[51] Surah Adh-Dhariyat [The Winds that Scatter]: Ayat 015-019

১৫. খোদাভীরুরা জান্নাতে ও প্রস্রবণে থাকবে।

১৬. এমতাবস্থায় যে, তারা গ্রহণ করবে যা তাদের পালনকর্তা তাদেরকে দেবেন। নিশ্চয় ইতিপূর্বে তারা ছিল সৎকর্মপরায়ণ, 

১৭. তারা রাত্রির সামান্য অংশেই নিদ্রা যেত, 

১৮. রাতের শেষ প্রহরে তারা ক্ষমাপ্রার্থনা করত, 

১৯. এবং তাদের ধন-সম্পদে প্রার্থী ও বঞ্চিতের হক ছিল।    

Ayat 15. Verily, the Muttaqun (pious - see V.2:2) will be in the midst of Gardens and Springs (in the Paradise),

Ayat 16. Taking joy in the things which their Lord has given them. Verily, they were before this Muhsinun (good-doers).

Ayat 17. They used to sleep but little by night [invoking their Lord (Allah) and praying, with fear and hope].

Ayat 18. And in the hours before dawn, they were (found) asking (Allah) for forgiveness,

Ayat 19. And in their properties there was the right of the beggar, and the Mahrum (the poor who does not ask the others)

Tafseer of Surah Adh-Dhariyat Ayat 15 to 19. As to the Righteous, they will be in the midst of Gardens and Springs, Gardens and Springs are the two most frequent symbols for the highest satisfaction and bliss. 16. Taking joy in the things which their Lord gives them, because, before then, they lived a good life. 17. They were in the habit of sleeping but little by night, they were engaged most of the night in worship and in the planning of good deeds. They preferred activity to idleness, the service of Allah and His creatures to the indulgence of Self. 18. And in the hour of early dawn, they (were found) praying for Forgiveness; they were up early before dawn, ready for their devotions. The praying for Forgiveness and Mercy does not necessarily imply that they had committed fresh sins. Indeed they began the day with such devotions, showing their great humility before Allah and their anxious care for others, for whom they prayed as much as for themselves. See the last sentence of n. 21 to 1:5. 19. And in their wealth and possessions (was remembered) the right of the (needy,) him who asked, and him who (for some reason) was Prevented (from asking). True charity remembers not only those in need who ask, but also those who are prevented by some reason from asking. The man of true charity seeks out the latter. There may be various reasons which prevent a man from asking for help: (1) he may be ashamed to ask, or his sense of honour may prevent him from asking; (2) he may be so engrossed in some great ideal that he may not think of asking; (3) he may even not know that he is in need, especially when we think of wealth and possessions in a spiritual sense, as including spiritual gifts and talents; (4) he may not know that you possess the things that can supply his needs; and (5) he may be a dumb and helpless creature, whether a human being or a dumb animal, or any creature within your ken or power. Charity in the higher sense includes all help, from one better endowed to one less well endowed. 2:177; also 2:273-274.

Hazrat Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported: The Messenger of Allah  [SAWW](PBUH) used to observe Itikaf in the last ten days of Ramadan and say, "Seek Lailat-ul-Qadr (Night of Decree) in the odd nights out of the last ten nights of Ramadan.''

[Al-Bukhari Book 03, Chapter 32, Hadith # 234].

Lesson: as mentioned above in Surah Adh-Dhariyat Ayat 17. They used to sleep but little by night [invoking their Lord (Allah) and praying, with fear and hope].  We learn from this Hadith that Lailat-ul-Qadr occurs in any of the five odd nights - 21st, 23rd, 25th, 27th and 29th - of the last ten nights of Ramadan. Its exact date has not been revealed for the reason that people keep themselves awake for prayer for a larger number of nights. Had its date been fixed, people would have kept awake for prayer only on that night. There is a general belief among the scholars that it is fixed, on the 27th night of Ramadan. But this is not correct. Ahadith do not confirm this view.