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Sunday, July 31, 2011

Forty Hadith Regarding the Month of Ramadan






Introduction:
Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) has said: 
"Those people from amongst my ummah, who memorize forty hadith 
(traditions) pertaining to those issues of religion, which they are in need of, 
Allah shall resurrect them on the Day of Judgment as jurisprudents and scholars." 
                                          
(Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 2, pg. 156; Al-Ikhtasaas, pg.2)



Hadith No. 01

Why the name 'Ramadan'?
Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) said:
"Surely, the month of Ramadan has been named so because 
it scorches away the sins." 

Kanz al-Ummal, H: 23688



Hadith No. 02

Ramadan: The Name of God

Imam Sadiq (A.S.) has said: Say not, "This is Ramadan" and "Ramadan has 
departed" and "Ramadan has arrived" for surely, Ramadan is one of the 
names of Allah, The Mighty, the Glorious, who neither arrives nor departs. 
Surely, arrives and departs that, which is ephemeral, Instead say: 

"The month of Ramadan". Al-Kafi, 4, pg. 70



Hadith No. 03

Ramadan: The Month of Revelation of the Holy Quran

Imam Reza (A.S.) has said: If one asks, "Why is it that the fasts were made 
obligatory exclusively in the month of Ramadan and not in the other months?" 
it would be said, "(this is) because the month of Ramadan is the month in 
which Allah, the Exalted, had revealed the Holy Quran." 

Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 18, pg. 190


Hadith No. 04:

Reward for Recitation of the Holy Quran during Ramadan

Imam Reza (A.S.) has said: "Someone who recites one verse from the Book of Allah, 
The Mighty, The Glorious, in the month of Ramadan, is like one who has recited 
the entire Holy Quran in the other months." 

Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 93, pg. 344



Hadith No. 05

Reward of the Month of Ramadan

Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) was asked: 
O' Prophet of Allah! Which of the two months possesses a greater reward, 
Rajab or the month of Ramadan? Holy Prophet Muhammad 
(Peace be upon him and his progeny) replied: Nothing can be compared to 
the month of Ramadan in terms of reward. 

Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 97, pg. 49


Hadith No. 06

Ramadan: The Month of God

Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) said: Shaaban is 
my month and the month of Ramadan is the month of Allah, The Exalted, and 
it is the springtime for the poor. 

Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 97, pg. 68


Hadith No. 07

Ramadan: The Chosen Month

Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) said: 
Surely, Allah, The Mighty, The Glorious, has chosen from amongst 
the months (and granted preference to), the months of Rajab, 
Shaban and the month of Ramadan. 

Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 27, pg. 53




Hadith No. 08

Ramadan: The Great Month

Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) said: 
Surely, the month of Ramadan is a great month. Allah multiplies 
in it the good deeds, erases in it the sins and elevates in it the ranks. 


Wasail al-Shia'h, vol. 10, pg. 312




Hadith No. 09


Ramadan: The Chief of the Months
Imam Ali (A.S.) said: The month of Ramadan has approached you. 
It is the chief of all months and the beginning of the year. 


Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 42, pg. 193




Hadith No. 10:


Ramadan: The Beginning of the Year


Imam Sadiq (A.S.) said: If the month of Ramazan remains safe 
and sound (with respect to sins), the (entire) year shall remain 
so (too); the month of Ramadan is the beginning of the year. 


Wasail al-Shia'h vol.10, pg. 311




Hadith No. 11:

Ramadan: The Month of Mercy

Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) 
has said: It (Ramazan) is the month, whose beginning is mercy, 
its middle, forgiveness and its end, emancipation from 
the fire (of hell). 


Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 93, pg. 342




Hadith No. 12:

Excellence of the Month of Ramadan

Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) 
said: O' People! Surely, the month of God has approached you. 
The month which, in the eyes of Allah, is the most virtuous of 
the months. Its days are the best of the days and its nights, 
the best of the nights and its moments, the best of the moments. 


Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 96, pg. 356




Hadith No. 13

Ramadan: The Best of the Months

Imam Sadiq (A.S.) said: The best of the months is the month of God - 
the month of Ramadan - and the heart of the month of Ramadan 
is the Night of Qadr (Lailatul Qadr). 


