The month of Ramadan is the most beloved, best, and highest in status with Allah SWT as it is called the covenant of love, the covenant of loyalty, and the covenant of fulfillment. It is the month of drawing closer to Allah, conversing with Him, supplicating to Him, and humbling oneself before Him. Look at your heart, O Muslim, purify it from all evil, and fill it with faith, piety, and sincerity, so that you may receive the faithful inspirations, divine grants, blessings, and graces, so that the gates of Paradise may be opened to you.
Although the entire month is great, blessed, and preferred over other months, the last ten nights of it have another dimension, a special taste, and a high status. It is a night that is better than a thousand months. In this article, we will talk in detail about the dua for last 10 days of ramadan, the virtue of these blessed nights, and their status with Allah.
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Virtue of the Last Ten Nights of Ramadan
There are many virtues and numerous advantages that distinguish the last ten nights of Ramadan from other nights and days. These nights are the greatest and best nights of the world because one of these nights is the blessed Laylat Al Qadr, which is a night of great value and status, equal to the reward of 80 years or more as it is better than a thousand months. Angels descend in it with mercy, blessing, and tranquility. Peace, goodness, and prosperity prevail in it.
Know that the most important actions are the conclusions so if you do well in them, excel, and make your intention sincere to Allah, you will win a lot of good and a great reward. It was reported from the Mother of the Believers Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet PBUH used to strive in the last ten nights of Ramadan as he did not strive in others.
It was reported in the two Sahihs from the Mother of the Believers Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet PBUH used to perform seclusion in the last ten nights of Ramadan until Allah took him, then his wives performed seclusion after him. When the last ten nights entered, the Messenger of Allah PBUH would spend the night in worship, awaken his family, and exert himself and tighten his waist wrapper.
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Importance of Duaa in the Blessed Nights
Duaa is worship as the Muslim achieves sincerity to Allah alone and acknowledges the power, greatness, glory, and perfection of Allah in it. It is the most act of worship in which the humility, brokenness, submission, need, and presence of the heart of the servant appear. Allah SWT said in His Holy Book:
وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِي سَيَدْخُلُونَ جَهَنَّمَ دَاخِرِينَ
Wa qāla rabbukum ud’ūnī astajib lakum; inna alladhīna yastakbirūna ‘an ‘ibādatī sayadkhulūna jahannama dākhirīn.
“And your Lord says, “Call upon Me; I will respond to you.” Indeed, those who disdain My worship will enter Hell [rendered] contemptible.”
Supplication helps in increasing your closeness to Allah and attaining His pleasure and winning His Paradise and His pleasure. It revives the dead heart, illuminates your path, facilitates your affairs, fulfills your wish, and enters you into Paradise and saves you from the Fire. You must make sure that the supplication is in accordance with the purified Prophetic Sunnah and that it does not contain any forbidden words, innovative phrases, or innovations. Be keen not to miss the opportunity to supplicate in the last ten nights of Ramadan, because one of these nights will be Laylat Al Qadr.
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Best Times to Supplicate in the Last Ten Nights
The best times for the dua for last 10 days of Ramadan are in the last third of the night, especially if it coincides with the Laylat Al Qadr, in which your destiny, your condition, and your future change for the better. It was reported from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) that the Prophet PBUH said:
“إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى لَيُمْهِلُ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ كُلَّ لَيْلَةٍ، حَتَّى إِذَا ذَهَبَ ثُلُثُ اللَّيْلِ الأول، وهبط إِلَى السَّمَاءِ، ثُمّ قَالَ: هَلْ مِنْ سَائِلٍ يُعْطَى؟ هَلْ مِنْ مُسْتَغْفِرٍ يُغْفَرُ لَهُ؟ هَلْ مِنْ تائب يتاب عليه”
“Allah SWT gives respite every night in the month of Ramadan, until a third of the first night has passed, and He descends to the sky, then says: Is there anyone asking so that he may be given? Is there anyone seeking forgiveness so that he may be forgiven? Is there anyone repenting so that he may be accepted?”
In addition to the time of breaking the fast, because the fasting person has a supplication that is answered when he breaks his fast, between the Adhan and the Iqama, and after the prescribed prayers, and the last hours of Friday. These times are times when supplications are answered and should be seized.
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Duaa Narrated from the Prophet in the Last Ten Nights
The Muslim can vary in the dua for last 10 nights of Ramadan and not limit himself to one supplication only. He can download a book of the correct Prophetic supplications from the Internet and repeat them several times with a humble heart and a remembering tongue. Among the most important of these supplications that the Prophet PBUH taught us is:
اللهم إنك عفو تحب العفو فاعف عني
“O Allah, You are Forgiving, You love forgiveness, so forgive me.”
