Signs of Laylat ul-Qadr

Ubaay ibn Ka’b (ra) narrated that the Prophet (pbuh) announced that one of its (Laylat ul-Qadr) signs was that when the sun rose on the following morning, it had no (visible) rays.
[Sahih Muslim]


Commentary:
The above Hadith is one of the signs by which Laylat ul-Qadr is known. We will now mention a few of the signs:

The first sign is derived from the above Hadith which is that when the sun rises on the following morning, it has no (visible) rays.

The second sign was narrated by Ibn ‘Abbaas (ra) that the Prophet (pbuh) said: “Laylat ul-Qadr is a pleasant night, neither hot nor cold, and the following day the sun rises red and weak.” [Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah, Musnad al-Tayaalisi with a Sahih Isnaad]
The third sign was narrated by Waathilah ibn al-Asqa’ (ra) that the Prophet (pbuh) said: “Laylat ul-Qadr is a bright night, neither hot nor cold, in which no meteors are seen.” [Narrated by al-Tabaraani in al-Kabeer with a Hasan Isnaad. See Majma‘ al-Zawaa’id, 3/179; Musnad Ahmad]

We conclude from the above ahadith that Laylat ul-Qadr may be seen with the eye, for the one whom Allah helps to see it. That is by seeing its above signs. The Sahaabah (ra) used to recognize it by its signs. But not seeing them does not mean that one will not gain its reward, if one spends that night in prayer out of faith and the hope of reward. The Muslim should strive to seek it in the last ten nights of Ramadan, as enjoined by the Prophet (pbuh), hoping to earn the reward. If it so happens that a person spends this night in prayer out of faith and seeking reward, then he will gain its reward, even if he does not know that it was Laylat ul-Qadr.

We ask Allah to accept our fasting and our prayers.

And Allah knows best!