Whoever performs Qiyām (night prayer) in the Night of Decree, out of faith and in pursuit of reward, his past sins will be forgiven
Narrator in the source: Abu Hurayrah reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah say:
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever performs Qiyām (night prayer) in the Night of Decree, out of faith and in pursuit of reward, his past sins will be forgiven."- Grade in the source
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Original Arabic wording
عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: «مَنْ يَقُمْ لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ»Understand this hadith
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) tells about the merit of Qiyām al-Layl in the Night of Decree, which lies in the last ten days of Ramadan; that whoever engages in a lot of prayer, supplication, Qur'an recitation, and dhikr in this night, believing in it and its reported merit, seeking Allah's reward by his deed, without show-off or pursuit of reputation among people, his previous sins will be forgiven.
Lessons from the hadith
- The Hadīth points out the merit of the Night of Decree and urges us to perform Qiyām al-Layl therein.
- Righteous deeds are not accepted without sincere intentions.
- It shows Allah's grace and mercy, for whoever performs Qiyām on the Night of Decree out of faith and in pursuit of reward, his past sins will be forgiven.
References (original Arabic)
صحيح البخاري (1/ 16) (35). صحيح مسلم (1/ 523) (760). كنوز رياض الصالحين، لمجموعة من الباحثين (14/ 435). بهجة الناظرين، لسليم الهلالي (2/ 337). نزهة المتقين، (2/ 846). شرح النووي على مسلم (6/ 40). شرح رياض الصالحين، لابن عثيمين (5/ 220). شرح صحيح البخاري، لابن بطال (4/ 21).