَكَانُكُمْ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out and saw that the people were praying during (the night of) Ramadan in the corner of the mosque. He asked: Who are these people ? It was said to him that those were people who had not learnt Quran. But Ubayy b. Ka'b is praying and they would pray behind him. The Prophet ﷺ said: They did right and it is good what they did. Abu Dawud said: This tradition is not strong, the narrator Muslim b. Khalid is weak.  

خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَإِذَا أُنَاسٌ فِي رَمَضَانَ يُصَلُّونَ فِي نَاحِيَةِ الْمَسْجِدِ فَقَالَ مَا هَؤُلاَءِ فَقِيلَ هَؤُلاَءِ نَاسٌ لَيْسَ مَعَهُمْ قُرْآنٌ وَأُبَىُّ بْنُ كَعْبٍ يُصَلِّي وَهُمْ يُصَلُّونَ بِصَلاَتِهِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَصَابُوا وَنِعْمَ مَا صَنَعُوا  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out and saw that the people were praying during (the night of) Ramadan in the corner of the mosque. He asked: Who are these people ? It was said to him that those were people who had not learnt Quran. But Ubayy b. Ka'b is praying and they would pray behind him. The Prophet ﷺ said: They did right and it is good what they did. Abu Dawud said: This tradition is not strong, the narrator Muslim b. Khalid is weak. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1377)   

خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَإِذَا النَّاسُ فِي رَمَضَانَ يُصَلُّونَ فِي نَاحِيَةِ الْمَسْجِدِ فَقَالَ ﷺ «مَا هَؤُلَاءِ؟ » فَقِيلَ نَاسٌ لَيْسَ مَعَهُمْ قُرْآنٌ وَأُبَيُّ بْنُ كَعْبٍ يُصَلِّي بِهِمْ وَهُمْ يُصَلُّونَ بِصَلَاتِهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَصَابُوا أَوْ نِعْمَ مَا صَنَعُوا»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out and saw that the people were praying during (the night of) Ramadan in the corner of the mosque. He asked: Who are these people ? It was said to him that those were people who had not learnt Quran. But Ubayy b. Ka'b is praying and they would pray behind him. The Prophet ﷺ said: They did right and it is good what they did. Abu Dawud said: This tradition is not strong, the narrator Muslim b. Khalid is weak. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1377)   

خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَإِذَا أُنَاسٌ فِي رَمَضَانَ يُصَلُّونَ فِي نَاحِيَةِ الْمَسْجِدِ فَقَالَ مَا هَؤُلَاءِ؟ فَقِيلَ هَؤُلَاءِ أُنَاسٌ لَيْسَ مَعَهُمْ قُرْآنٌ وَأُبَيُّ بْنُ كَعْبٍ يُصَلِّي وَهُمْ يُصَلُّونَ بِصَلَاتِهِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَصَابُوا وَنِعْمَ مَا صَنَعُوا قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ لَيْسَ بِالْقَوِيِّ مُسْلِمُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ ضَعِيفٌ  

I said to Ubayy b. Ka'b: Tell me about lailat al-qadr, O Abu al-Mundhir, for our companion (Ibn Mas'ud) was questioned about it, and he said: Anyone who gets up for prayer every night all the year round will hit upon it (i.e. lailat al-qadr). He replied: May Allah have mercy on Abu 'Abd al-Rahman. By Allah, he knew that it was in Ramadan, (Musaddad's version goes) but he disliked that the people should content themselves (with that night alone); or he liked that the people should not content themselves (with the night alone). According to the agreed version: By Allah, it is the twenty-seventh night of Ramadan, without any reservation. I said: How did you know that, Abu al-Mundhir? He replied: By the indication (or sign) of which the Messenger of Allah ﷺ informed us. I asked Zirr: What is the sign ? He replied: The sun rises like a vessel of water in the morning following that night; it has no rays until it rises high up.  

أَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ يَا أَبَا الْمُنْذِرِ فَإِنَّ صَاحِبَنَا سُئِلَ عَنْهَا فَقَالَ مَنْ يَقُمِ الْحَوْلَ يُصِبْهَا فَقَالَ رَحِمَ اللَّهُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ عَلِمَ أَنَّهَا فِي رَمَضَانَ زَادَ مُسَدَّدٌ وَلَكِنْ كَرِهَ أَنْ يَتَّكِلُوا أَوْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ لاَ يَتَّكِلُوا ثُمَّ اتَّفَقَا وَاللَّهِ إِنَّهَا لَفِي رَمَضَانَ لَيْلَةُ سَبْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ لاَ يَسْتَثْنِي قُلْتُ يَا أَبَا الْمُنْذِرِ أَنَّى عَلِمْتَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ بِالآيَةِ الَّتِي أَخْبَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قُلْتُ لِزِرٍّ مَا الآيَةُ قَالَ تُصْبِحُ الشَّمْسُ صَبِيحَةَ تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةِ مِثْلَ الطَّسْتِ لَيْسَ لَهَا شُعَاعٌ حَتَّى تَرْتَفِعَ  

“I said to Ubayy bin Ka’b: ‘Your brother Abdullah bin Mas’ud says: “Whoever stands (in voluntary prayer) the whole year, then he will have reached the Night of Al-Qadr.’” So he said: ‘May Allah forgive Abu Abdur-Rahman. He knows that is during the last ten (nights) of Ramadan, and that it is the night of the twenty-seventh. But he wanted the people to not rely upon that.’ Then he uttered an oath, that without exception it is on the night of the twenty-seventh.” He said: “I said to him: ‘Why is it that you say that O Abu Al-Mindhir?’ He said: “By the sign or indication which the Messenger of Allah informed us of: ‘That the sun rises on that day having no beams with it.’”  

يَغْفِرُ اللَّهُ لأَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ لَقَدْ عَلِمَ أَنَّهَا فِي الْعَشَرَةِ الأَوَاخِرِ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ وَأَنَّهَا لَيْلَةُ سَبْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ وَلَكِنَّهُ أَرَادَ أَنْ لاَ يَتَّكِلَ النَّاسُ ثُمَّ حَلَفَ لاَ يَسْتَثْنِي أَنَّهَا لَيْلَةُ سَبْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ قُلْتُ لَهُ بِأَىِّ شَيْءٍ تَقُولُ ذَلِكَ يَا أَبَا الْمُنْذِرِ قَالَ بِالآيَةِ الَّتِي أَخْبَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَوْ بِالْعَلاَمَةِ أَنَّ الشَّمْسَ تَطْلُعُ يَوْمَئِذٍ لاَ شُعَاعَ لَهَا  

[Machine] May Allah have mercy on Abu Abdul Rahman, he knew that it was in Ramadan, indeed it is on the 27th night. But he pretended to be unaware in order for people not to rely on it. By the One who revealed the Book upon Muhammad, indeed it is on the 27th night of Ramadan. I said, "O Abu Al-Mundhir, how did you come to know?" He said, "By the verse that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ informed us of." So we counted and memorized. By Allah, it is indeed a special night. I asked Zir, "What is the verse?" He said, "Verily, the sun rises, dispersing its rays."  

يَرْحَمُ اللهُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ قَدْ عَلِمَ أَنَّهَا فِي رَمَضَانَ فَإِنَّهَا لِسَبْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ وَلَكِنَّهُ عَمَّى عَلَى النَّاسِ لِكَيْ لَا يَتَّكِلُوا فَوَالَّذِي أَنْزَلَ الْكِتَابَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ إِنَّهَا فِيرَمَضَانَ لَيْلَةُ سَبْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا أَبَا الْمُنْذِرِ وَأَنَّى عَلِمْتَهَا؟ قَالَ بِالْآيَةِ الَّتِي أَنْبَأَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَعَدَدْنَا وَحَفِظْنَا فَوَاللهِ إِنَّهَا لَهِيَ مَا يُسْتَثْنَى قُلْتُ لِزِرٍّ مَا الْآيَةُ؟ قَالَ إِنَّ الشَّمْسَ تَطْلُعُ غَدَاةَ إِذٍ كَأَنَّهَا طَسْتٌ لَيْسَ لَهَا شُعَاعٌ  