Bihar al-Anwar, vol. pg. 386




Hadith No. 14:

The Night of Qadr

Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) 
said: O' People! Surely, a great and blessed month has 
enveloped you. A month, in which there is a night, deeds 
in which are better than of a thousand months. 


Bihar al-Anwar, vol.96, pg. 342




Hadith No. 15

Gift of Allah's Month:

Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) 
said: Your breath in it glorification (of Allah) and your sleep 
in it worship (of Allah). 


Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 96, pg. 356




Hadith No. 16

Fasts of the Month of Ramadan:

Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) 
said: The month of Ramadan is the month in which Allah, 
The Mighty, The Glorious, has made fasting obligatory upon you. 
So one, who fasts in this month in a state of belief and with 
the intention of recompense, shall become free of his sins just as 
he was on the day when his mother gave him birth. 


Tahdheeb al-Ahkam, vol. 4, pg. 152




Hadith No. 17

Ramadan: The Month of Spiritual Striving:

In his testament to his sons, Imam Sadiq (A.S.) said: 
When the month of Ramazan arrives, exert yourselves, for surely 
it is in this month that livelihood is distributed, the hour of death is 
ordained and the arriving for Hajj is decreed. In it is a night, 
deeds in which are better than deeds in a thousand months. 


Al-Kafi, vol. 4, pg. 66




Hadith No. 18

Ramazan: The Month of Good Deeds


Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny)
 said: This month of yours (Ramazan) is unlike the other months. 
Surely, when it approaches you, it does so with blessings and mercy 
and when it turns away from you, it does so with forgiveness of sins. 
This is a month in which good deeds are multiplied and of 
goodness accepted. 


Wasail al-Shia'h, vol. 10, pg. 312




Hadith No. 19

Ramadan: The Blessed Month


Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) 
has said: Surely, the month of Ramazan, the blessed month, 
has come to you. The month, whose fasts Allah has made obligatory 
upon you. In it, the doors of Paradise are opened up and 
the Satan's fettered, and in it is the Night of Qadr, which is 
more virtuous than a thousand months. 


Tahdheeb al-Ahkam, vol. 4, pg. 152




Hadith No. 20

The Month of Ramazan and Seeking Forgiveness:

Imam Ali (A.S.) said: It is incumbent upon you to seek 
forgiveness and supplicate excessively in the month of Ramadan. 
As for the supplication, by means of it the calamities are 
warded off from you, and as for the seeking of forgiveness, 
it erases away your sins. 


Al-Kafi, vol. 4, pg. 88




Hadith No. 21
Opening of the doors of Paradise:

Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) 
said: In it (the month of Ramadan) the doors of Hell are closed 
and the doors of Paradise opened. 


Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 96, pg. 363




Hadith No. 22

The Month of Ramadan and Itikaf:

Imam Sadiq (A.S.) has said: Holy Prophet Muhammad 
(peace be upon him and his progeny), initially observed 
the Itikaf (spiritual retreat) during the first ten days of the 
month of Ramadan. Later, he observed it during the middle ten days 
of the holy month and finally, he observed it during the last 10 days 
of the month and then continued to do so in the last ten days 
(for as long as he was alive). 


Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 16, pg. 274




Hadith No. 23

The Month of Ramadan and Divine Books

Imam Sadiq (A.S.) said: The Torah was revealed on the sixth day 
of the month of Ramadan, the Bible, on the twelfth night of 
the month, the Paslms on the eighteenth night of the month 
and the Quran on the Night of Qadr. 


Al-Kafi, vol. 4, pg. 157




Hadith No. 24

The Best Deed of the Month of Ramadan

During the course of a sermon of Holy Prophet Muhammad 
(peace be upon him and his progeny) about the virtues of 
the month of Ramazan. Imam Ali (A.S.) says: I stood up 
and asked: O' Prophet of Allah! What is the best deed for this month? 
Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) 
replied: O' Abul-Hasan! The best deed for this month is 
abstinence from that which is forbidden by Allah, The Mighty, 
The Glorious. 


Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 42, pg. 190




Hadith No. 25

Losers of the Month of Ramadan:

Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) 
said: One who perceives the month of Ramazan and (does not 
strive in it and hence) is not forgiven, Allah distances him 
from Himself. 


Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 74, pg. 74




Hadith No. 26

Imam Sajjad (A.S.) and the Month of Ramadan:

Imam Sadiq (A.S.) said: With the advent of the month of Ramadan, 
Imam Ali Ibn al-Hussain (A.S.) would cease to speak about anything 
except dua, tasbeeh (glorification of Allah), isteghfar 
(seeking forgiveness) and takbeer (saying 'Allahu Akbar'). 


Al-Kafi, vol. 4, pg. 88




Hadith No. 27

Fridays of the Month of Ramadan:

Imam Baqir (A.S.) has said: Surely, the Fridays of the month of 
Ramadan possess an excellence over the Fridays of the other months, 
just as Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) 
possesses an excellence over the other prophets. 


Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 69, pg. 376




Hadith No. 28

Seven Excellences of Ramazan Fasting:

Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) 
has stated: There is no Mu'min, who fasts for a day in the month of 
Ramadan with the intention of attaining its rewards, except that 
Allah, The Exalted, grants him seven excellences:


  1. The forbidden food that had entered into his body melts away.
  2. He moves closer to the Mercy of Allah, The Exalted.
  3. Allah expiates his sins.
  4. Allah reduces for him the agony of death.
  5. Allah protects him from the hunger and thirst of the Day of Judgment.
  6. He is granted pardon from the fire (of Hell).
  7. Allah provides him the good and pleasant food of Paradise.


Mustadrak al-Wasaail al-Shia'h, vol. 7, pg. 395


Hadith No. 29

Ramadan: The Month of Patience:

Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) 
said: And it (the month of Ramadan) is the month of patience, 
and surely, the reward of patience is Paradise. 


Al-Kafi, vol. 4, pg. 66




Hadith No. 30

Giving Charity:

Imam Sadiq (A.S.) has said: Allah shall ward off 70 kinds of calamities 
from one who gives charity in the month of Ramadan. 


Wasaail al-Shia'h, vol. 9, pg. 404




Hadith No. 31

Reward of an Obligatory Act: 


Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) 
has stated: (The rewards of) one, who performs in it 
(the month of Ramadan) a single act from amongst 
the obligatory (wajib) acts of Allah, would be like 
(that of) one, who has performed seventy obligatory acts in 
the other months. 


Wasaail al-Shia'h, vol. 10, pg. 307




Hadith No. 32


Night of Decree:

Imam Baqir (A.S.) said: In the Night of Qadr is decreed every thing 
- pleasant and unpleasant, obedience and disobedience, 
birth and death, and livelihood - which would occur during the course 
of that year, till the next Night of Qadr. 


Al-Kafi, vol. 4, pg. 157




Hadith No. 33

Increase Prayers in the Month of Ramadan:

Imam Sadiq (A.S.) has said: With the advent of the month of Ramadan, 
the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his progeny) would 
increase his Prayers (Salaat); I also increase mine and so, (you) 
increase yours (too). 


Tahdheeb al-Akhaam, vol. 3, pg. 60




Hadith No. 34

Eating of sahur:

Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) 
has said: Eat your 'sahur' (the morning meal before the start of a fast) 
even if it is (mere) mouthfuls of water, for the blessings of Allah 
are upon those who eat the sahur. 


Tahdheeb al-Akhaam, vol. 4, pg. 198




Hadith No. 35

Hunger and Thirst of the Day of Judgment:

Imam Ali (A.S.) said: Bring to mind, by means of your hunger and 
thirst in it (the month of Ramadan), the hunger and thirst of 
the Day of Judgment. 


Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 93, pg. 356




Hadith No. 36

The Call of Allah:
Abdullah Ibn al-Abbas Ibn Abd al-Muttalib reports that he heard 
Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) 
say: Every night, in the month of Ramadan, Allah, The Blessed and 
The Exalted, calls out three times: Is there one, who seeks from Me, so 
that I grant him his wish? Is there one, who turns to me in repentance 
so that I turn to him (in Mercy)? Is there one, who seeks forgiveness from 
Me so that I forgive him? 


Mustadrak al-Wasaail, vol. 7, pg. 429




Hadith No. 37

Ghusl (ablution) on Night of Qadr:

Imam Musa Ibn Ja'far (A.S.) said: One, who performs the ghusl 
on the Night of Qadr and remains awake in it (engaged in worship), 
shall have all his sins forgiven. 


