7/57. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 1767 — Worship in the Last Ten Nights
The virtue of the last ten days of the month of Ramadan
Last Ten Nights of Ramadan Worship Hadith
Sunan Ibn Majah : 1767
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 1767
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ أَبِي الشَّوَارِبِ، وَأَبُو إِسْحَاقَ الْهَرَوِيُّ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ حَاتِمٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ زِيَادٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ النَّخَعِيِّ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَجْتَهِدُ فِي الْعَشْرِ الأَوَاخِرِ مَا لاَ يَجْتَهِدُ فِي غَيْرِهِ .
A'isha Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) used to strive hard (in worship) in the last ten nights of Ramadan as he never did at any other time.”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 1767In-book reference : Book 7, Hadith 130English translation : Vol. 1, Book 7, Hadith 1767
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 1767
This last ten nights of Ramadan worship hadith shows the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم special effort near the end of Ramadan. Aishah said that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم used to strive hard in worship in the last ten nights as he never did at any other time. The wording is simple and powerful. It does not list every act of worship in this narration. It highlights increased effort. The hadith teaches that the last ten nights are not ordinary nights for a believer. They deserve more focus, more worship, and more serious attention. It also shows that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم gave these nights a special place through his own practice.
What we learn from this hadith
- The last ten nights of Ramadan deserve extra effort in worship.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم gave these nights special attention.
- The hadith encourages increased devotion without naming every act.
- A believer can use the end of Ramadan for stronger worship.
