ḤADĪTH OF THE DAY
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ بْنِ كُرَيْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ عَنْ أَبِى صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا كَانَ أَوَّلُ لَيْلَةٍ مِنْ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ صُفِّدَتِ الشَّيَاطِينُ وَمَرَدَةُ الْجِنِّ وَغُلِّقَتْ أَبْوَابُ النَّارِ فَلَمْ يُفْتَحْ مِنْهَا بَابٌ وَفُتِّحَتْ أَبْوَابُ الْجَنَّةِ فَلَمْ يُغْلَقْ مِنْهَا بَابٌ وَيُنَادِى مُنَادٍ يَا بَاغِىَ الْخَيْرِ أَقْبِلْ وَيَا بَاغِىَ الشَّرِّ أَقْصِرْ وَلِلَّهِ عُتَقَاءُ مِنَ النَّارِ وَذَلِكَ كُلَّ لَيْلَةٍ. قَالَ وَفِى الْبَابِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ وَابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ وَسَلْمَانَ.
"The Messenger of God, peace and blessings of God be upon him, said, 'When it is the first night of the month of Ramadān, the devils and most evil jinns (1) are chained. The gates of Hell are firmly locked, such that none remains open; and the gates of Paradise are flung open, such that none remains closed. A caller proclaims, "Seeker of good, advance! Seeker of evil, withold!" and there are many whom God frees from Fire; and that is every night [of the month] (2).'"(3) Footnotes (1): invisible creatures of fire. (2): alternatively, the phrase, "and that happens every night [of the month]", could also include the proclamation of the caller. (3): This hadīth refers to people's sound instinct (الفطرة السليمة)that guides them to refrain during Ramadan from listening to the devils' temptations and encourages them towards things that lead them to heaven. Click on ḥadīth to read more
"The Messenger of God, peace and blessings of God be upon him, said, 'When it is the first night of the month of Ramadān, the devils and most evil jinns (1) are chained. The gates of Hell are firmly locked, such that none remains open; and the gates of Paradise are flung open, such that none remains closed. A caller proclaims, "Seeker of good, advance! Seeker of evil, withold!" and there are many whom God frees from Fire; and that is every night [of the month] (2).'"(3) Footnotes (1): invisible creatures of fire. (2): alternatively, the phrase, "and that happens every night [of the month]", could also include the proclamation of the caller. (3): This hadīth refers to people's sound instinct (الفطرة السليمة)that guides them to refrain during Ramadan from listening to the devils' temptations and encourages them towards things that lead them to heaven. Click on ḥadīth to read more
حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ وَالْمُحَارِبِىُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو عَنْ أَبِى سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَنْ صَامَ رَمَضَانَ وَقَامَهُ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ وَمَنْ قَامَ لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ. هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ. قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ الَّذِى رَوَاهُ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ مِنْ رِوَايَةِ أَبِى بَكْرِ بْنِ عَيَّاشٍ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ عَنْ أَبِى صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ إِلاَّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ أَبِى بَكْرٍ.
Abu-Hurayrah said, "The Messenger of God, peace and blessings of God be upon him, said, 'Whoever fasts [the month of] Ramadān and establishes its voluntary night prayers - out of faith(1) and hope for reward [from God] - then all his past sins will be forgiven(2). And whoever performs voluntary night prayers on the Glorious Night of Determination(3) - out of faith and hope for reward [from God]—then all his past sins will be forgiven. Footnotes (1): i.e. believing that it is a religious obligation and one of the pillars of Islām, and that God has promised to reward those who fast. (2): Except major sins. (3): The night during which the Qur'ān was first revealed to prophet Muhammad. It occurs on one of the last ten nights of Ramadān, though God only knows which. The Qur'ān states that on this night, God determines the course of the world and all human affairs for the coming year. Click on ḥadīth to read more
Abu-Hurayrah said, "The Messenger of God, peace and blessings of God be upon him, said, 'Whoever fasts [the month of] Ramadān and establishes its voluntary night prayers - out of faith(1) and hope for reward [from God] - then all his past sins will be forgiven(2). And whoever performs voluntary night prayers on the Glorious Night of Determination(3) - out of faith and hope for reward [from God]—then all his past sins will be forgiven. Footnotes (1): i.e. believing that it is a religious obligation and one of the pillars of Islām, and that God has promised to reward those who fast. (2): Except major sins. (3): The night during which the Qur'ān was first revealed to prophet Muhammad. It occurs on one of the last ten nights of Ramadān, though God only knows which. The Qur'ān states that on this night, God determines the course of the world and all human affairs for the coming year. Click on ḥadīth to read more
قَالَ وَسَأَلْتُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ فَقَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ قَوْلَهُ إِذَا كَانَ أَوَّلُ لَيْلَةٍ مِنْ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ. فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ. قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ وَهَذَا أَصَحُّ عِنْدِى مِنْ حَدِيثِ أَبِى بَكْرِ بْنِ عَيَّاشٍ.
