Lailatul Qadr

Lailatul Qadr

ADA satu malam rahsia yang amat istimewa pada Ramadan tetapi waktu sebenar berlakunya malam itu dirahsiakan Allah SWT daripada pengetahuan manusia.

Pada malam itu, ribuan malaikat bersiap sedia menunggu untuk mengangkat ibadat hamba Allah yang beribadat dengan penuh keimanan dan ketakwaan, dari alam dunia ke langit.

Malaikat Jibril bersama malaikat lain turun ke bumi untuk mendoakan setiap manusia yang beribadat, berzikir dan berdoa kepada Allah SWT pada malam itu dan Allah menyatakan kepada malaikat bahawa doa yang dipohon kepada-Nya ketika itu akan dimakbulkan.

Lebih istimewa adalah ibadat seorang hamba Allah pada malam itu digandakan sehingga menyamai nilai ibadat yang dilakukan selama 1,000 bulan atau selama 83 tahun empat bulan seperti firman-Nya:

“Malam lailatul qadar lebih baik daripada seribu bulan,” (al-Qadr, ayat ketiga).

Pada malam lailatul qadar itu juga, Allah memberikan nilai keampunan yang terlalu tinggi untuk hamba-Nya yang beribadat seperti sabda Rasulullah SAW:

“Barang siapa menunaikan ibadat pada malam al-Qadr dengan penuh keimanan dan pengharapan, Allah akan mengampunkan segala dosa yang sudah dilakukannya.” (Riwayat al-Bukhari dan Muslim).

Demikianlah antara gambaran betapa istimewanya malam lailatul qadar, suatu malam paling mulia dan berkat yang berlaku hanya sekali dalam 365 hari, setiap tahun.

Pensyarah Jabatan Dakwah dan Pembangunan Insan, Akademi Pengajian Islam Universiti Malaya (UM), Roslan Mohamed, berkata malam lailatul qadar adalah anugerah utama Allah SWT khusus kepada umat Nabi Muhammad SAW saja malah berlaku pula hanya pada Ramadan dan tidak pada bulan lain.

“Mengikut Imam Malik, sejarah malam lailatul qadar bermula apabila Nabi Muhammad SAW sedar yang usia umat Baginda tidak sepanjang usia umat terdahulu, hanya antara 60 tahun hingga 70 tahun, malah Rasulullah SAW sendiri wafat ketika usianya 63 tahun.

“Menyedari hakikat itu, Rasulullah berdoa kepada Allah SWT memohon supaya umatnya dapat beribadat sama dengan nilai ibadat umat terdahulu lalu disebabkan kasihnya Allah SWT terhadap baginda, Allah SWT mengurniakan malam lailatul qadar,” katanya.

Imam Qurtubi pula menjelaskan bahawa dikurniakan malam lailatul qadar itu sebagai tanda cintanya Allah SWT kepada Nabi Muhammad SAW dan umat baginda melebihi umat lain dan dikurniakan malam istimewa itu juga bagi menghiburkan hati Rasulullah SAW.

Bagaimanapun, suatu perkara yang sering diperdebatkan ketika membicarakan soal malam lailatul qadar adalah pada malam bilakah ia akan berlaku?

“Hakikatnya tiada siapa mengetahui bila malam lailatul qadar akan berlaku termasuk Nabi Muhammad sendiri. Dalam satu kisah yang diriwayatkan Imam Muslim, diceritakan yang Rasulullah hampir memberitahu sahabat mengenai waktu berlaku lailatul qadar tetapi akhirnya tidak kesampaian,” katanya.

Selepas kerap ditanya sahabat, Allah SWT akhirnya memberi wahyu kepada Rasulullah dengan menerangkan bilakah berlakunya malam lailatul qadar.

“Selepas menerima wahyu daripada Allah SWT, Baginda berjalan untuk menemui sahabat bagi memberitahu tanda berlakunya malam itu. Bagaimanapun, ketika dalam perjalanan, Baginda menemui dua sahabat yang sedang bertengkar.

“Baginda kemudian sibuk meleraikan pertengkaran dua sahabat itu dan akhirnya Rasulullah SAW terlupa tarikh atau masa malam al-Qadr seperti diwahyukan Allah,” katanya.

Roslan berkata, kalangan ulama berpendapat bahawa antara hikmah terlupanya Rasulullah SAW akan tanda-tanda malam lailatul qadar adalah supaya manusia berusaha sendiri mencari malam berkenaan.