[Machine] May Allah have mercy on Abu Abdullah. By Allah, he knew that it was in Ramadan, but he preferred not to rely on it. Indeed, it is the night of the twenty-seventh. I said, O Abu al-Mundhir, how did you know that? He said, through the verse that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ told us: "On the morning of the Night of Decree, the sun rises without rays, as if it were a basin, until it rises up," and this is the wording of the Hadith of al-Muqaddamiyyin.  

يَرْحَمُ اللهُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَمَا وَاللهِ لَقَدْ عَلِمَ أَنَّهَا فِي رَمَضَانَ وَلَكِنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ لَا يَتَّكِلُوا وَإِنَّهَا لَيْلَةُ سَبْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ لَمْ يَسْتَثْنِ قُلْتُ أَبَا الْمُنْذِرِ أَنَّى عَلِمْتَ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ بِالْآيَةِ الَّتِي قَالَ لَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ صَبِيحَةَ لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ تَطْلُعُ الشَّمْسُ لَا شُعَاعَ لَهَاكَأَنَّهَا طَسْتٌ حَتَّى تَرْتَفِعَ وَهَذَا لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ الْمُقَدَّمِيِّ  

[Machine] "May Allah have mercy on Abu Abdurrahman. He knew that it was in Ramadan, but he pretended not to know so that people would not speak. The one who revealed the book on Muhammad, ﷺ , said, 'Indeed, it is in Ramadan, and indeed it is the night of the twenty-seventh.' I asked Abu Al-Mundhir, 'How did you know that?' He replied, 'From the verse that the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , informed us of. Indeed, we have seen and memorized it, and by Allah, it is notable and not excluded.' I asked Zirr, 'What is the verse?' He said, 'The sun will rise on that day, as if it were a disk with no rays.'"  

«يَرْحَمُ اللهُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ لَقَدْ عَلِمَ أَنَّهَا فِي رَمَضَانَ وَلَكِنَّهُ عَمَّى عَلَى النَّاسِ حَتَّى لَا يَتَكَلَّمُوا وَالَّذِي أَنْزَلَ الْكِتَابَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ» إِنَّهَا لَفِي رَمَضَانَ وَإِنَّهَا لَيْلَةُ سَبْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ قُلْتُ أَبَا الْمُنْذِرِ أَنَّى عَلِمْتَ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ «بِالْآيَةِ الَّتِي أَخْبَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَدْ رَأَيْنَا وَحَفِظْنَا فَوَاللهِ إِنَّهَا لَهِيَ لَا يَسْتَثْنِي» قُلْتُ لِزِرٍّ وَمَا الْآيَةُ؟ قَالَ «تَطْلُعُ الشَّمْسُ غَدَاتَئِذٍ كَأَنَّهَا طَسْتٌ لَيْسَ لَهَا شُعَاعٌ»  

I said to Ubayy b. Ka'b: Tell me about lailat al-qadr, O Abu al-Mundhir, for our companion (Ibn Mas'ud) was questioned about it, and he said: Anyone who gets up for prayer every night all the year round will hit upon it (i.e. lailat al-qadr). He replied: May Allah have mercy on Abu 'Abd al-Rahman. By Allah, he knew that it was in Ramadan, (Musaddad's version goes) but he disliked that the people should content themselves (with that night alone); or he liked that the people should not content themselves (with the night alone). According to the agreed version: By Allah, it is the twenty-seventh night of Ramadan, without any reservation. I said: How did you know that, Abu al-Mundhir? He replied: By the indication (or sign) of which the Messenger of Allah ﷺ informed us. I asked Zirr: What is the sign ? He replied: The sun rises like a vessel of water in the morning following that night; it has no rays until it rises high up. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1378)   

