SPECIAL RAMADAN DAYS OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD (PEACE BE UPON HIM)
RAMADAN, THE MONTH IN WHICH PARADISE IS DECORATED!
Ibn Abbas reports Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:
"Surely Paradise is decorated the whole year for the Ramadan to come.
When the first night of the Ramadan comes, a wind called “Musira” blows from the bottom of the Skies.
Leaves of the trees of Paradise and the handles of Paradise doors shake strongly and therefore such a nice sound is heard that listeners have never heard a more beautiful sound than that.
Thus, the houris of Paradise appear standing on the highest point of Paradise and say:
“Anybody who wants to marry?” Allah marries him.
Then houris say:
“O the keeper of Paradise! What night is tonight?” The keeper replies with respect:
“Tonight is the first night of the month Ramadan. The doors of Paradise were opened for the ones from the ummah (community) of Muhammad (peace be upon him) who observed fasting.” "
Then Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:
Allah (glorious and exalted) says:
“O Ridwan (Doorkeeper of paradise)! Open the doors of Paradise and O Malik (Doorkeeper of Hell)! Close the doors of Hell to the ones from the ummah of Muhammad (peace be upon him) who observed fasting!
O Gabriel! Descend to the earth, handcuff and chain the wild ones of the satans, then throw them into the sea, so that they cannot demolish the fasting of my beloved Muhammad’s (peace be upon him) ummah.”
Muhammad (peace be upon him) then said:
Allah orders a caller (angel) to call like this three times at every night of the month of Ramadan:
“Anybody who wants something? I will give him what he wants.
Anybody who repents? I will accept his repentance.
Anybody who wants forgiveness? I will forgive him.
Who will lend money to the poor not to the rich and to the loyal not to the oppressor?”
Muhammad (peace be upon him) continued:
Every day of Ramadan during the iftar (evening meal for breaking the daily fast) time Allah (Exalted is He) saves one million people from Hell who deserves it. Also on the last day of Ramadan, Allah saves as many people as the sum of all He saved during Ramadan.
On Laylat al-Qadr (Night of Power), Allah orders Gabriel. Gabriel descends to the earth with angels carrying a green flag with them. They put the flag onto the Kaaba. There are one hundred wings of the flag. Two of those wings do not open except that night.
Gabriel opens those two wings on that night, and those wings reach from the east to the west. On that night Gabriel urges the angels, and they salute and handshake with everybody who is standing, sitting, performing salah and doing dhikr (mentioning Allah). They say “ameen” for their prayers.
It goes on until the dawn. When it dawns Gabriel says:
“O group of angels! Prepare for the return”.
Angels say:
“O Gabriel, what did Allah do about the needs of believers who are from Muhammad’s (peace be upon him) ummah?”
Gabriel replies:
“Allah looked with mercy and grace at them tonight and forgave them. However four groups are excluded.”
The narrator says:
When we asked “O Messenger of Allah! Who are they?” he said:
“He who keeps on drinking, he who rebels his parents, he who does not care about his relatives, and he who is mushahin.”
Then we asked “O Messenger of Allah! What is ‘mushahin’”, and he said:
“He who cuts amity relations between people and he who causes disorders and hostility”.
When Ramadan ends and bairam (celebration, holiday) night comes, it is called the night of reward. In the morning of the bairam Allah sends the angels to every town. They descend to the earth, hold the street corners and shout with a sound every creature can hear except the human beings and the genies:
“O Ummati of Muhammad! Come to the presence of your Lord who bestows much and forgives your big sins”.
When they get to their places of worship Allah (Glorious is He) asks to the angels:
“What is the reward of the worker who has done his job?”
Angels say:
“O our exalted Lord! It is your giving his exact reward and payment”.
Upon that Allah said:
O my angels! Be witness that, I gave them my approval and forgiveness as a gift for their fasting and salahs they performed during the Ramadan” and then ordered:
“O my slaves! Request from me. For the sake of my glory and superiority today I will surely give whatever you want for your afterworld from me. And I will consider your situation for the things you want for this world.
For the sake of my glory, as long as you pay observe my approval, I will cover your mistakes.
For the sake of my glory and superiority, I will not disgrace you in front of the holders of a right and managers.
You gained my approval, return with my approval and having been forgiven of your sins.”
Therefore, the angels get happy and tell the good news of the reward that Allah will give to that community when they make iftar at the end of Ramadan
(At-Targhib wa’t-Tarhib, 2:439).
