Chapter on the Virtue of the Month of Ramadan and the Prayers Within It in Addition to the Recommended Prayers Mentioned in the Other Months

Ali ibn al-Hasan ibn Faddal, from Ahmad ibn al-Hasan, from Amr ibn Said al-Mada'ini, from Musaddiq ibn Sadaqah, from Ammar, from Abu Abdillah عليه السلام, peace be upon him, who said: I asked Imam al-Sadiq عليه السلام about prayer in the Month of Ramadan in the mosques. Imam عليه السلام said: “When the Commander of the Faithful عليه السلام, peace be upon him, arrived in Kufa, He عليه السلام ordered al-Hasan ibn Ali عليه السلام, peace be upon him, to announce to the people: ‘There is no congregational prayer in the Month of Ramadan in the mosques.’” So Imam al-Hasan ibn Ali عليه السلام, peace be upon him, announced to the people what the Commander of the Faithful had ordered him. So when the people heard the statement of Imam al-Hasan ibn Ali عليه السلام, they cried out: “O Umar! O’ Umar!” And when Imam al-Hasan عليه السلام returned to the Commander of the Faithful عليه السلام, peace be upon him, He عليه السلام asked Imam al-Hasan عليه السلام: “What are these cries (sounds)?” Imam al-Hasan عليه السلام replied: “O Commander of the Faithful, the people are crying out, ‘O Umar! O’ Umar!’” So the Commander of the Faithful عليه السلام, peace be upon him, said: “Say to them; ‘Pray.’”