If Allah forgives you, all your wishes and ambitions in this world and the Hereafter will be fulfilled. When the Prophet PBUH performed Tahajjud at night, he used to say:
“اللهم ربنا لك الحمد أنت قيم السماوات والأرض، ولك الحمد أنت رب السماوات والأرض ومن فيهن ولك الحمد أنت نور السماوات والأرض ومن فيهن، أنت الحق وقولك الحق، ووعدك الحق ولقاؤك الحق والجنة حق والنار حق والساعة حق، اللهم لك أسلمت وبك آمنت، وعليك توكلت وإليك خاصمت وبك حاكمت فاغفر لي ما قدمت وما أخرت وما أسررت وما أعلنت وما أنت أعلم به مني لا إله إلا أنت”
“O Allah, our Lord, to You is praise. You are the Sustainer of the heavens and the earth. To You is praise. You are the Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is within them. To You is praise. You are the Light of the heavens and the earth and all that is within them. You are the Truth, Your word is the truth, Your promise is the truth, Your meeting is the truth, Paradise is the truth, Hellfire is the truth, and the Hour is the truth. O Allah, to You I have submitted, in You I have believed, in You I have put my trust, to You I have turned in repentance, and by You I have argued. So forgive me my past sins and my future sins, what I have concealed and what I have revealed, and what You know better than I. There is no god but You.”
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How to Have Your Dua Answered in the Last Ten Nights?
If you want something specific from Allah SWT, you must improve your asking Him and supplicating to Him. There are certain conditions to increase the chance of the supplication being answered, including that your food, drink, and clothing are from lawful and good sources. You must not supplicate with sin or severing kinship ties, or supplicate with a heedless heart.
In order for your supplication to be answered, you must have trust, certainty, and good thoughts about Allah. Insist on Allah in supplication and repeat it over and over. It is preferable to seek the times when supplications are answered, such as the last third of the night, especially in the supplication of the last ten nights of Ramadan and do not rush the answer. The Messenger of Allah PBUH said:
(يستجاب لأحدكم ما لم يعجل يقول: قد دعوت ربي فلم يستجب لي)
“The supplication of one of you will be answered as long as he does not hasten, saying: ‘I supplicated to my Lord, but He did not answer me.'”
Every supplication that you supplicate is answered for you. Either the supplication itself is fulfilled, or Allah raises you with it degrees in Paradise, or Allah forgives your sins and transgressions with it.
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Dua for Freedom from the Fire in Ramadan
The supplication of the last ten nights of Ramadan is varied and comprehensive. There is no specific and defined supplication that the Muslim must say in these nights. He can say some comprehensive and complete supplications, such as:
اللهم اعتق رقابنا ورقاب آبائنا من النار، واغفر لنا ذنوبنا وتجاوز عن سيئاتنا
“O Allah, free our necks and the necks of our parents from the Fire, forgive us our sins, and overlook our evil deeds.”
He can say:
“رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ”
Rabbana atina fi al-dunya hasanatan wa fi al-akhirati hasanatan waqina ‘adhab al-nar
Our Lord, give us in this world [that which is] good and in the Hereafter [that which is] good and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.
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How to Pray the Nights of the Last Ten Nights of Ramadan?
It is preferable to be keen to perform the Isha prayer in congregation and the Fajr prayer in congregation, so that it is written for you as if you have prayed the entire night. The evidence for that is the saying of the Messenger of Allah PBUH:
“من صلى العشاء في جماعة فكأنما قام نصف الليل، ومن صلى الصبح في جماعة فكأنما صلى الليل كله”
Whoever prays Isha in congregation, it is as if he has prayed half the night, and whoever prays Subh in congregation, it is as if he has prayed the entire night.
You can adhere to praying Tarawih in the mosque until the Imam leaves. The Prophet PBUH said:
“مَنْ قامَ مع الإمامِ حتى ينصرفَ كُتبَ له قيامُ ليلة”
Whoever stands with the Imam until he leaves, it is written for him as if he has prayed the entire night.
You can also pray Tahajjud two Rakahs at a time. If you get tired of praying, read the Quran. If you get tired of reading, remember Allah SWT. You can say the supplication of the last ten nights of Ramadan, and so on, so that you do not lose this great gift, in which your age and your reward are multiplied.
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What to Read on the Last Day of Ramadan?
Although there is no specific and defined Dua for the last day of Ramadan, you can supplicate with some comprehensive supplications, such as:
“O Allah, to You is praise that You have allowed us to reach the month of Ramadan, O Allah, accept from us fasting and standing in prayer and make our conclusion good, and make it a witness for us, not against us, and return it to us for many years and long times, O Allah, make us among those whom You free from the Fire, and make us among those who are accepted.”
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What Are the Last Ten Nights of Ramadan Called?
They are called the Nights of the Ten or the Nights of Freedom from the Fire. This happens every night of the blessed month of Ramadan, but these nights have a special sanctity and a high status because of the presence of the Night of Decree in them, which is the most blessed night of the whole year.
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Why Are the Last Ten Nights of Ramadan Considered the Most Difficult?
Some consider them the most difficult, because many Muslims may feel lethargy, laziness, and weakness and become lazy in worship, although these nights are the most important nights in Ramadan and the best and greatest in reward. Therefore, you must prepare for Ramadan well and increase the dua for last day of Ramadan so that Allah may enable you in worship, strengthen you on it, and make you steadfast on it.