Wasaail al-Shia'h, vol. 10, pg. 358




Hadith No. 38

Shield of a Believing Servant:

Allah, The Mighty and The Glorious has said: The fasts are 
the shield of the believing servants on the Day of Judgment, 
just as your weapons shield you in this world. 


Wasaail al-Shia'h, vol.10, pg. 403



Hadith No. 39

Iftaar for Mu'min:

Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) 
said: One who provides iftaar to a Mu'min in the month of Ramadan, 
shall be granted the reward of liberating a slave (in the path of Allah) 
and shall have all his previous sins forgiven. And if he did not possess 
the means to present anything except milk mixed with water, 
or a drink of sweet water and a date, Allah would grant him this reward. 


Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 93, pg. 317




Hadith No. 40

Farewell to the Month of Ramadan:

Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) 
prayed: O' God! Ordain not this month of Ramadan to be the 
last one for my fasts. But should you ordain it to be so, then 
make me blessed and leave me not deprived (of Your mercy). 


Badaabi Az Quran, pg. 398

Friday, July 29, 2011

Ramadan Mubarak To All of You



Woh Sehri Ki Thandak.
Woh Iftaar Ki Ronak.
Woh Asmaan Ka Noor.
Woh Taroon Ki Chamak.
Woh Masjidoon Ka Sawarna.
Woh Minaaroo Ka Chamakna.
Woh Musalamaanoo Ki Dhoom.
Woh Farishtoo Ka Hujooom.
Jee Haan RAMADAN-UL-MUBARAK Is Back.

RAMADAN RECIPE
A Glass of Care
A Plate of Love
A Spoon of Peace
A Fork of Truth
A Bowl of Duaas.
Mix with spices of QURAAN.
Enjoy This Meal.


The month of Ramdhaan, in which the QUR'AAN was revealed,
A guidance for mankind & clear proofs
for the quidance & criterion(between right & wrong).
So whoever of you is present during this month should observe its
fast.


Ramadan ka chand daikha,
Rozay ki dua mangi,
Roshan sitara daikha,
Aap ki khairiat ki dua mangi,
May Almight Allah bless you with his
blessing in the holy month of Ramadan

As the cresent moon is sighted
And the holy month of Ramadan beings
May Allah bless you with happiness
and grace your home with warmth & peace !

Wishing u 1 month of Ramadan,
4 weeks of Barkat,
30 days of Forgiveness,
720 hours of Guidance,
43200 minutes of Purification,
2592000 secs of Nuur..!!
Ramadan Mubarak



Be-zabano ko jub wo zaban deta hay,
Parhne ko phir wo QURAN deta hay,
Bakshne pay aata hay jub ummat k gunahon ko,
Tohfay mein gunahgaron ko RAMAZAN deta hai


R Rozay Rakho
A Allah sy daro
M Masjid ko jaoo
Z Zakat Doo
A Aamaal achy karo
N Namaz parho
mujay dua main yaad rakho


YA ALLAH   Ramadan Mubarak Ke Ibtida Hai
Hamay Ziada Se Ziada Nekian Kamanay
Or buraiyon Se Dur
Hone Ki toufeeq Ata Farmaa.
Ameen


Welcome Ramadan
Walk humbly
Talk politely
Dress neatly
Treat kindly
Pray attentively
Donate generously
May ALLAH bless & protect you


When Starting To Do Something :Say BISM ALLAH
When Intending to do something :Say INSHA ALLAH
When Something is being praised :Say SUBHAN ALLAH
When in pain and distress Say:Say Ya Allah
When Expressing Appreciation :Say MASH ALLAH
When Thanking Someone: Say JAZAK ALLAH


Prayer is an open line to Heaven.
No cards to use, no low battery problem, no error,
No charging, always good signal and all messages sent.
Make prayer a habit like Texting.


ATTENTION!! Stop talking at the time of AZAAN
Bcoz- Jo AZAN khamoshi se nehi sunta
Mot ka time us ki Zuban se KAlma Tayiba jari Nehi hoti


God said don't look around because you'll be impressed,
Don't look down you'll be depressed,
Just look to me all the time and you'll be blessed