RAMADAN, THE MONTH IN WHICH PARADISE IS DECORATED!
Ibn Abbas reports Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:
"Surely Paradise is decorated the whole year for the Ramadan to come.
When the first night of the Ramadan comes, a wind called “Musira” blows from the bottom of the Skies.
Leaves of the trees of Paradise and the handles of Paradise doors shake strongly and therefore such a nice sound is heard that listeners have never heard a more beautiful sound than that.
Thus, the houris of Paradise appear standing on the highest point of Paradise and say:
“Anybody who wants to marry?” Allah marries him.
Then houris say:
“O the keeper of Paradise! What night is tonight?” The keeper replies with respect:
“Tonight is the first night of the month Ramadan. The doors of Paradise were opened for the ones from the ummah (community) of Muhammad (peace be upon him) who observed fasting.” "
Then Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:
Allah (glorious and exalted) says:
“O Ridwan (Doorkeeper of paradise)! Open the doors of Paradise and O Malik (Doorkeeper of Hell)! Close the doors of Hell to the ones from the ummah of Muhammad (peace be upon him) who observed fasting!
O Gabriel! Descend to the earth, handcuff and chain the wild ones of the satans, then throw them into the sea, so that they cannot demolish the fasting of my beloved Muhammad’s (peace be upon him) ummah.”
Muhammad (peace be upon him) then said:
Allah orders a caller (angel) to call like this three times at every night of the month of Ramadan:
“Anybody who wants something? I will give him what he wants.
Anybody who repents? I will accept his repentance.
Anybody who wants forgiveness? I will forgive him.
Who will lend money to the poor not to the rich and to the loyal not to the oppressor?”
Muhammad (peace be upon him) continued:
Every day of Ramadan during the iftar (evening meal for breaking the daily fast) time Allah (Exalted is He) saves one million people from Hell who deserves it. Also on the last day of Ramadan, Allah saves as many people as the sum of all He saved during Ramadan.
On Laylat al-Qadr (Night of Power), Allah orders Gabriel. Gabriel descends to the earth with angels carrying a green flag with them. They put the flag onto the Kaaba. There are one hundred wings of the flag. Two of those wings do not open except that night.
Gabriel opens those two wings on that night, and those wings reach from the east to the west. On that night Gabriel urges the angels, and they salute and handshake with everybody who is standing, sitting, performing salah and doing dhikr (mentioning Allah). They say “ameen” for their prayers.
It goes on until the dawn. When it dawns Gabriel says:
“O group of angels! Prepare for the return”.
Angels say:
“O Gabriel, what did Allah do about the needs of believers who are from Muhammad’s (peace be upon him) ummah?”
Gabriel replies:
“Allah looked with mercy and grace at them tonight and forgave them. However four groups are excluded.”
The narrator says:
When we asked “O Messenger of Allah! Who are they?” he said:
“He who keeps on drinking, he who rebels his parents, he who does not care about his relatives, and he who is mushahin.”
Then we asked “O Messenger of Allah! What is ‘mushahin’”, and he said:
“He who cuts amity relations between people and he who causes disorders and hostility”.
When Ramadan ends and bairam (celebration, holiday) night comes, it is called the night of reward. In the morning of the bairam Allah sends the angels to every town. They descend to the earth, hold the street corners and shout with a sound every creature can hear except the human beings and the genies:
“O Ummati of Muhammad! Come to the presence of your Lord who bestows much and forgives your big sins”.
When they get to their places of worship Allah (Glorious is He) asks to the angels:
“What is the reward of the worker who has done his job?”
Angels say:
“O our exalted Lord! It is your giving his exact reward and payment”.
Upon that Allah said:
O my angels! Be witness that, I gave them my approval and forgiveness as a gift for their fasting and salahs they performed during the Ramadan” and then ordered:
“O my slaves! Request from me. For the sake of my glory and superiority today I will surely give whatever you want for your afterworld from me. And I will consider your situation for the things you want for this world.
For the sake of my glory, as long as you pay observe my approval, I will cover your mistakes.
For the sake of my glory and superiority, I will not disgrace you in front of the holders of a right and managers.
You gained my approval, return with my approval and having been forgiven of your sins.”
Therefore, the angels get happy and tell the good news of the reward that Allah will give to that community when they make iftar at the end of Ramadan
(At-Targhib wa’t-Tarhib, 2:439).
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