«رَحِمَ اللهُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَمَا وَاللهِ لَقَدْ عَلِمَ أَنَّهَا فِي رَمَضَانَ وَلَكِنَّهُ كَرِهَ أَنْ يَتَّكِلُوا أَوْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ لَا يَتَّكِلُوا وَاللهِ إِنَّهَا لَفِي رَمَضَانَ وَإِنَّهَا لَيْلَةُ سَبْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ يَحْلِفُ وَلَا يَسْتَثْنِي» قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا أَبَا الْمُنْذِرِ أَنَّى عَلِمْتَ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ «بِالْآيَةِ الَّتِي أَخْبَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ» قَالَ حَمَّادٌ فَقُلْتُ لِعَاصِمٍ مَا الْآيَةُ؟ قَالَ «تُصْبِحُ الشَّمْسُ صَبِيحَةَ تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةِ لَيْسَ لَهَا شُعَاعُ مِثْلَ الطَّسْتِ حَتَّى تَرْتَفِعَ»  

[Machine] Tell me about the Night of Decree," for Abdullah said, "Whoever stands (in prayer) for it, he will be showered with its blessings." He said, "May Allah have mercy on Abu 'Abdur-Rahman. He knows that it is in Ramadan, but he stayed quiet in order not to burden the people. By Allah, it is on the twenty-seventh night." So I said to Abu Al-Mundhir, "How do you know that?" He said, "Through the verse by which the Messenger of Allah ﷺ informed us. So we counted it and memorized it." Asim said, "I asked Zir, 'What is that verse?' He said, 'The rising of the white sun (a little intense light) which appears like the tumb (the full moon) and lasts until it rises." I kept asking him about it repeatedly and he answered me the same way.  

أَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ فَإِنَّ عَبْدَ اللهِ يَقُولُ مَنْ يُقِمِ الْحَوْلَ يُصِبْهَا قَالَ «يَرْحَمُ اللهُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ إِنَّهُ لِيَعْلَمُ أَنَّهَا فِي رَمَضَانَ وَلَكِنْ عَمَّى عَلَى النَّاسِ حَتَّى لَا يَتَّكِلُوا وَاللهِ إِنَّهَا لَيْلَةُ سَبْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ» فَقُلْتُ أَبَا الْمُنْذِرِ أَنَّى عَلِمْتَ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ «بِالْآيَةِ الَّتِي أَنْبَأَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَعَدَدْنَا وَحَفِظْنَا أَنَّهَا لَهِيَ» قَالَ عَاصِمٌ قُلْتُ لِزِرٍّ مَا تِلْكَ الْآيَةُ؟ قَالَ «طُلُوعُ الشَّمْسِ بَيْضَاءَ كَالطَّسْتِ لَيْسَ لَهَا شُعَاعٌ حَتَّى تَرْتَفِعَ» قَالَ فَرَمَقْتُهَا مِرَارًا كَذَلِكَ  

"عَنْ زِرٍّ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لأُبىِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ: أَخْبرني عَنْ لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ يَا أَبَا الْمُنْذِرِ فإنَّ صَاحِبنَا ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ سُئِلَ عَنْهَا فَقَالَ: مَنْ يَقُمِ الْحَوْلَ يُصِبْهَا، فَقَالَ: رَحِمَ الله أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَالله لَقَدْ عَلِمَ أَنَّها فِى رَمَضَانَ ولَكِنْ كَرِهَ أَنْ يَتَّكِلُوا، والله إِنَّها لَفِى رَمَضَانَ لَيْلَةَ سَبْعٍ وَعشرينَ، قُلْتُ: أَبَا الْمُنْذِرِ! أَنَّى عَلِمْتَ ذَاكَ؟ قَالَ: بالآيَةِ التَّي أَخْبَرَنَا رَسُولُ الله ﷺ قُلتُ لَهُ: مَا الآيَةُ؟ قَالَ: تُصْبحُ الشَّمْسُ صَبيحةَ تِلْكً الَّليْلَةِ مِثْلَ الطَّسْتِ لَيْسَ لَهَا شُعَاعٌ حَتَّى تَرْتَفِعَ".  

