Looking for an early spiritual boost this Shahr Ramadan? Here’s a list of 14 hadith on fasting by none other than Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
Looking for an early spiritual boost this Shahr Ramadan? Here’s a list of 14 hadith on fasting by none other than Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
ON THE ARRIVAL OF RAMADAN
When the month of Ramadan starts, the gates of heaven are opened, and the gates of Hell are closed, and the devils are chained.”
[Sahih al-Bukhari]
ON THE MERITS OF FASTING
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.”
[Sahih al-Bukhari]
ON GIVING CHARITY IN RAMADAN
The Prophet was asked, which charity is the best?
Charity in Ramadan.”
He responded.
[Tirmidhi]
ON BREAKING YOUR FAST PROMPTLY
The people will continue to prosper as long as they hasten the breaking of the fast.”
[Sahih Muslim]
ON WHY THE MONTH IS CALLED RAMADAN
Verily Ramadan has been thus named because it scorches away sins.”
[Kanz al-Ummal]
ON THE GATES OF HEAVEN
Verily the gates of the heavens are opened on the first night and are not closed again until the very last night.”
[Bihar]
ON THE WORTH OF RAMADAN
If a servant were to fathom the worth of Ramadan, he would wish that Ramadan lasted the whole year.”
[Bihar]
ON THE BEST DEED IN RAMADAN
The best of deeds in this month is to restrain oneself from all that Allah has prohibited.”
[Amali al-Saduq]
ON THE EFFECTS OF FASTING
Fasting is incumbent on you, for verily it severs the roots of desires and removes wildness.”
[Kanz al-Ummal]
ON FASTING BEING A TYPE OF ZAKAT
Everything has a zakat and the zakat for the bodies is to fast.”
[Fadail al-Ashbur al-Thalatha]
ON FASTING BEING A TYPE OF WORSHIP
The fasting person is in constant worship of Allah, even when he is sleeping in his bed, as long as he does not backbite a fellow Muslim.”
[Thawab al-Amal]
ON THE VALUE OF A FASTING BELIEVER
No sooner does a fasting person come upon a group of people eating than his limbs glorify Allah on his behalf, the angels involve blessings on him, and this invocation of theirs is counted as seeking forgiveness on his behalf.”
[Thawab al-Amal]
ON FASTING BEING PROTECTION FROM HELLFIRE
Fasting acts as a shield from the fire.”
[al-Kafi]
ON THE REWARDS FOR FASTING
He who fasts a single day of his own accord is rewarded to such an extent that even if he was able to be given the whole world’s worth of gold for it, the the ward he deserves would not be fulfilled until the day of resurrection.”
[Ma’ani al-Akbar]
ON THE IMPORTANCE OF YOUR ENTIRE BEING FASTING
Allah, Mightly and Exalted said: He whose limbs do not fast by refraining from what I have prohibited, then there is no need for him to refrain from food and drink for my sake.”
[al-Firdaws]
