Assalam-alaikam
all.
I
hope this Ramadan has been truly blessed for you and that you have grown in
faith and that your store of good deeds has grown exponentially insh’Allah:
“When
it is the last night [of Ramadan], they are forgiven, all of them.” So a man
from the people said, “Is it the Night of Power?” And the Prophet ṣallallāhu 'alayhi wa sallam (peace and blessings of Allah
be upon him) replied, “No, do you
not see that if laborers work, when they finish their tasks, they are given
their wages?” (Bayhaqi)
Please
don’t forget, that this night preceding Eid day (Chaand raat, or the night of
the new moon) is a night of ibadat (worship) full of rewards and we should try
to gain a little of that reward if we can. From "Shawwal: What to Do On Eid
Night, Eid Day, and During the Month" by Mufti Taqi Usmani:
The
Night Preceding 'Eid-ul-Fitr'
It
had been the practice of the Prophet, ṣallallāhu 'alayhi wa sallam, that he
would not sleep in the night preceding the day of Eid-ul-fitr. This night has
been named in a Hadith as the Night of Reward (Lailatul Jaiza). Almighty
bestows his rewards on those who have spent the month of Ramadan abiding by the
dictates of Shari'ah, and all their prayers in this night are accepted.
Therefore, it is desirable to perform nafl prayers in this night. The Prophet,
Sall-Allahu alayhi wa sallam, is reported to have said:
“Whoever
stands up (in worship) in the nights preceding the two Eids expecting rewards
from his Lord, his heart will not die when the other hearts will die.” (Ibn
Majah)
To
benefit from this opportunity, one should perform as much worship in this night
as he can and should pray for all his needs and desires.
The Messenger of Allah ṣallallāhu
'alayhi wa sallam (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said,
‘There are five nights on which du`a is not rejected: the first night of Rajab,
the fifteenth night of Sha’ban, Thursday night, the night before Eid al-Fitr
and the night before Eid al-Nahr (al-Adha)’. (As-Suyuti)
Ibn
Abbas (radhiallahu‘anh) narrated, ’When the
day of Eid-ul-Fitr [begins], the angels descend on earth, where they take their
positions at access points of roads, calling out with a voice that is heard by
the whole creation of Allah, except men and Jin, “O Ummah of Muhammad (saw)!
Come out to your most Noble and Gracious Lord, who grants much, and pardons the
major sins”. When they proceed to their places of prayer, Allah, Exalted is He,
says to His angels, ”O My angels! What is the reward of a worker when he has
done his work?” So they say, ”Our Lord and Our Master! To receive his reward
[for the work, in full]“. So He says, ”I call you to witness that, for their
fasts [during Ramadan], and for their standing in prayer at night, I have made their
reward My Pleasure, and my Forgiveness. Depart [from here], you are forgiven”’.
(Lataif al-Ma’arif)
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