I was present at the gathering of Banu Salamah, and I was the youngest of them. They (the people) said: Who will ask the Messenger of Allah ﷺ for us about Laylat al-Qadr? That was the twenty-first of Ramadan. I went out and said the sunset prayer along with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. I then stood at the door of his house. He passed by me and said: Come in. I entered (the house) and dinner was brought for him. I was prevented from taking food as it was scanty. When he finished his dinner, he said to me: Give me my shoes. He then stood up and I also stood up with him. He said: Perhaps you have some business with me. I said: Yes. Some people of Banu Salamah have sent me to you to ask you about Laylat al-Qadr. He asked: Which night: Is it tonight? I said: Twenty-second. He said: This is the very night. He then withdrew and said: Or the following night, referring to the twenty-third night.  

كُنْتُ فِي مَجْلِسِ بَنِي سَلِمَةَ وَأَنَا أَصْغَرُهُمْ فَقَالُوا مَنْ يَسْأَلُ لَنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنْ لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ وَذَلِكَ صَبِيحَةَ إِحْدَى وَعِشْرِينَ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ فَخَرَجْتُ فَوَافَيْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ صَلاَةَ الْمَغْرِبِ ثُمَّ قُمْتُ بِبَابِ بَيْتِهِ فَمَرَّ بِي فَقَالَ ادْخُلْ فَدَخَلْتُ فَأُتِيَ بِعَشَائِهِ فَرَآنِي أَكُفُّ عَنْهُ مِنْ قِلَّتِهِ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ قَالَ نَاوِلْنِي نَعْلِي فَقَامَ وَقُمْتُ مَعَهُ فَقَالَ كَأَنَّ لَكَ حَاجَةً قُلْتُ أَجَلْ أَرْسَلَنِي إِلَيْكَ رَهْطٌ مِنْ بَنِي سَلِمَةَ يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنْ لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ فَقَالَ كَمِ اللَّيْلَةُ فَقُلْتُ اثْنَتَانِ وَعِشْرُونَ قَالَ هِيَ اللَّيْلَةُ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ فَقَالَ أَوِ الْقَابِلَةُ يُرِيدُ لَيْلَةَ ثَلاَثٍ وَعِشْرِينَ  

[Machine] About Damarah ibn Abdullah ibn Unais and Abdul Rahman ibn Kaab, they said that they heard Abdullah ibn Unais say, "I sat in the gathering of the Banu Salimah and I was the youngest among them on the morning of the twenty-first of Ramadan. They asked, 'Who will ask the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about the Night of Qadr?' So I said, 'I will.' Then I went and reached him at the time of Maghrib and I prayed with him. Then I stood by his door until he passed by me and he invited me to his house for dinner. He said to me, 'Have dinner.' Truly, I found myself withholding from it due to its scarcity. Then he called for his sandals and stood up, and he said, 'Do you have a need?' I said, 'Yes, the people of Banu Salimah have sent me to ask you about the Night of Qadr.' He asked, 'Which night of the month?' I said, 'The twenty-second night.' He said, 'That is it.' Then he returned and said, 'It is either the following night or the following night.'"  

