6/25. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 762b — Knowing the Night of Qadr
Encouragement to pray qiyam during Ramadan, which is Tarawih
Hadith About Laylatul Qadr and the Twenty-Seventh Night
Sahih Muslim : 762b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 762b
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَةَ بْنَ أَبِي لُبَابَةَ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ زِرِّ بْنِ حُبَيْشٍ، عَنْ أُبَىِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ، قَالَ أُبَىٌّ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لأَعْلَمُهَا وَأَكْثَرُ عِلْمِي هِيَ اللَّيْلَةُ الَّتِي أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِقِيَامِهَا هِيَ لَيْلَةُ سَبْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ - وَإِنَّمَا شَكَّ شُعْبَةُ فِي هَذَا الْحَرْفِ - هِيَ اللَّيْلَةُ الَّتِي أَمَرَنَا بِهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم . قَالَ وَحَدَّثَنِي بِهَا صَاحِبٌ لِي عَنْهُ .
Ubayy bin Ka'b Narrated from:
By Allah, I know about Lailat-ul Qadr and I know it fully well that it is the twenty-seventh night (during Ramadan) on which the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded us to observe prayer. (Shu'ba was in doubt about these words:" the night on which the Messenger of Allah [may peace be upon him] commanded us to observe the prayer." This has been transmitted to me by a friend of mine.)
Reference : Sahih Muslim 762bIn-book reference : Book 6, Hadith 214USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1669
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 762b
This Hadith about Laylatul Qadr reports the words of Ubayy b. Ka'b. He said, by Allah, that he knew about Laylatul Qadr and knew it fully well. He said it is the twenty-seventh night during Ramadan, the night on which the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) commanded them to observe prayer. The narration also notes that Shu'ba was in doubt about some words, and that part was transmitted to him by a friend. This careful wording is part of the report. The main teaching is about prayer on Laylatul Qadr and Ubayy's clear statement about the twenty-seventh night. A reader should keep the narrator's note in mind and avoid adding claims beyond the text.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ubayy b. Ka'b identified Laylatul Qadr as the twenty-seventh night.
- The Hadith connects Laylatul Qadr with observing prayer.
- The narration preserves a note about Shu'ba's doubt in wording.
