Abu
Hurairah reported that Rasulullah sallallahu
alayhi wa sallam said "The blessed month has
come to you. Allah has made fasting during in
obligatory upon you. During it, the gates to
Paradise are opened and the gates to the hellfire
are locked, and the devils are chained. There is
a night [during this month] which is better than
a thousand months. Whoever is deprived of its
good is really deprived [of something great]."
[related by Ahmad, an-Nasa'i, and al Bayhaqi]
'Arfajah
testifies to this "We were with 'Utbah ibn
Farqad while he was discussing Ramadan. A
companion of the Prophet entered upon the scene.
When 'Utbah saw him, he became shy and stopped
talking. The man [the companion] spoke about
Ramadan, saying "I heard Rasulullah say
during Ramadan 'The gates of hell are closed, the
gates of Paradise are opened, and the devils are
in chains. An angel calls out: "O you who
intended to do good deeds, have glad tidings. O
you who intend to do evil, refrain, until Ramadan
is completed.'"
Muslim
relates that Abu Hurairah reported that
Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said
"The time between the five prayers, two
consecutive Friday prayers, and two consecutive
Ramadans are expiations for all that has happened
during that period, provided that one has avoided
the grave sins."
Abu Sa'id
al Khudri reported that Rasulullah sallallahu
alayhi wa sallam said "Whoever fasts the
month of Ramadan, obeying all of its limitations
and guarding himself against what is forbidden,
has in fact, atoned for any sins he committed
before it." [Ahmad and al Bayhaqi, good
chain hadith]
Abu
Hurairah reported that Rasulullah sallallahu
alayhi wa sallam said "Whoever fasts the
month of Ramadan with faith and seeks Allah's
pleasure and reward will have his previous sins
forgiven." [related by Ahmad and the
compilers of sunan]