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 'Ramazan'?
Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his
progeny) said: "Surely, the month of Ramazan has
been named so because it scorches away the sins."
Kanz al-Ummal, H: 23688
Hadith No. 02
Ramazan: The Name of God
Imam Sadiq (A.S.) has said: Say not, "This is
Ramazan" and "Ramazan has departed" and "Ramazan has
arrived" for surely, Ramazan 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 Ramazan".
Al-Kafi, 4, pg. 70
Hadith No. 03
Ramazan: 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 Ramazan and not in the other months?"
it would be said, "(this is) because the month of
Ramazan 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
Ramazan
Imam Reza (A.S.) has said: "Someone who recites one
verse from the Book of Allah, The Mighty, The
Glorious, in the month of Ramazan, 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 Ramazan
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 Ramazan? Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace
be upon him and his progeny) replied: Nothing can be
compared to the month of Ramazan in terms of reward.
Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 97, pg. 49
Hadith No. 06
Ramazan: The Month of God
Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his
progeny) said: Shaaban is my month and the month of
Ramazan 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
Ramazan: 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, Shaaban
and the month of Ramazan. Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 27,
pg. 53
Hadith No. 08
Ramazan: The Great Month
Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his
progeny) said: Surely, the month of Ramazan 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
Ramazan: The Chief of the Months
Imam Ali (A.S.) said: The month of Ramazan 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
Ramazan: 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
Ramazan is the beginning of the year. Wasail al-Shia'h
vol.10, pg. 311
Hadith No. 11
Ramazan: 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 Ramazan
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
Ramazan: The Best of the Months
Imam Sadiq (A.S.) said: The best of the months is
the month of God - the month of Ramazan - and the
heart of the month of Ramazan 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 Ramazan 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
Ramazan: 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
Ramazan: 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 Ramazan. 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 Ramazan) 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 Ramazan 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 Ramazan. 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 Ramazan and Divine Books
Imam Sadiq (A.S.) said: The Torah was revealed on
the sixth day of the month of Ramazan, 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 Ramazan
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 Ramazan
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
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