Mujāhid narrated that the Prophet, peace and blessings of God be upon him, said "When it is the first night of the month of Ramadān..." and he related the hadīth (1). Footnote (1): Refer to hadīth #684 for the full narration. Click on ḥadīth to read more
Mujāhid narrated that the Prophet, peace and blessings of God be upon him, said "When it is the first night of the month of Ramadān..." and he related the hadīth (1). Footnote (1): Refer to hadīth #684 for the full narration. Click on ḥadīth to read more
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لاَ تَصُومُوا قَبْلَ رَمَضَانَ صُومُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ وَأَفْطِرُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ فَإِنْ حَالَتْ دُونَهُ غَيَايَةٌ فَأَكْمِلُوا ثَلاَثِينَ يَوْمًا. وَفِى الْبَابِ عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ وَأَبِى بَكْرَةَ وَابْنِ عُمَرَ. قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ وَقَدْ رُوِىَ عَنْهُ مِنْ غَيْرِ وَجْهٍ.
The Messenger of God, peace and blessings of God be upon him, said, "Do not fast just before the beginning of Ramadān. Start the month of fasting upon sighting the new moon, and end it upon sighting it (1). And if the moon is obscured by clouds, then complete thirty days [of fasting] (2)." Footnotes: (1) As with every Hijrī month, the beginning of Ramadān is marked by sighting the crescent moon; its end, the beginning of the following month of Shawwāl, is likewise based on the sighting of the new crescent. (2) Based on a lunar calendar, the length of a Hijrī month is alternately twenty-nine or thirty days. If the crescent moon of Ramadān cannot be seen, then Muslims should consider the previous month of Sha'bān to be thirty days for that year. Similarly, if the crescent moon of Shawwāl (the month following Ramadān) cannot be seen, they should complete thirty days of fasting in Ramadān. Click on ḥadīth to read more
The Messenger of God, peace and blessings of God be upon him, said, "Do not fast just before the beginning of Ramadān. Start the month of fasting upon sighting the new moon, and end it upon sighting it (1). And if the moon is obscured by clouds, then complete thirty days [of fasting] (2)." Footnotes: (1) As with every Hijrī month, the beginning of Ramadān is marked by sighting the crescent moon; its end, the beginning of the following month of Shawwāl, is likewise based on the sighting of the new crescent. (2) Based on a lunar calendar, the length of a Hijrī month is alternately twenty-nine or thirty days. If the crescent moon of Ramadān cannot be seen, then Muslims should consider the previous month of Sha'bān to be thirty days for that year. Similarly, if the crescent moon of Shawwāl (the month following Ramadān) cannot be seen, they should complete thirty days of fasting in Ramadān. Click on ḥadīth to read more
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِىُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ آلَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنْ نِسَائِهِ شَهْرًا فَأَقَامَ فِى مَشْرُبَةٍ تِسْعًا وَعِشْرِينَ يَوْمًا قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّكَ آلَيْتَ شَهْرًا فَقَالَ الشَّهْرُ تِسْعٌ وَعِشْرُونَ. قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ.
The Messenger of God, peace and blessings of God be upon him, vowed not to come near his wives for a month. Hence, he stayed away in a room for twenty-nine days. The Companions exclaimed, 'Messenger of God, your oath was for a month!' He replied, ‘A month is [at times] twenty-nine days.'” Click on ḥadīth to read more
The Messenger of God, peace and blessings of God be upon him, vowed not to come near his wives for a month. Hence, he stayed away in a room for twenty-nine days. The Companions exclaimed, 'Messenger of God, your oath was for a month!' He replied, ‘A month is [at times] twenty-nine days.'” Click on ḥadīth to read more
