15 HADITHS ON RAMADAN
Reading the Prophet'shadiths about
Ramadan and its blessings cleans the believers' souls and makes them
more eager to enjoy the exceptionally spiritual, soul-nourishing
experience of Ramadan.
Following is a collection of hadithsthat
reveal the status of the blessed month, its merits, rewards and special
offers, as well as the Prophet's example in Ramadan.
Favorable Environment
· Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
When Ramadan enters, the gates of Paradise are opened, the gates of Hellfire are closed and the devils are chained. (Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
Incomparable Reward
· Umm Saleem (may Allah be pleased with her) reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
(The performance of) `Umrah during Ramadan is equal (in reward) to performing Hajj with me.
· Abu Hurayrah reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Every
action a son of Adam does shall be multiplied—a good action by ten
times its value, up to 700 times. Allah says: With the exception of
fasting, which belongs to Me, and I reward it accordingly. For, one
abandons his desire and food for My sake.
There
are two occasions of joy for a fasting person: one when he breaks his
fast, and the other when he meets his Lord, and the (bad) breath (of a
fasting person) is better in the sight of Allah than the fragrance of
musk.(Al-Bukhari)
· Abu Ayub (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said,
Whosoever fasts in Ramadan and then follows it with fasting six days of Shawwal, it is as if he fasts forever. (Muslim)
Moral Training and Self-Disciplining
· Abu Hurayrah reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said
Fasting
is a shield; so when one of you is fasting he should neither indulge in
obscene language nor should he raise his voice in anger. If someone
attacks him or insults him, let him say: "I am fasting!" (Muslim)
Chances for Forgiveness
· Abu Hurayrah reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said,
The
five (daily) prayers, and from one Friday prayer to the next, and from
Ramadan to Ramadan are expiation for sins committed in between provided
one stays away from the major sins. (Al-Bukhari)
· Abu Hurayrah reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said,
Whoever
observes fasts during the month of Ramadan out of sincere faith, and
hoping to attain Allah's rewards, then all his past sins will be
forgiven.(Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
· Abu Hurayrah reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said
Whoever
stands (in the voluntary night prayer of) Ramadan out of faith and in
hope of reward, his previous sins will be forgiven. (Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
· Abu Hurayrah reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said
Whoever stands (in the voluntary night prayer) in Laylat Al-Qadr out of faith and in hope of reward, his previous sins will be forgiven. (Al-Bukhari)
Protection from Hellfire
· Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said,
Anyone
who fasts for one day for Allah's sake, Allah will keep his face away
from the Hellfire for (a distance covered by a journey of) seventy
years. (Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
· `Uthman ibn Abi Al-`Aas reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said,
Fasting serves as a shield from Hellfire. (An-Nasa'i)
· Abdullah ibn `Amr reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said,
· Fasting and the Qur'an will intercede on behalf of Allah's servant on the Day of Judgment:
· Fasting will say, "O my Lord! I prevented him from food and desires during the day, so accept my intercession for him."
· And the Qur'an will say, "O my Lord! I prevented him from sleeping by night, so accept my intercession for him."
· The intercession of both will thus be accepted.
Ibn `Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated:
“The
Prophet was the most generous of all people, and he used to become more
generous in Ramadan when Gabriel met him. Gabriel used to meet him
every night during Ramadan to revise the Qur'an with him. Allah's
Messenger then used to be more generous than the fast wind.”
(Al-Bukhari)
`A'ishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported:
The
Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to strive
more in worship during Ramadan than he strove in any other time of the
year; and he would devote himself more (in the worship of Allah) in the
last ten nights of Ramadan than he did in earlier part of the month.
(Muslim).
Abu Hurayrah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to observe i`tikaf (spiritual retreat in a mosque) every Ramadan for ten days; in the year in which he passed away, he observed i`tikaf for twenty days. (Al-Bukhari)
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