The Virtues of Ramadaan
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فضائل رمضان



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Muhammad Salih Al-Munajjid



محمد صالح المنجد



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[b]What is RAMADAAN?



Praise be to Allaah.



Ramadaan is one of the twelve Arabic months. It is a month
which is venerated in the Islamic religion, and it is distinguished from the
other months by a number of characteristics and virtues, including the following:



1 –
Allaah has made fasting this month the fourth pillar of Islam, as He says
(interpretation of the meaning), “The month of
Ramadan in which was revealed the Qur’aan, a guidance for mankind and clear
proofs for the guidance and the criterion (between right and wrong). So whoever
of you sights (the crescent on the first night of) the month (of Ramadan i.e.
is present at his home), he must observe Sawm (fasts) that month…” [al-Baqarah:
185]



And it was narrated in as-Saheehayn (al-Bukhaari, 8; Muslim,
16) from the hadeeth of Ibn ‘Umar that the Prophet (peace and blessings
of Allaah be upon him) said, “Islam is built on
five (pillars): the testimony that there is no god except Allaah and that
Muhammad is the Messenger of Allaah; establishing prayer; paying zakaah;
fasting Ramadaan; and hajj to the House (the Ka’bah).”



2 –
Allaah revealed the Qur’aan in this month, as He says in the verse quoted above
(interpretation of the meaning), “The month of
Ramadan in which was revealed the Qur’aan, a guidance for mankind and clear
proofs for the guidance and the criterion (between right and wrong)…” [al-Baqarah:
185]



And Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning), “Verily, We have sent it (this Qur’aan) down in the night
of Al-Qadr (Decree).” [al-Qadr 97:1]



3 –
Allaah has made Laylat al-Qadr in this month, which is better than a
thousand months, as Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning),



Verily, We have sent it (this Qur’aan) down in
the night of Al-Qadr (Decree).



And what will make you know what the night of Al-Qadr
(Decree) is?



The night
of Al-Qadr (Decree) is better than a thousand months (i.e. worshipping Allaah
in that night is better than worshipping Him a thousand months, i.e. 83 years
and 4 months).



Therein descend the angels and the Rooh
[Jibreel (Gabriel)] by Allaah’s Permission with all Decrees,



(All that night), there is peace (and goodness
from Allaah to His believing slaves) until the appearance of dawn. [al-Qadr: 1-5]



“We sent it (this Qur’aan) down on a blessed
night [(i.e. the night of Al-Qadr) in the month of Ramadan — the 9th
month of the Islamic calendar]. Verily, We are ever warning [mankind that Our
Torment will reach those who disbelieve in Our Oneness of Lordship and in Our
Oneness of worship].” [ad-Dukhaan: 3]



Allaah has blessed Ramadaan with Laylat al-Qadr.
Explaining the great status of this blessed night, Surat al-Qadr was revealed,
and there are many ahaadeeth which also speak of that, such as the hadeeth
of Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of
Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, “There has come to you Ramadaan, a blessed month which
Allaah has enjoined you to fast, during which the gates of heaven are opened
and the gates of Hell are closed, and the rebellious devils are chained up. In
it there is a night which is better than a thousand months, and whoever is
deprived of its goodness is indeed deprived.” Narrated by an-Nasaa’i,
2106; Ahmad, 8769. Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh at-Targheeb,
999.



And Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The
Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, “Whoever spends Laylat al-Qadr in prayer out of
faith and in the hope of reward, will be forgiven his previous sins.”
Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1910; Muslim, 760.



4 –
Allaah has made fasting Ramadaan and spending its nights in prayer out of faith
and in the hope of reward a means of forgiveness of sins, as was proven in as-Saheehayn
(al-Bukhaari, 2014; Muslim, 760) from the hadeeth of Abu Hurayrah according
to which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, “Whoever fasts Ramadaan out of faith and in the hope of
reward, his previous sins will be forgiven.” And al-Bukhaari (2008) and
Muslim (174) also narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet (peace and blessings
of Allaah be upon him) said, “Whoever spends the
nights of Ramadaan in prayer out of faith and in the hope of reward, his
previous sins will be forgiven.”



