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The Prophet ﷺ was on his way to tell his people the exact night of Laylatul Qadr, however, there were two brothers getting into an argument. And because of this, the exact date of Laylatul Qadr is unknown today.

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What did the Prophet say to Aisha raḍyAllāhu 'anha (may Allāh be pleased with her), the mother of the believers and the beloved wife of the Prophet ṣallallāhu 'alayhi wa sallam (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) when she asked him:

” يا رسولَ اللَّهِ أرأيتَ إن وافقتُ ليلةَ القدرِ ما أدعو ؟”
(Sahih At-Tirmidhi)

O Rasula Allah, if I witnessed and was able to tell that it is the night of decree, Laylatul-qadr, then what kind of dua should I make?

What did the Prophet say to Aisha raḍyAllāhu 'anha (may Allāh be pleased with her), the mother of the believers and the beloved wife of the Prophet ṣallallāhu 'alayhi wa sallam (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) when she asked him:

” يا رسولَ اللَّهِ أرأيتَ إن وافقتُ ليلةَ القدرِ ما أدعو ؟”
(Sahih At-Tirmidhi)

O Rasula Allah, if I witnessed and was able to tell that it is the night of decree, Laylatul-qadr, then what kind of dua should I make?

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He replied:

“تقولينَ اللَّهمَّ إنَّكَ عفوٌّ تحبُّ العفوَ فاعفُ عنِّي”
Say: (Allahumma ennaka ‘afuwun two-hebbul ‘afwa fa’foo annee)

“O Allah you are afw and love to implement afw so please have afw upon me”

“What does the word Afw mean?
Linguistically it means:

المحو والطمس To wipe out and remove. The Arabs say: “عفت الريح الآثار”. The wind applied afw upon the traces. Meaning it removed and wiped out the traces. You can’t even tell if someone actually walked on this path or not.

Does the word have another meaning? Yes… it means Al-Kathra waz-zeyaadah. Excess & abundance.

Where can we get this meaning from? From Chapter 2: 219 : “وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ مَاذَا يُنْفِقُونَ قُلِ الْعَفْوَ”

“And they ask you what they should spend. Say: “that which is in excess and beyond what you need.”

Technical definition:

With the linguistic definition in mind, what happens when you go to Allah Al-Afw and ask Him to have afw upon you on this great night when you go to Him with a conscious mind and heart and feeling regretful for the mistakes you have done.

And you say: “اللَّهمَّ إنَّك عفُوٌّ تُحبُّ العفوَ فاعْفُ عنِّي” Allahumma ennaka ‘afuwun two-hebbul ‘afwa fa’foo annee

Allah Al-Afw will:

(1) erase and wipe out your sins in a way that. He leaves no traces of it in your book of records. And He makes you forget it so you don’t feel nervous nor embarrassed when you are about to meet Him. And He doesn’t even remind you of it. And He doesn’t punish you for it.

(2) And He gives you whatever you asked for and more than what you asked for that which He knows is good for you. Allahu Akbar! Shouldn’t we truly appreciate this dua! Shouldn’t we say this dua from the bottom of our hearts?