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Sahih Muslim 1079a

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: When there comes the month of Ramadan, the gates of mercy are opened, and the gates of Hell are locked and the devils are chained.

Abu Hurayrahnarrated it
Sahihgraded sahih
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حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ، وَابْنُ حُجْرٍ قَالُوا: حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، (وَهُوَ ابْنُ جَعْفَرٍ) عَنْ أَبِي سُهَيْلٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

رضى الله عنه أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «إِذَا جَاءَ رَمَضَانُ فُتِّحَتْ أَبْوَابُ الْجَنَّةِ وَغُلِّقَتْ أَبْوَابُ النَّارِ وَصُفِّدَتِ الشَّيَاطِينُ»

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: When there comes the month of Ramadan, the gates of mercy are opened, and the gates of Hell are locked and the devils are chained.

যুহারর ইবনু হারব ও ইসহাক (রহঃ) ..... আলী (রাযিঃ) হতে বর্ণিত। তিনি বলেন, আমার প্রিয়তম (নবী সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়া সাল্লাম) আমাকে রুকু’-সাজদার কিরাআত পাঠ করতে নিষেধ করেছেন।

داؤد بن قیس نے کہا : مجھے ابراہیم بن عبد اللہ بن حنین نے اپنے والد ، انہوں نے حضرت ابن عباس ‌رضی ‌اللہ ‌عنہ ‌ ‌ سے اور انہوں نے حضرت علی ‌رضی ‌اللہ ‌عنہ ‌ ‌ سے روایت کی ، انہوں نے کہا کہ میرے حبیبﷺ نے مجھے اس بات سے منع فرمایا تھا کہ میں رکوع یا سجدے میں قرآن پڑھوں ۔

Bize Züheyr b. Harb ile İshâk rivayet ettiler. (Dediler ki): Bize Ebu Âmir El-Akadî haber verdi. (Dediki): Bize Dâvud b. Kays rivayet etti. (Dediki): Bana İbrahim b. Abdillâh b. Huneyn, babasından, o da ibn-i Abbâs'dan, o da Ali'den naklen rivayet etti. Ali: «Habibim (Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem) beni rüku veya secde halinde Kur'an okumaktan nehyetti.» demiş

Sahih Muslim 1079a, Book 13, The Book of Fasting, Hadith 1. 1 min read

What it means

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informed that when the month of Ramadan comes, three things take place: First: The gates of Paradise are opened, and none of its gates are closed. Second: The gates of Hellfire are closed, and none of its gates are opened. Third: The devils and rebellious jinn are chained, so they cannot reach what they would usually reach outside Ramadan.

All of this is to honor this month and encourage people to increase acts of obedience, such as prayer, charity, remembrance of Allah, recitation of the Qur’an, and other good deeds, as well as refraining from sins and misdeeds.

What it teaches

  • The merit of the month of Ramadan.
  • Bearing glad tidings for those who fast in it, that this blessed month is a season of worship and goodness.
  • Chaining the devils during Ramadan is an indication of the removal of excuses for the person who is held accountable for religious duties, as if it is being said to him: The devils have been restrained from you, so do not use them as an excuse for neglecting acts of obedience or committing sins.
  • Al-Qurtubi said: If it is asked: How do we see evils and sins occurring frequently in Ramadan, if the devils are chained? The answer is that they are only restrained from those who observe the fast with its conditions and adhere to its etiquettes. Or it is the rebellious devils who are chained, not all of them, as mentioned in some narrations. Or it is intended that the evils are reduced during this month, which is a tangible matter; for the occurrence of such acts in Ramadan is less than in other months. This is because the chaining of all the devils does not entail that no evil or sin can occur, as there are other causes for them, such as corrupt souls, bad habits, and human devils.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam Muslim back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam MuslimCompiler, died 261 AH
  2. 2Yahya ibn Ayyub al-MaqabiriTold us, Fourth generation, died 233 AH
  3. 3Qutaybah ibn SaidWith, Fourth generation, died 240 AH
  4. 4Ali ibn HujrWith, Third generation, died 244 AH
  5. 5Ismail ibn JafarTold us, Third generation, died 180 AH
  6. 6Nafi ibn MalikFrom, Successor, died 140 AH
  7. 7Malik ibn Abi AmirFrom, Successor, died 74 AH
  8. 8Abu HurayrahFrom, Companion, died 57 AH

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