The night of decree, if you catch it
Aisha asked what to say if she knew which night it was. This was the answer.
تَقُولِينَ اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ عَفُوٌّ تُحِبُّ الْعَفْوَ فَاعْفُ عَنِّي
Allāhumma innaka ʿafuwwun tuḥibbu-l-ʿafwa fa-ʿfu ʿannī.
“O Allah, You are Pardoning and You love to pardon, so pardon me.”
She could have asked for anything on the night worth more than a thousand months. She was told to ask to be let off.
The full narration
It was narrated from 'Aishah that she said:"O Messenger of Allah, what do you think I should say in my supplication, if I come upon Laylatul-Qadr?" He said: "Say: 'Allahumma innaka 'afuwwun tuhibbul-'afwa, fa'fu 'anni (O Allah, You are Forgiving and love forgiveness, so forgive me)
Source
Sunan Ibn Mājah · 3850
- Al-Albani: Sahih
- Muhammad Fouad Abd al-Baqi: Sahih
- Shuaib Al Arnaut: Hasan Sahih
- Zubair Ali Zai: Daif
Note on the chain. Scholars differ on this chain. Zubair Ali Zai grades it Daif. The majority (3 of 4) authenticate it.
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