Is gathering on the 27th night of Ramadan to observe Laylat al-Qadr—with some asserting it is Laylat al-Qadr and not committing to seek it out during the last ten nights—considered an innovation (bid‘ah)?
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Seeking out Laylat al-Qadr (the Night of Decree) is recommended in , especially in the last ten nights, and is more emphasized on the twenty-seventh night. There is no harm in striving in worship on this night, hoping to coincide with it. Gathering for prayer on this night is recommended, just like other nights of Ramadan, and singling it out for diligent worship is not an innovation. A Muslim should seek it throughout all of the last ten nights.
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