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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
(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
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
(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
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
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
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:
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:
- The forbidden food that had entered into his body melts away.
- He moves closer to the Mercy of Allah, The Exalted.
- Allah expiates his sins.
- Allah reduces for him the agony of death.
- Allah protects him from the hunger and thirst of the Day of Judgment.
- He is granted pardon from the fire (of Hell).
- 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
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
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
- 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
