Sheikh Uthman Hadi - Why the Prophet (PBUH) Forgot the Exact Date of Laylatul Qadr | Seeking Laylatul Qadr

Episode Date: March 13, 2026

Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. Today, I would like to discuss a profound aspect of our beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and the significance of Laylat al-Qadr, the Night of Decree. Specifically, we will explore why the Prophet (PBUH) forgot the exact date of this blessed night and the wisdom behind this divine occurrence.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sheikh-uthman-hadi--6689369/support.https://sheikhuthmanhadi.beam.lyhttps://open.spotify.com/user/315hadqmwxllibu6ubi5us2cbn2y?si=572b4d8898284e9ehttps://open.spotify.com/show/3MQHfrpjj3XXcqoPbN5Dl8?si=v6YQ42kpSx-VONBFhT3CzA

Bismillah, Rihman, and al-hameh, al-Hawrbalah, Allah, and al-Rasululul-ilah, and on Hispahe and Hishav He, Ajahe.

Asháhāsafei and your brothers and sisters, I pray that everyone is doing well, and I ask Allah, who is out of our thoughts, for us for us, as soon as our shortcomings

and universal mercy now only in this life and meaning in the next. Hamdulillah, my brothers and sisters, we are on, if I'm not mistaken, our fourth,

or maybe our fifth meeting here, seeking lyrics of Kudor in these last ten nights. It's very beautiful because one of the things in which it comes to seeking the last ten nights and seeking Leot al-Qaeda is to ensure that we're trying to spread peace.

And the reason I'm starting off with this is because I want to mention the Hadith here of the Prophetus-Lah-A-W-Salam in which, concerning and pertaining to why he forgot the date of Lai'ath al-Qa-Kadr, which is why the Prophetz Allah-A-W-Salam said, I came out to inform you about the date of the night of Qadr, the night of power, Le'U-Kal-Kah-T-A-Lah-Lah-S-And so-and-so,

started to get into an argument. They started to quarrel, right? And its knowledge was taken away. I forgot it. And maybe it's better for you. And then after that, he ended up saying, now look for it in the seventh, the ninth, and the fifth, and maybe all of the last 10 nights of the Matar Ramadan.

The reason I started off with the sadif, and the reason that I wanted to pick this title tonight, is because some of us questioned, why was it not just known to us, and why was it taken away from the Prophet of Allah, a.m. In these last 10 nights. and why do we not know about this specific date?

And the first thing I want to mention of the primary reasons for this forgetfulness is to encourage us to actively seek Laitz al-Qadr in every single night. If the exact date were known, then maybe we would be complacent. Maybe we only worship in a certain period of time on that certain night that we knew. But not realizing that this date actually allowed for us to, you know, to actually worship Allah, Sufana, or something. more throughout the last 10 nights, period, seeking this beautiful and blessed night. So not just worshipping on one night, rather worshipping throughout the last 10 nights of the

Matur Ramadan period. And it's also for us a test of our belief and a test for us. So the forgiveness of the Prophet of Allahi al-a-hawai'u-a-h-h-hast is a test for this and it challenges us to strive harder in our ibegada and to seek Allah's upon His mercy and His forgiveness. So making a prediction that Lafu Kudor is going to be on this day, it's going to be on that day, it's going to be on this day is not really sound, right? And it doesn't come from any parts of the sunnah of the province of Allah,

which will even go to the sunnah in a second. But it doesn't come from any parts of the sunnah. And just as you know, tonight is going to be, inshallah, way shorter than most of my talk. So it might only be about six minutes, most of the talks. But if you actually look at it, the uncertainty that surrounds this specific date of layas of Qatar encourages us to increase in our prayers,

our dua, our good deeds, thereby strengthening our relationship with Allah, and since we don't know when it could be, and we only follow the signs, right? We followed the signs of what we know, and we just worship throughout the last tonight's period. If we only followed the signs, we would miss it. And if we only followed what the specific dates are the people have, you know, made,

oh, it's the 27th, oh, it's the 25th or else is 23rd, and then we still would miss it, right? Because there is rare to be a time that is going to be the same every single time. And it's not, right? Allah's and Allah has made the year differently every single time so that you get a chance to worship Allah throughout all last tonight. and you get a chance to build connection with him. And this also moves over to the Prophet of Allah-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-u-sand-a-u-sand-a-oh-sle-sle-l

was also a human being. This is something that's very confused. A lot of people think that the Prophet of Allah-a-a-a-a-a-u-sul-s like an angel or he was some type of magnificent being. But honestly, he was a human, and he still had forgiveness. And it was a part of the experience that it was demonstrated to us by Allah, that human condition, that we are forgetful. And he said, I am only a human being, and I forget, as you forgot.

Right? So even though you forget, I forget as well. right like we are human beings i'm not some type of majestic creature that can remember everything and can do everything i don't have the ability to fly around and do all these things the only reason i'm able to do those things is by allah so this statement that the prophet s allah a ha ha ha hao sullum actually made reminds us that our forgetfulness is actually a part of our human being it's a part of being a human being and it allows us to relate to the prophet sallah a a la halleh on a more personal level rather than a majestic level like oh man the prophet sallelah

is like this very grand, you know, type of person. But he's still a person. He's still a human being. And it helps us understand that he even faced challenges similar to ours. And the final thing I want to mention here is establishing the sunnah of the Prophet of Allah, which is the forgetfulness of the Prophetz Allaha Heu's al-a-Hu-Salam, also serves to establish the sunnah of seeking forgiveness and making du'a. So when he forgot, he demonstrated the importance of prostrating for forgetfulness in prayer

and encourage the believers to remind one another and also with the synod to not argue, right, and to not go against each other, go against one another. So this act of humility and seeking the forgiveness of Allah, Suhpana-Hu is a very important aspect of our worship. So my brothers and sisters, like I said, I'm going to keep this one shorter tonight. But when it comes to the forgiveness of Allah,

a lot of a hu's sallan regarding the exact date of lathe al-cathar is an absolute profound lesson for us all especially during these last tonights as it teaches us the importance of striving on our ibada seeking allah saithaaaa mercy and understanding the human experience of our beloved prophet so as we continue throughout the last night's my brothers and sisters we must remember to increase in our ibada supplications our duress our good deeds

in seeking later to kudr in shahua'u'u with sincerity and devotion we ask Allah sae upon and tala to grant us the ability to witness lay it to al-Qadr and accept our prayers and our du'as from us. Amin, and al-havdhul-lilah, al-hambal-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a.