May Allah Ta'ala accept your fast and your salawat
Shaykh Abdul
Hadi Palazzi
Director
Cultural Institute of the Italian Islamic
Community
Narrated by Abu Hurayrah, Radi-Allahu 'anh: Allah's Messenger,sall-Allahu 'alayhi wa-sallam, said, "When the month of Ramadan starts, the gates of the heaven are opened, the gates of Hell are closed and the devils are chained."
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Narrated Talha bin 'Ubaydullah, radi-Allahu 'anh: A bedouin with unkempt hair came to Allah's Messenger,sall-Allahu 'alayhi wa-sallam, and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Inform me what Allah has made compulsory for me as regards the prayers." He replied: "You have to offer perfectly the five compulsory prayers in a day and night, unless you want to pray nawafil." The bedouin further asked, "Inform me what Allah has made compulsory for me as regards fasting." He replied, "You have to fast during the whole month of Ramadan, unless you want to fast more as nawafil." The bedouin further asked, "Tell me how much zakat Allah has enjoined on me." Thus, Allah's Messenger, sall-Allahu 'alayhi wa-sallam, informed him about all the fundamentals of Islam. The bedouin then said, "By Him Who has honored you, I will neither perform any nawafil nor will I decrease what Allah has enjoined on me. Allah's Messenger, sall-Allahu 'alayhi wa-sallam, said, "If he is saying the truth, he will succeed."
Al-Bukhari Vol. 3 : No. 115
Narrated by Abu Hurayrah, radi-Allahu 'anh: Allah's Messenger, sall-Allahu 'alayhi wa-sallam, said, "Fasting is a shield. So, the person observing fasting should avoid sexual relation with his wife and should not behave foolishly and impudently, and if somebody fights with him or abuses him, he should tell him twice, 'I am fasting." The Prophet, sall-Allahu 'alayhi wa-sallam, added, "By Him in Whose Hands my soul is, the smell coming out from the mouth of a fasting person is better in the sight of Allah than the smell of musk. (Allah says about the fasting person), 'He has left his food, drink and desires for My sake. The fast is for Me. So I will reward him for it and the reward of good deeds is multiplied ten times."
Al-Bukhari Vol. 3 : No. 118
Narrated by Sahl, radi-Allahu 'anh: The Prophet, sall-Allahu 'alayhi wa-sallam, said, "There is a gate in Paradise called Ar-Raiyan, and those who observe fasts will enter through it on the Day of Resurrection and none except them will enter through it. It will be said, 'Where are those who used to observe fasts?' They will get up, and none except them will enter through it. After their entry the gate will be closed and nobody will enter through it."
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