The Muslims are unanimously agreed that it is Sunnah
to pray qiyaam at night in Ramadaan. An-Nawawi said that what is meant
by praying qiyaam in Ramadaan is to pray Taraaweeh, i.e. one
achieves what is meant by qiyaam by praying Taraaweeh.



5 –
In this month, Allaah opens the gates of Paradise and closes the gates of Hell,
and chains up the devils, as is stated in as-Saheehayn (al-Bukhaari, 1898;
Muslim, 1079), from the hadeeth of Abu Hurayrah who said that the
Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, “When Ramadaan comes, the gates of Paradise are opened
and the gates of Hell are closed, and the devils are chained up.”



6 –
Every night Allaah has people whom He redeems from the Fire. Imam Ahmad (5/256)
narrated from the hadeeth of Abu Umaamah that the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, “At every
breaking of the fast, Allaah has people whom He redeems.” Al-Mundhiri
said: there is nothing wrong with its isnaad.



It was classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh
at-Targheeb, 987.



Al-Bazzaar (Kashf 962) narrated that Abu Sa’eed said:
The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, “Allaah has people whom He redeems every day and night –
i.e. in Ramadaan – and every Muslim every day and night has a prayer that is answered.”




7 –
Fasting Ramadaan is a means of expiation for the sins committed since the previous
Ramadaan, so long as one avoids major sins. It was proven in Saheeh Muslim
(233) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, “The five daily prayers, from one Jumu’ah to the
next and from one Ramadaan to the next are expiation for (sins committed) in
between, so long as you avoid major sins.”



8 –
Fasting in Ramadaan is equivalent to fasting ten months, as is indicated by the
hadeeth in Saheeh Muslim (1164) narrated from Abu Ayyoob
al-Ansaari that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “Whoever fasts Ramadaan then follows it with six days of
Shawwaal, it will be like fasting for a lifetime.” Ahmad (21906)
narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, “Whoever fasts Ramadaan, a month is like ten months, and
fasting six days after al-Fitr will complete the year.”



9 –
Whoever prays qiyaam in Ramadaan with the imam until he finishes, it
will be recorded for him that he spent the whole night in prayer, because of
the report narrated by Abu Dawood (1370) and others from the hadeeth of
Abu Dharr (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allaah (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, “Whoever
prays qiyaam with the imam until he finishes, it will be recorded for
him that he spent the whole night in prayer.” Classed as saheeh
by al-Albaani in Salaat at-Taraaweeh, p. 15



10 –
‘Umrah in Ramadaan is equivalent to hajj. Al-Bukhaari (1782) and
Muslim (1256) narrated that Ibn ‘Abbaas said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said to a woman among the Ansaar, “What kept you from doing hajj with us?”
She said, “We only had two camels that we used for
bringing water.” So her husband and son had gone for hajj on one
camel, and he left the other for them to use for bringing water. He said, “When Ramadaan comes, go for ‘Umrah, for ‘Umrah
in Ramadaan is equivalent to hajj.” According to a report
narrated by Muslim, “… is equivalent to doing hajj
with me.”



11 –
It is Sunnah to observe i’tikaaf (retreat for the purpose of
worship) in Ramadaan, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) always did that, as it was narrated in the hadeeth of
‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to spend the last ten days of Ramadaan in
i’tikaaf until he passed away, then his wives observed i’tikaaf
after him. [Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1922; Muslim, 1172]



12 –
It is mustahabb in the sense of being strongly recommended in Ramadaan
to study the Qur’aan together and to read it a great deal. You may study the
Qur’aan together by reciting it to someone else and by having someone else
recite it to you. The evidence that this is mustahabb is the fact that
Jibreel used to meet the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
every night in Ramadaan and study the Qur’aan with him. Narrated by
al-Bukhaari, 6; Muslim, 2308.



Reading Qur’aan is mustahabb in general, but more so
in Ramadaan.



13 –
It is mustahabb in Ramadaan to offer iftaar to those who are
fasting, because of the hadeeth of Zayd ibn Khaalid al-Juhani (may
Allaah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings
of Allaah be upon him) said, “Whoever gives iftaar
to one who is fasting will have a reward like his, without that detracting from
the fasting person’s reward in the slightest.” Narrated by at-Tirmidhi,
807; Ibn Maajah, 1746; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh at-Tirmidhi,
647. See question no: (12598
)



And
Allaah knows best.



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