Fasting & Ramadan

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The Book of Fasting

The most excellent fast after Ramadan is God's month. al-Muharram, and the most excellent prayer after what is prescribed is prayer during the night.

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The Book of Fasting

Prayer offered in the middle of the night and the most excellent fast after (fasting) in the month of Ramadan is the fast in God's month al-Muharram.

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The Book of Fasting

A hadith like this has been reported from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) by 'Abd al-Malik with the same chain of transmitters in connection with fast.

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The Book of Fasting

He who observed the fast of Ramadan and then followed it with six (fasts) of Shawwal. it would be as if he fasted perpetually.

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The Book of Fasting

I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying like this.

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The Book of Fasting

Abu Ayyub reported a hadith like this (through another chain of transmitters).

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The Book of Fasting

I see that your dreams agree regarding the last week; so he who wants to seek it should seek it in the last week (during the night).

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The Book of Fasting

Seek Lailat-ul-Qadr in the last week (of Ramadan).

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The Book of Fasting

I see that your dreams agree regarding the last ten (nights of Ramadan). So seek it on an odd number (of these ten nights).

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The Book of Fasting

I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: So far as Lailat-ul-Qadr is concerned. some persons among you have seen it (in a dream) in the first week and some persons among you have been shown that it is in the...

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The Book of Fasting

Seek it (Lailat-ul-Qadr) in the last (ten nights). If one among you shows slackness and weakness (in the earlier part of Ramadan), it should not be allowed to prevail upon him in the last week.

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The Book of Fasting

He who is anxious to seek it (Lailat-ul-Qadr) should seek it in the last ten (nights of Ramadan).

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The Book of Fasting

Seek the time of Lailat-ul-Qadr in the last (ten nights), or he said: in the last nine (nights).

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The Book of Fasting

I was shown Lailat-ul-Qadr; then some members of my family awoke me up, then I was caused to forget it. So seek it in the last week. Harmala said: (The Prophet did not say:" I was made to forget," but...

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The Book of Fasting

I used to devote myself (observe i'tikaf) during these ten (nights). Then I started devoting myself in the last ten (nights). And he who desires to observe i'tikaf along with me should spend the night) at his place of i'tikaf....

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The Book of Fasting

" That he adhered to his place of i'tikaf and his forehead was besmeared with mud and water."

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The Book of Fasting

I observed i'tikaf in the first ten (nights and days) in order to seek that night (Lailat-ul-Qadr). I then observed i'tikaf in the middle ten days. Then (an angel) was sent to me and I was told that this (night)...

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The Book of Fasting

'We discussed amongst ourselves Lailat-ul-Qadr. I came to Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (Allah be pleased with him) who was a friend of mine and said to him: Would you not go with us to the garden of date trees? He went...

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The Book of Fasting

I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) after he had completed (the prayer) and there was a trace of clay on his forehead and tip (of the nose).

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The Book of Fasting

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) observed i'tikaf in the middle ten days of Ramadan to seek Lailat-ul-Qadr before it was made manifest to him. When (these nights) were over, he commanded to strike the tent. Then it was made manifest...