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Sahih Muslim 1080p (Book 13, Hadith 19) #9658
Identifying the Midnight of a Month

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) teaching a person how to identify the midnight of the month.

Sa'd b. 'Ubaida reported that Ibn'Umar (Allah be pleased with both of them) heard a person saying: This night is the midnight (of the month). Upon this he said to him: How do you know that it is the midnight (of the month), for I heard the Messenger of Allah as saying: The month is thus and thus (and he pointed with his ten fingers twice) and thus (i. e. at the third time he pointed with all his fingers but withdrew or folded his thumb)?
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ الْجَحْدَرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ زِيَادٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ، اللَّهِ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَيْدَةَ، قَالَ سَمِعَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ، - رضى الله عنهما - رَجُلاً يَقُولُ اللَّيْلَةَ لَيْلَةُ النِّصْفِ فَقَالَ لَهُ مَا يُدْرِيكَ أَنَّ اللَّيْلَةَ النِّصْفُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ ‏"‏ الشَّهْرُ هَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَأَشَارَ بِأَصَابِعِهِ الْعَشْرِ مَرَّتَيْنِ ‏"‏ وَهَكَذَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ وَأَشَارَ بِأَصَابِعِهِ كُلِّهَا وَحَبَسَ أَوْ خَنَسَ إِبْهَامَهُ

TOPICS
cycle  *  midnight  *  qadr

QUICK LESSONS:
Be mindful of your actions during special nights like Lailatul Qadr; Respect your teachers; Seek knowledge & wisdom; Pay attention when learning something new .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about how to identify the midnight of a month, which is known as Lailatul Qadr or ‘the night of power’ in Arabic. It was narrated by Sa'd b. 'Ubaida and Ibn'Umar who heard it from Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). The Prophet taught them that one can recognize this night by pointing with his ten fingers twice and then all his fingers but withdrawing or folding his thumb at third time. This hadith teaches us that we should be mindful of our actions during this special night as it holds great blessings for those who seek them out, and also reminds us to be attentive when learning from our teachers so that we can benefit from their knowledge and wisdom.

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