عَنْ ضَمْرَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بنِ أُنَيْسٍ وَعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ كَعْبٍ أَنَّهُمَا سَمِعَا عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ أُنَيْسٍ يَقُولُ جَلَسْتُ فِي مَجْلِسِ بَنِي سَلِمَةَ وَأَنَا أَصْغَرُهُمْ صَبِيحَةَ إِحْدَى وَعِشْرِينَ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ فَقَالُوا مَنْ يَسْأَلُ لَنَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ مَتَى لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ؟ فَقُلْتُ أَنَا فَذَهَبْتُ حَتَّى وَافَيْتُ عِنْدَ الْمَغْرِبِ لَيْلَةَ اثْنَتَيْنِ وَعِشْرِينَ فَصَلَّيْتُ مَعَهُ الصَّلَاةَ ثُمَّ وَقَفْتُ لَهُ عَلَى بَابِهِ حَتَّى مَرَّ عَلَيَّ فَأَدْخَلَنِي بَيْتَهُ فَدَعَا لِي بِعَشَاءٍ فَقَالَ لِي «تَعَشَّهْ» فَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنِي أَكُفُّ عَنْهُ مِنْ قِلَّتِهِ ثُمَّ دَعَا بِنَعْلَيْهِ فَقَامَ فَقَالَ «كَأَنَّ لَكَ حَاجَةٌ؟» قُلْتُ أَجَلْ أَرْسَلَنِي إِلَيْكَ رِجَالٌ مِنْ بَنِي سَلِمَةَ يَسْأَلُونَكَ مَتَى لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ؟ فَقَالَ «كَمِ اللَّيْلَةُ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ؟» فَقُلْتُ اثْنَتَانِ وَعِشْرُونَ فَقَالَ «هِي اللَّيْلَةُ» ثُمَّ رَجَعَ فَقَالَ «أَوِ الْقَابِلَةُ أَوِ الْقَابِلَةُ»  

I was present at the gathering of Banu Salamah, and I was the youngest of them. They (the people) said: Who will ask the Messenger of Allah ﷺ for us about Laylat al-Qadr? That was the twenty-first of Ramadan. I went out and said the sunset prayer along with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. I then stood at the door of his house. He passed by me and said: Come in. I entered (the house) and dinner was brought for him. I was prevented from taking food as it was scanty. When he finished his dinner, he said to me: Give me my shoes. He then stood up and I also stood up with him. He said: Perhaps you have some business with me. I said: Yes. Some people of Banu Salamah have sent me to you to ask you about Laylat al-Qadr. He asked: Which night: Is it tonight? I said: Twenty-second. He said: This is the very night. He then withdrew and said: Or the following night, referring to the twenty-third night. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1379)  

كُنْتُ فِي مَجْلِسٍ مِنْ بَنِي سَلِمَةَ وَأَنَا أَصْغَرُهُمْ فَقَالُوا مَنْ يَسْأَلُ لَنَا رَسُولَ اللهِ عَنْ لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ وَذَلِكَ صَبِيحَةَ إِحْدَى وَعِشْرِينَ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ؟ فَخَرَجْتُ فَوَافَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَاةَ الْمَغْرِبِ ثُمَّ قُمْتُ بِبَابِ بَيْتِهِ فَمَرَّ بِي فَقَالَ «ادْخُلْ» فَدَخَلْتُ فَأُتِيَ بِعَشَائِهِ فَرَأَيْتُنِي أَكُفُّ عَنْهُ مِنْ قِلَّتِهِ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ قَالَ نَاوِلْنِي نَعْلِي فَقَامَ وَقُمْتُ مَعَهُ قَالَ «كَأَنَّ لَكَ حَاجَةً؟» قُلْتُ أَجَلْ أَرْسَلَنِي إِلَيْكَ رَهْطٌ مِنْ بَنِي سَلِمَةَ يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنْ لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ قَالَ «كَمِ اللَّيْلَةُ؟» قُلْتُ اثْنَتَانِ وَعِشْرُونَ قَالَ «هِي اللَّيْلَةُ» ثُمَّ رَجَعَ فَقَالَ «أَوِ الْقَابِلَةُ» يُرِيدُ لَيْلَةَ ثَلَاثٍ وَعِشْرِينَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ خَالَفَهُ مُوسَى بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