Ulama silam, Syeikh Ahmad Abduh yang turut berpandangan sedemikian menyebut bahawa Allah hanya memberikan hidayah kepada mereka yang berusaha mencarinya sekali gus menggambarkan yang malam lailatul qadar hanya akan diberi kepada mereka yang ikhlas beribadat pada 10 malam terakhir Ramadan.

Ulama lain pula berpendapat yang dirahsiakan malam 1,000 bulan itu kerana membabitkan persoalan ketentuan qada dan qadar Allah SWT.

“Jika Nabi Muhammad SAW sudah memberitahu waktu berlakunya malam lailatul qadar, maka tidak ramai lagi umat Islam akan berusaha sebaliknya hanya menunggu dan beribadat pada malam itu saja dan tidak pada malam lain,” katanya.

Penelitian terhadap hadis Rasulullah SAW mendapati Baginda sekadar menyatakan malam lailatul qadar itu berlaku pada 10 malam terakhir Ramadan selain malam ganjil pada 10 malam terakhir Ramadan serta terdapat hadis menyatakan pada malam 27 Ramadan.

Malam lailatul qadar penuh dengan rahmat kepada umat Islam yang patuh mengerjakan ibadat sepanjang Ramadan.

Beberapa ulama muktabar antaranya Imam Nawawi dan Ibnu Hazm berpendapat bahawa malam lailatul qadar bergilir dari setahun ke setahun, misalnya jika tahun ini berlaku pada malam 21 Ramadan, tahun hadapan akan berlaku pada malam 23 Ramadan.

Jumhur ulama menyatakan lailatul qadar berlaku pada malam 27 Ramadan berdasarkan hadis daripada Ubai ibn Kaab:

“Bahawa Rasulullah SAW memerintahkan kami menunaikan ibadat pada malam itu dan awal pagi 27 Ramadan, tandanya ialah matahari pada awal pagi dalam keadaan tenang, putih dan tidak pucat cuacanya,” (riwayat Tirmizi).

Sahabat Rasulullah SAW, Ibnu Abas pula berijtihad bahawa malam lailatul qadar adalah malam ke-27 Ramadan berdasarkan penelitiannya terhadap rahsia surah al-Qadr.

Beliau mendapati ada 30 perkataan dalam surah berkenaan dan perkataan ‘Salamun Hiya’ (Sejahteralah malam itu) terletak pada perkataan ke-27.

“Bagaimanapun, apa yang Nabi Muhammad SAW tuntut bukanlah untuk mencari bilakah malam itu akan berlaku tetapi Baginda menyuruh supaya kita beribadat sebanyak mungkin pada 10 hari terakhir Ramadan.

“Itu yang patut diperbetulkan dalam persepsi masyarakat dan diamalkan, malah sunnah Rasulullah, baginda sendiri menghidupkan 10 malam terakhir Ramadan.

“Jika kita kita beribadat terus-terusan pada 10 malam terakhir Ramadan, maka kita pasti akan beribadat pada malam lailatul qadar malah kita tidak akan rugi apa-apapun jika beribadat pada malam selain malam itu,” katanya.

Justeru, seperti juga saranan Ibnu Qayyim, umat Islam seharusnya memperbanyakkan ibadat pada malam itu dengan membaca al-Quran, berzikir, beristighfar dan bertaubat, bertahajud, memohon doa, bersedekah jariah, bermuhasabah, bertafakur dan menangisi segala dosa silam.

Amalan mulia pada 10 malam terakhir Ramadan wajar diteruskan pada bulan lain, kerana ia boleh membentuk peribadi dan akhlak Muslim sejati. Ibadat tidak sepatutnya pada Ramadan saja kerana hubungan Allah dan umat Islam perlu sentiasa diperkukuhkan.

Sikap syukur kepada rahmat Allah akan mendekatkan manusia dengan pencipta-Nya. Perbanyakkan amalan pada 10 malam terakhir Ramadan, akan membentuk peribadi Muslim yang takwa dan sujud kepada Allah.

Lailatul Qadr

There is a very special night in secret, but the actual time Ramadan happening that night God concealed from human knowledge.

That night, thousands of angels ready to wait for the lifting of worship man of God who worship with full faith and piety, from the natural world into the sky.

With other angel Gabriel descended to earth to pray for all people who call, chanting and praying to God that night, and God said to the angels that prayer which applied to him when he would pray it will.

More special is the worship of a man of God that night doubled to equal the value of worship done for 1.000 months or for 83 years four months, as word of his:

"Night of Power is better than a thousand months," (al-Qadr, the third sentence).

