Narrated by Abu Hurairah
Whoever stands (in prayer) on Laylat al-Qadr out of faith and hoping for reward, his past sins will be forgiven.
Sahih al-Bukhari 35, Sahih Muslim 760
What this hadith teaches
Laylat al-Qadr is in the last ten nights of Ramadan, most likely an odd night. Prayer on it is better than a thousand months.
Reference and grade
- Grade
- Sahih: agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim
- Narrator
- Abu Hurairah
- Chapter
- Ramadan and Taraweeh
The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث
مَنْ يَقُمْ لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ
Arabic text of Sahih al-Bukhari 35, as given on sunnah.com.