Chapter on the Virtue of Month of Ramadan and the Reward of Fasting in it
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 2|Book 2|Chapter 8
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 2, Book 2, Chapter 8
Chapter on the Virtue of Month of Ramadan and the Reward of Fasting in it
وَ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «لَمَّا حَضَرَ شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ قَامَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فَحَمِدَ اَللَّهَ وَ أَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ» «أَيُّهَا اَلنَّاسُ كَفَاكُمُ اَللَّهُ عَدُوَّكُمْ مِنَ اَلْجِنِّ وَ اَلْإِنْسِ وَ قَالَ «اُدْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ» وَ وَعَدَكُمُ اَلْإِجَابَةَ أَلاَ وَ قَدْ وَكَّلَ اَللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِكُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ مَرِيدٍ سَبْعِينَ مِنْ مَلاَئِكَتِهِ فَلَيْسَ بِمَحْلُولٍ حَتَّى يَنْقَضِيَ شَهْرُكُمْ هَذَا أَلاَ وَ أَبْوَابُ اَلسَّمَاءِ مُفَتَّحَةٌ مِنْ أَوَّلِ لَيْلَةٍ مِنْهُ أَلاَ وَ اَلدُّعَاءُ فِيهِ مَقْبُولٌ.
Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib عليه السلام said: "When the Month of Ramadan arrived, the Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) stood, praised Allah سبحانه وتعالى, and glorified Him. Then He said: 'O people, Allah سبحانه وتعالى has sufficed you against your enemies from among the jinn and humans. He said, "Call upon Me; I will respond to you," and He has promised you that He will answer. Know that Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Almighty, has assigned seventy of His angels to every rebellious devil, preventing them from being released until your month concludes. Be aware that the gates of the heavens are opened from the first night of this month. Know that supplications made in it are accepted.'"
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh