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Night of Qadr cannot be in the daytime
Fatwa No: 217444

Question

Assalamalaikum the quran revealed in the night of qadr.Whereas in usa it was day time. so what was the scholar opinion in this matter. shall we search qadar in day time.......

Answer

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His Slave and Messenger.

There is no doubt that the Noble Quran was sent down in the Night of Al-Qadr (Decree); for Allaah The Almighty says (what means): {Indeed, We sent the Quran down during the Night of Decree.}[Quran 97:1]

The Nigh of Al-Qadr for each place is according to the night-time in that place. Thus, the Night of Al-Qadr in America, for example, is during the night of America and not during the day when it is night-time in Makkah; rather, the Night of Al-Qadr is in each place according to its night. Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen said: "If someone said: Fasting differs from one place to another and thus fasting comes early in one place while it comes late in another place: Then, how can the night of Al-Qadr be in that latter place? We would answer: We have to follow what the texts have told us and not exaggerate in asking about this matter saying: "The night of Al-Qadr, for example, in Saudi Arabia is the daytime and in another place of the earth is the night; rather, if it passes by them (at night), it will be also the night of Al-Qadr for them. So, we should not dig deeper in such matters..." [End quote]

Scholars have said regarding the divine descending of Allaah The Almighty during the last third of the night that this occurs according to the night in each place. Shaykh Al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah said: "The divine descending for every people is during the (last) third of their night."

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen said: "Allaah The Almighty descends to the lowest heaven during the last third of the night, and this is in each place according to its night. It may be the third of the night here in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia while it is the third of the daytime in another place. However, each place has its own third of the night, when Allaah The Almighty descends saying: “Who will call upon Me, that I may answer him? Who will ask of Me, that I may give him? Who will ask My forgiveness that I may forgive him?” [End quote]

Finally, the Muslim individual should not open his heart for the suspicions that the devil may cast inside it. There is nothing like unto Allaah The Almighty in His Attributes, Essence, and Actions.

For more benefit, kindly refer to Fatwa 98814.

Allaah Knows best.

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