Ramadan
According to Quran and Sunnah
Laylat al-Qadr
Hadith - Al-Tirmidhi #1962, Narrated AbuHurayrah [Ahmad and Nasa'i transmitted it.]
Allah's Messenger
said, "Ramadan, a blessed month,
has come to you during which Allah has made it obligatory for you to fast.
In it the gates of Heaven are opened, the gates of al-Jahim are locked, and
the rebellious devils are chained. In it Allah has a night which is better
than a thousand months. He who is deprived of its good has indeed suffered
deprivation."
Hadith - Al-Tirmidhi #2092, Narrated AbuBakrah [Tirmidhi transmitted it.]
AbuBakrah heard Allah's Messenger
say, "Seek it (meaning Laylat
al-Qadr), on the twenty-first, twenty-third, twenty-fifth, twenty-seventh,
or on the last night."
Hadith - Al-Tirmidhi #2096, Narrated Anas ibn Malik [Bayhaqi transmitted it in Shu'ab al-Iman.]
Allah's Messenger
said that when Laylat al-Qadr comes, Gabriel descends
with a company of angels who invoke blessings on ever who is standing or
sitting and remembering Allah, who is Great and Glorious. Then when their
festival day comes, i.e. the day when they break their fast, Allah speaks
proudly of them to His angels saying, "My angels, what is the reward of a
hired servant who has fully accomplished his work?" They reply, "Our Lord,
his reward is that he should be paid his wage in full." He says, "My angels,
My male and female servants have fulfilled what I have made obligatory for
them, and then have come out raising their voices in supplication. By My
might, glory, honour, high dignity and exalted station, I shall certainly
answer them." Then He says, "Return, for I have forgiven you and changed
your evil deeds into good deeds." He said that they then returned having
received forgiveness.
Hadith - Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 3, Book 31, #125, Narrated Abu Huraira
The Prophet
said, "Whoever established prayers
on the night of Qadr out of sincere faith and hoping for a reward from Allah,
then all his previous sins will be forgiven; and whoever fasts in the month
of Ramadan out of sincere faith, and hoping for a reward from Allah, then
all his previous sins will be forgiven."
Last Ten Nights of Ramadan
Hadith - Al-Tirmidhi #2102, Narrated Anas ibn Malik; Ubayy ibn Ka'b
The Prophet
was accustomed to engage in private devotion in the
mosque during the last ten nights of Ramadan; but one year he omitted it
and he engaged in it for twenty nights the next year.
[Tirmidhi transmitted it, and AbuDawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it from Ubayy ibn Ka'b.]
Hadith - Al-Tirmidhi #2107, Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar [Ibn Majah transmitted it.]
When the Prophet
observed a period of private devotion in the mosque,
his bedding was placed for him, or a couch was put down for him, behind the
column of repentance.
What Does Not Invalidate the Fast
Hadith - Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 3, Book 31, #154, Narrated Abu Huraira
The
Prophet
said, "If somebody eats or drinks
forgetfully then he should complete his fast, for what he has eaten or drunk,
has been given to him by Allah." Narrated 'Amir bin Rabi'a, "I saw
the Prophet cleaning his teeth with Siwak while he was fasting so many times
as I can't count." And narrated Abu Huraira, "The Prophet
said, 'But for my fear that
it would be hard for my followers, I would have ordered them to clean their
teeth with Siwak on every performance of ablution." The same is narrated
by Jabir and Zaid bin Khalid from the Prophet who did not differentiate between
a fasting and a nonfasting person in this respect (using Siwak). Aisha said,
"The Prophet
said, "It (i.e. Siwak) is a
purification for the mouth and it is a way of seeking Allah's
pleasures." Ata' and Qatada said, "There is no harm in swallowing
the resultant saliva."
Recommended to Eat before Fajr
Hadith - Sahih Bukhari, Vol.3, Book 31, #143, Narrated Sahl bin Sad
I used to take my Suhur meals with my family and then hurry up for presenting myself for the (Fajr) prayer with Allah's Apostle.
Hadith - Sahih Bukhari, Vol.3, Book 31, #146, Narrated Anas bin Malik
The Prophet
said,
"Take Suhur as there
is a blessing in it."
When Ramadan Begins
Hadith - Al-Tirmidhi #1962, Narrated AbuHurayrah [Tirmidhi transmitted it.]
Allah's Messenger
said, "Calculate on the basis
of the new moon of Sha'ban when Ramadan begins."
Breaking the Fast
Hadith - Al-Tirmidhi #1989, Narrated AbuHurayrah [Tirmidhi transmitted it.]
Allah's Messenger
said, that Allah Most High said, "Those of my servants
who are quickest in breaking their fast are dearest to me."
Hadith - Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 3, Book 31, Number 178, Narrated Sahl bin Sad
Allah's Apostle
said, "The people will remain
on the right path as long as they hasten the breaking of the
fast."
Hadith - Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 3, Book 31, Number 182, Narrated Anas
The Prophet
said, "Do not practice Al-Wisal
(fasting continuously without breaking one's fast in the evening or eating
before the following dawn)." The people said to the Prophet, "But
you practice Al-Wisal?" The Prophet
replied, "I am not like any
of you, for I am given food and drink (by Allah) during the
night."
Success or Failure
Hadith - Al-Tirmidhi #1989, Narrated AbuHurayrah [Darimi transmitted it.]
Allah's Messenger
said, "Many a one who fasts
obtains nothing from his fasting but thirst, and many a one who prays during
the night obtains nothing from his night prayers but
wakefulness."
Travel
Hadith - Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 3, Book 31, Number 164, Narrated 'Aisha
(the wife of the Prophet) Hamza bin 'Amr Al-Aslami
asked the Prophet, "Should I fast while traveling?" The Prophet
replied, "You may fast if you
wish, and you may not fast if you wish."
Hadith - Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 3, Book 31, Number 167, Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah
Allah's Apostle
was on a journey and saw a crowd of people, and a
man was being shaded (by them). He asked, "What is
the matter?" They said, "He (the man) is fasting." The Prophet
said, "It is not righteousness
that you fast on a journey."
Hadith - Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 3, Book 31, Number 168, Narrated Anas bin Malik
We used to travel with the Prophet and neither did the fasting persons criticize those who were not fasting, nor did those who were not fasting criticize the fasting ones.
Hadith - Al-Tirmidhi #2028, Narrated AbdurRahman ibn Awf [Ibn Majah transmitted it.]
Allah's Messenger
said, "One who fasts in Ramadan
while travelling is like one who breaks his fast when not
travelling."
Menses
Hadith - Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 3, Book 31, Number 172, Narrated Abu Said
The Prophet
said, "Isn't it true that a
woman does not pray and does not fast on menstruating? And that is the defect
(a loss) in her religion."
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