It was narrated that Simak said: I entered upon 'Ikrimah on the day concerning which there was doubt as to whether it was Ramadan or Shaban, and he was eating bread, vegetables and milk. He said: 'Come and eat.' I said: 'I am fasting.' He adjured me by Allah to break my fast. I said Subhan-Allah twice. When I saw that he was insisting, I went forward and said: 'Give me what you have.' He said: 'I heard Ibn 'Abbas say: The Messenger of Allah said: 'Fast when you see it (the crescent) and stop fasting when you see it, and if clouds or darkness prevent you from seeing it, then complete the number of days of Shaban, and do not fast ahead of the month, and do not join Ramadan to a day of Shaban. '
Read More..It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah used to say: Do not fast one or two days ahead of the month, unless the one who used to observe a regular fast. In that case let him fast. '
Read More..It was narrated from Saeed bin Al-Musayyab that the Messenger of Allah said: Whoever spends the nights of Ramadan in prayer (Qiyam) out of faith and in the hope of reward, he will be forgiven his previous sins. '
Read More..Urwah bin Az-Zubair narrated that Aishah told him that: the Messenger of Allah used to encourage the people to pray Qiyam in Ramadan, without insisting on that. He said: Whoever spends the nights of Ramadan in prayer out of faith and in the hope of reward, he will be forgiven his previous sins. '
Read More..It was narrated that Az-Zuhir said: Urwah bin Az-Zubair told me that 'Aishah told him: 'The Messenger of Allah went out in the middle of the night to pray in the Masjid, and he led the people in prayer; and he quoted the same Hadith, in which she said: 'He used to encourage the people to pray Qiyam n Ramadan, without insisting on that.' He said: 'Whoever spends the night of Lailat Al-Qadr in prayer out of faith and in the hope of reward, he will be forgiven his previous sins.' He said: 'And the Messenger of Allah passed away when this was the state of affairs. '
Read More..Abu Salamah bin 'Abdur-Rahman narrated that Abu Hurairah said: I heard the Messenger of Allah say concerning Ramadan: 'Whoever spends its night in prayer (Qiyam) out of faith and in the hope of reward, he will be forgiven his previous sins. ' '
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