The Prophet peace be upon him said:

إِذَا دَخَلَ رَمَضَانُ فُتَّحتُ أَبوابُ السَّمَاءِ، وَأُغْلِقت أَبْوَابُ جَهَنَّمَ،َسُلْسِلَتِ الشَّيَاطِينُ».

وفي رواية: «إِذَا جَاءَ رَمَضَانُ فُتحت أبواب الجنَّةِ». [متفق عليه]

 وفي رواية أخرى: «فتحت أبوابُ الرَّحْمَةِ». [أخرجه البخاري ومسلم]

“When Ramadhan starts, the doors of heaven are opened, the doors of Hell are closed and the devils are chained up." And in another version: "When Ramadhan starts, the doors of Paradise are opened." And in another version: "The doors of mercy are opened." (Agreed upon)

2. In a version reported by At-Tirmidhi:

وَيُنَادِي مُنَادِى يَا بَاغِي الخَيْرِ هَلُمَّ وَأَقْبِلُ وَيَا بَاغِي الشَّرِّ أَقْصِيرِ، وَلِلَّهِ عُتَقَاءُ مِنَ النَّارِ، وَذَلِك فِي كُل لَيْلَةٍ حَتَّى يَنقَضي رَمَضَانُ». [حسنه الألباني في تخريج المشكاة


"And a caller calls out: Oh you who crave the good, come on! And Oh you who crave evil, abstain! And Allah has certain people whom he frees from the (Hell) Fire every night until Ramadhan ends." (Declared Hasan by Albâni in Al-Mishkât) 3. Allah says:

كُلُّ عَمَلِ ابْنِ آدَمَ يُضَاعَفُ: الْحَسَنَةُ بِعَشْرِ أَمْثَالِهَا إِلَى سَبْعِمِائَةِ ضِعْفٍ قالَ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: إِلَّا الصَّومَ فَإِنَّهُ لِي وَأَنَا أَجزي بِهِ، يَدعُ شَهْوَتَهُ وَطَعَامَة مِنْ أَجْلِي لِلصَّائِمِ فَرْحَتَانِ: فَرْحَةٌ عِندَ فِطْرِهِ، وَفَرْحَةٌ عِندَ لِقَاءِ رَبِّهِ، وَلخلوفُ فَمِ الصَّائِمِ أَطْيَبُ عِندَ الله مِنْ رِيحِ الْمِسْكِ». [متفق عليه]

"Every good deed of the son of Adam is multiplied in reward 10 to 700 times except for fasting, for it is for Me and I will grant the reward for it. He (the fasting person) leaves his passion and his food for My sake. The fasting person has two moments of happiness: One moment when he ends his fasting for the day (Iftar) and the other when he meets his Lord. And the smell which issues from the mouth of the fasting person is more pleasant to Allâh than the smell of musk (fragrance)." (Agreed upon)


And the Prophet said «الصِّيَامُ جُنة». [متفق عليه].

"Siyâm (fasting) is a shield (or a screen or a shelter) from Hell-fire." (Agreed upon)

He also said:

«مَنْ صَامَ رَمَضَانَ إِيمَاناً وَاحْتِسَاباً غُفِرَ لَهُ مَاتَقدَّم من ذَنْبِهِ». [متفق عليه]. .

"Whoever observed fasting in Ramadhân with perfect faith and seeking reward, he will have his previous sins forgiven." (Agreed upon)

«مَنْ قَامَ رَمَضَانَ إيماناً وَاحْتِسَاباً غُفَرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ» [متفق عليه].

•"Whoever stood to pray (Tarawih) in Ramadhân with perfect faith and seeking reward, he will have his previous sins forgiven." (Agreed upon)

You should know, my fellow Muslims, that Allâh has made fasting obligatory, and it is an act of worship, and it has many benefits, among them:

•Fasting gives the digestive organs a rest, and causes the body to get rid of accumulated wastes which are detrimental to health. It strengthens the body and is beneficial for the treatment of many diseases. It also presents an opportunity for smokers to break their addiction since they cannot smoke during the day.
•Fasting is a training for the self, getting it used to good deeds, discipline, obedience, patience and sincerity.
•The fasting person feels his equality with all his fasting brethren; he fasts with them and breaks fast with them, and he experiences the general Islâmic unity. He experiences hunger which should make him sympathize with his brethren who are hungry and needy.

Key concepts:

•              heaven, hell, devil, paradise, mercy; passion; Lord; discipline, obedience; patience; sincerity; equality;

Key words:

•              version: sake; shield; screen; diseases; hunger; sympathize; needy



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