The Holy month of Ramadan is time for worship and soul purification. Reading the Prophet’s hadiths about Ramadan and its blessings will make you more eager to enjoy the exceptionally spiritual, soul-nourishing experience of Ramadan. So here are the few Hadiths –
1 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.”
2 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.
3.Good actions multiply
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.
4 Fasting is forever
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.”
5 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!”
6 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.
7 The ABCs of Fasting in Ramadan
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.
8 The Night Prayer
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.
9 For Faith and Hope
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.
10 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.
11 The last 10 nights of Ramadan
`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.
