Family Fridge Poster #1- Ramadan Hadiths (from Sahih Bukhari and Muslim)

I had an easy idea of how to share some Islamic knowledge with our families. I call it, the Family Fridge Posters. Just like the name says, it is meant for families to be put on the fridge, a common place that everyone looks at throughout the day :P Simply get the info you want to share, here being Ramadan related hadiths, print it out on colored cardstock (to separate it from other stuff on the fridge) and now you have an easy way to share some information with others! Check back for more family fridge posters (I have a few more I want to make and will put them up inshAllah) ;)

1. Narrated `Abdullâh bin `Umar (may Allah be pleased with him): Allâh's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said, “The month can be 29 nights (i.e. days), and do not observe saum (fast) till you see the crescent, and if the sky is overcast, then complete the month of Sha`bân as 30 days.” (Bukhari)

2. Narrated Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him): The Prophet (may peace be upon him) said, “There is a gate in Paradise called Ar-Raiyân, and those who observe saum (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 saum (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.” (Bukhari)

3. Abu Hurairah, (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said, “When there comes the month of Ramadan, the gates of Paradise are opened, and the gates of Hell are locked and the devils are chained.” (Muslim)

4. Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said “Any servant of Allah who observes one day of fast for Allah's sake, Allah would remove his face away from the fire of Hell a distance equivalent to seventy years.” (Muslim)

5. Narrated Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him): Allah’s Apostle (may peace be upon him) said, “Whoever prayed at night the whole month of Ramadhan out of sincere faith and hoping for a reward from Allah, then all his previous sins will be forgiven.” (Bukhari)

6. Narrated Abû Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him): Allâh's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said, “Saum (fasting) is a shield (or a screen or a shelter from the Hellfire). So, the person observing saum (fast) should not behave foolishly and impudently, and if somebody fights with him or abuses him, he should say to him twice, “I am observing saum (fast).” The Prophet (may peace be upon him) added, “by Him in whose hands my soul is, the smell coming out from the mouth of a person observing saum (fast) is better with Allâh than the smell of musk. (Allâh says about the fasting person), “He has left his food, drink and desires for My sake. The Saum (fast) is for Me, so I will reward the fasting person for it…” (Bukhari)

7. Narrated Abû Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him): The Prophet (may peace be upon him) said, “Whoever does not give up telling lies (false statements) and acting on those lies, and evil actions etc. Allâh is not in need of him leaving his food and drink” (i.e. Allâh will not accept his saum (fasting)). (Bukhari)

8. Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said, “Take suhur (small meal before dawn); for in the suhur there is a blessing.” (Muslim)

9. Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d (may Allah be pleased with him): Allâh's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said, “The people (Muslim Ummah) will remain on the right path as long as they hasten to break their fast” (break the fast on time, without delay). (Bukhari)

10. Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said, “If anyone forgets that he is fasting and eats or drinks, he should complete his fast (i.e. don’t stop fasting) for it was Allah who fed him and gave him drink.” (Muslim)

11. Narrated ‘Amir bin Rabi’a (may Allah be pleased with him): I saw the Prophet (may peace be upon him) cleaning his teeth with siwak (small branch of a tree) while he was fasting so many times as I cannot count. (Bukhari)

12. Abu Salamah bin 'Abdul-Rahman reported that he asked 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) about the night prayer (taraweeh) of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) during the month of Ramadan. She said, “The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) did not observe – either in Ramadan or in any other month more than eleven rak'ahs (units of prayer) of the night prayer (taraweeh). He in the first instance, observed four rak'ahs. Ask not about their excellence and their length (i.e. these were matchless in perfection and length). He again observed four rak'ahs, and ask not about their excellence and length. He would then observe three rak'ahs (of the witr prayer). 'A'ishah again reported: I asked, “Messenger of Allah, do you sleep before observing the witr prayer? He said, “O 'A'ishah, my eyes sleep but my heart does not.” (Muslim)

13. 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported: Hamzah bin 'Amr Al-Aslami asked the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) about fasting on a journey, and he (the Prophet) said, “If you wish to fast do so, and if you prefer to break your fast you may do so.” (Muslim)

14. Narrated `Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her): Allâh's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said, “Whoever died while leaving missed saum (fasts) from Ramadân, then his guardians must observe saum (fast) on his behalf. (Bukhari)

15. Narrated Abû Sa`id (may Allah be pleased with him) about the night of Qadr, he said, “We practiced i`tikâf (seclusion in the mosque) in the middle third of the month of Ramadân with the Prophet (may peace be upon him). In the morning of the 20th of Ramadan, the Prophet (may peace be upon him) came and addressed us and said, “I was informed of the date of the night of Qadr but I was caused to forget it; so search for it in the odd nights of the last ten nights of the month of Ramadân” … (Bukhari)

16. Narrated Ibn `Abbâs (may Allah be pleased with him): The Prophet (may peace be upon him) said, “Look for the Lailat ul Qadr (the night of power) in the last ten nights of Ramadân - on the night when nine or seven or five nights remain out of the last ten nights of Ramadân (i.e. 21, 23, 25, 27, 29) respectively). (Bukhari)

17. Aishah (radhi allahu anha) said that she asked the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), “O Messenger of Allah! If I find the night of al-Qadr what should I say?” He (S.A.W) said, “Say: Allahuma inaka 'affuwwun tuhhibul 'afwa fa'fu' anni (O Allah! Verily, You are the oft-pardoning, You love to pardon, so pardon me).” (Ahmed)