It is said that thawabs on the Night of Power is multiplied by more than thirty thousand. What is the evidence for it?

Dear Brother / Sister,

The Night of Power is better than one thousand months that do not include the Night of Power. There is a chapter expressing the virtue of that night. Our Lord states the following:

"We have indeed revealed this (Message) in the Night of Power: And what will explain to thee what the night of power is? The Night of Power is better than a thousand months. Therein come down the angels and the Spirit by Allah´s permission, on every errand: Peace! This until the rise of morn." (al-Qadr, 97/1-5)

The Night of Power is better than one thousand months as the verse states it. Since one month is thirty days, the value of a deed of worship performed on the Night of Power is worth more than thirty thousand times.

The Messenger of Allah told the Companions that an Israelite carried weapons and fought for the sake of Allah for a thousand months. The Companions were astonished to hear this and regarded their deeds to be very little. Thereupon, the chapter of al-Qadr was sent down.

In another narration, the Prophet (pbuh) told his companions that four people from the Sons of Israel had worshipped for eighty years without committing any sins. The companions were very surprised when they heard about it. Then, Jibril came and said,

"O Muhammad! Your ummah was surprised by the worshipping of eighty years of those people. Allah sent you something better than it”

and read the Chapter of al-Qadr. He said,

"It is better than your and your ummah’s astonishment." (see Hak Dini Kur an Dili, VI/4592)

In another narration, the Messenger of Allah was shown the lifespans of the previous ummahs. When he saw the short lifespan of the people of his ummah, he thought about the deeds of the ummahs whose people had long lifespans. He became sorry because he thought that his ummah, with the short life span, could not reach the good deeds of those ummahs. Allah, the Exalted, granted the Night of Power to His beloved Prophet in return for his sorrow and made it better than one thousand. (Muwatta, Itikaf, 6)

The chapter of al-Qadr was sent down upon those incidents. This chapter alleviated the sorrow of the Companions.

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