In the Night of Power is also, God gives the forgiveness that is too high for those who worship him as saying the Prophet SAW:

"Whoever is performing rituals on the night of Al-Qadr with faith and hope, God will forgive all the sins that have been done." (Reported by al-Bukhari and Muslim).

Thus the picture of what a unique night of Laylat al Qadr, the night's most honored and blessed that occurs only once in 365 days each year.

Lecturer Department of Da'wah and Human Development, the Academy of Islamic Studies University of Malaya (UM), Roslan Mohamed, said the Night of Power is a major award dedicated to the people of God Prophet Muhammad's time, but there was only during the month of Ramadan and not others.

"According to Imam Malik, Night Condom history began when the Prophet Muhammad's people, he realizes that life is not over the age of previous generations, only between 60 years to 70 years, but the Prophet himself died at age 63 years.

"Recognizing that, the Prophet prayed to Allah Almighty to ask his followers to worship with the worship of previous generations and because of his love of Allah SWT, Allah SWT has given the Night of Power," he said.

Imam Qurtubi also said that the Night of Power is given as a token of his love of God to the Prophet Muhammad and his people more than other people and was also awarded a special night for the heart of the Prophet.

However, one thing that is often debated when discussing about the Night of Qadr is the night when it will happen?

"The fact no one knows when the Night of Power will take place, including the Prophet Muhammad himself. In a story narrated by Imam Muslim, narrated that the Prophet is telling friends to take place Lailatul Qadar but it was not to be, "he said.

After frequently asked friends, God finally gave revelation to the Prophet to explain when the occurrence of the Night of Power.

"After receiving the revelation from Allah Almighty, he walked to meet friends for telling indication of the night. However, during the trip, he met two friends who are disputing.

"He then disperse busy wrangling two friends, and finally the Prophet forgot the date or time of night, like al-Qadr Allah revealed," he said.

Roslan said the opinion among scholars that the Prophet terlupanya wisdom will sign the Night of Power is that people try their own search for the night.

Ancient scholars, Sheikh Ahmad Abduh also mentioned that such a view God only gives guidance to those who do find a lump sum reflecting the Night of Power is only given to those who sincerely worship at 10 last night of Ramadan.

Other scholars think the secret night for the month 1.000 terms involving the question of God for Condoms.

"If Prophet Muhammad had told Condom Night time event, but not many Muslims will try to but just waiting and praying at night and not just the other night," he said.

Research the Prophet SAW that he merely expressed the Night of Power is happening in the last 10 nights of Ramadan than in the 10 odd night last night of Ramadan, and there are hadiths state on the night of 27th Ramadan.

The Night of Power is full of mercy to the Muslims who abide in prayer during Ramadan.

Some scholars venerated among Imam Nawawi and Ibn Hazm of the opinion that the Night of Qadr rotation from year to year, for example, if this year occurred on the night of 21 Ramadan, next year will take place on the night of 23 Ramadan.

Jumhur scholars said Lailatul Qadar occurred at night on the 27th of Ramadan hadeeth of Ka'b ibn Ubai:

"That the Prophet ordered us to perform rituals at night and early morning of 27th Ramadan marks the early morning sun in the calm, white and pale weather," (narrated by Tirmidhi).

Companions of the Prophet, Ibn Abas was berijtihad the Night of Qadr is the night of 27th of Ramadan based on research on the secret of Surat al-Qadr.

He found no words in chapter 30 and the word 'Salamun Hiya' (evening Peace) is located on the words to, 27.

"However, what the Prophet Muhammad's claim is not to look for when it will happen tonight, but he asked that we worship as much as possible in the last 10 days of Ramadan.

"That should be corrected in public perception and practice, but also the Sunnah of Allah, his own life last 10 nights of Ramadan.

"If we do we serve continuously in the last 10 nights of Ramadan, then we certainly will call on the Night of Power, but we will not lose nothing if the other nights of worship at night," he said.

Thus, as with the recommendations of Ibn Qayyim, the Muslims should increase the worship of the evening by reading the Qur'an, remembrance, repeatedly and repents, bertahajud, request prayer, charity, Jariah, self-reflection, meditate and mourn all the sins of the past.

Honored practice in the last 10 nights of Ramadan should be continued in another, because it can form a personal and moral development of a true Muslim. Worship in Ramadan should not be just because of the relationship of Allah and the Muslims should always be strengthened.

Attitude thanks to the mercy of Allah be approached people with his creator. Perbanyakkan practice for the last 10 nights of Ramadan, Muslims will constitute personal piety and prostrate to Allah.