saima abdullah
my life iz 4 Allah
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ :
إِذَا كَانَتْ أَوَّلُ لَيْلَةٍ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ صُفِّدَتْ الشَّيَاطِينُ وَمَرَدَةُ الْجِنِّ وَغُلِّقَتْ أَبْوَابُ النَّارِ فَلَمْ يُفْتَحْ مِنْهَا بَابٌ وَفُتِحَتْ أَبْوَابُ الْجَنَّةِ فَلَمْ يُغْلَقْ مِنْهَا بَابٌ وَنَادَى مُنَادٍ يَا بَاغِيَ الْخَيْرِ أَقْبِلْ وَيَا بَاغِيَ الشَّرِّ أَقْصِرْ وَلِلَّهِ عُتَقَاءُ مِنْ النَّارِ وَذَلِكَ فِي كُلِّ لَيْلَةٍ
سنن ابن ماجه وصححه الألباني .
It is narrated from Abu Hurayrah [Radi Allahu anhu] that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said,
“When it is the first night of Ramadan the evil devils are chained. The gates of Fire are locked- not a single gate is opened, and the gates of Paradise are opened- not a single gate is locked, and a caller calls out : ’O seeker of good come forth! and O seeker of evil withhold! and there are many whom Allah frees from the Fire – and that is every night.”
[Reported by ibn Majah and graded authentic by Sh. Al-Albani]
Vocabulary from the Hadtih
صُفِّدَتْ – tightly chained, fettered.
الشَّيَاطِينُ – the devils.
مَرَدَةُ الْجِنّ وَ – and the rebellious/defiant jinn.
غُلِّقَتْ – completely locked.
فُتِحَتْ – opened.
نَادَى – he calls
مُنَادٍ – a caller.
بَاغِيَ – Seeker, one who desires [something].
الْخَيْرِ – the good.
أَقْبِلْ – Come forth.
الشَّرِّ – the evil.
أَقْصِرْ – withhold, restrict.
عُتَقَاءُ – freed slaves.
مِنْ النَّارِ – from the Fire.
Lessons from the Hadith
Shaykh al-Sindi [rahimahullah] explains this hadith:
-“The evil devils are chained “ This does not mean that people will not sin because not all sins are from the devils.
-“The gates of Fire are locked “ They are closed and locked to keep the slave far away from the Fire and the punishment. This shows that the gates of Hell-Fire are open outside of Ramadan.
- “and the gates of Paradise are opened “ They are opened out of mercy for the slave. This shows that the gates of Paradise are locked outside of Ramadan.
- “and a caller calls out “ Even though the people do not hear this caller, we will know that every night this occurs and so it becomes a motivation and lesson.
- “’O seeker of good “ Meaning, the one who desires goodness.
-“ come forth! “ Come forth to good deeds and righteous actions, because it is your choice and your affair if you wish to receive a great reward for small actions.
-“ O seeker of evil withhold! “ Withhold from sinning, and repent.
-Every night, there are slaves who are removed from the Hell-Fire. We should strive every night to be among those who are among those Allah (ta’ala) frees from the Hell-Fire.
إِذَا كَانَتْ أَوَّلُ لَيْلَةٍ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ صُفِّدَتْ الشَّيَاطِينُ وَمَرَدَةُ الْجِنِّ وَغُلِّقَتْ أَبْوَابُ النَّارِ فَلَمْ يُفْتَحْ مِنْهَا بَابٌ وَفُتِحَتْ أَبْوَابُ الْجَنَّةِ فَلَمْ يُغْلَقْ مِنْهَا بَابٌ وَنَادَى مُنَادٍ يَا بَاغِيَ الْخَيْرِ أَقْبِلْ وَيَا بَاغِيَ الشَّرِّ أَقْصِرْ وَلِلَّهِ عُتَقَاءُ مِنْ النَّارِ وَذَلِكَ فِي كُلِّ لَيْلَةٍ
سنن ابن ماجه وصححه الألباني .
It is narrated from Abu Hurayrah [Radi Allahu anhu] that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said,
“When it is the first night of Ramadan the evil devils are chained. The gates of Fire are locked- not a single gate is opened, and the gates of Paradise are opened- not a single gate is locked, and a caller calls out : ’O seeker of good come forth! and O seeker of evil withhold! and there are many whom Allah frees from the Fire – and that is every night.”
[Reported by ibn Majah and graded authentic by Sh. Al-Albani]
Vocabulary from the Hadtih
صُفِّدَتْ – tightly chained, fettered.
الشَّيَاطِينُ – the devils.
مَرَدَةُ الْجِنّ وَ – and the rebellious/defiant jinn.
غُلِّقَتْ – completely locked.
فُتِحَتْ – opened.
نَادَى – he calls
مُنَادٍ – a caller.
بَاغِيَ – Seeker, one who desires [something].
الْخَيْرِ – the good.
أَقْبِلْ – Come forth.
الشَّرِّ – the evil.
أَقْصِرْ – withhold, restrict.
عُتَقَاءُ – freed slaves.
مِنْ النَّارِ – from the Fire.
Lessons from the Hadith
Shaykh al-Sindi [rahimahullah] explains this hadith:
-“The evil devils are chained “ This does not mean that people will not sin because not all sins are from the devils.
-“The gates of Fire are locked “ They are closed and locked to keep the slave far away from the Fire and the punishment. This shows that the gates of Hell-Fire are open outside of Ramadan.
- “and the gates of Paradise are opened “ They are opened out of mercy for the slave. This shows that the gates of Paradise are locked outside of Ramadan.
- “and a caller calls out “ Even though the people do not hear this caller, we will know that every night this occurs and so it becomes a motivation and lesson.
- “’O seeker of good “ Meaning, the one who desires goodness.
-“ come forth! “ Come forth to good deeds and righteous actions, because it is your choice and your affair if you wish to receive a great reward for small actions.
-“ O seeker of evil withhold! “ Withhold from sinning, and repent.
-Every night, there are slaves who are removed from the Hell-Fire. We should strive every night to be among those who are among those Allah (ta’ala) frees from the Hell-Fire.