Hadith Bank — Narrations About Ramadan
Every narration below carries the collection it comes from and its hadith number, so you can look it up rather than take our word for it. The grading is shown on each card, including where it is weak. Search by word, by topic or by reference — typing a collection name and a number will find it.
Hadith of Ramadan
Narrations about Ramadan, each with its collection, hadith number, narrator and grading. Where a narration is weak, the card says so.
مَنْ صَامَ رَمَضَانَ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ
Whoever fasts Ramadan out of faith and seeking reward, his previous sins are forgiven.
Sahih al-Bukhari 38 Sahih Muslim 760 Narrated by Abu Hurayrah Sahih — authentic
مَنْ قَامَ رَمَضَانَ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ
Whoever stands in prayer during Ramadan out of faith and seeking reward, his previous sins are forgiven.
Sahih al-Bukhari 37 Sahih Muslim 759 Narrated by Abu Hurayrah Sahih — authentic
إِذَا دَخَلَ رَمَضَانُ فُتِّحَتْ أَبْوَابُ الْجَنَّةِ وَغُلِّقَتْ أَبْوَابُ النَّارِ وَسُلْسِلَتِ الشَّيَاطِينُ
When Ramadan begins, the gates of Paradise are opened, the gates of the Fire are closed, and the devils are chained.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1899 Sahih Muslim 1079 Narrated by Abu Hurayrah Sahih — authentic
The month is twenty-nine nights, so do not fast until you see the crescent, and if it is obscured from you, then complete the count of thirty.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1907 Narrated by Ibn Umar Sahih — authentic
This is the basis for a lunar month running either 29 or 30 days, and for why the number of fasts in a given year cannot be stated in advance.
صُومُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ وَأَفْطِرُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ فَإِنْ غُبِّيَ عَلَيْكُمْ فَأَكْمِلُوا عِدَّةَ شَعْبَانَ ثَلاَثِينَ
Fast when you see it and stop fasting when you see it. If it is obscured from you, then complete thirty days of Sha‘ban.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1909 Sahih Muslim 1081 Narrated by Abu Hurayrah Sahih — authentic
Kurayb reported that the people of Syria began fasting on a Friday sighting, while Ibn Abbas in Madinah began on Saturday. Ibn Abbas said they would continue with their own sighting until they saw it or completed thirty days, and that this is what the Messenger of Allah instructed.
Sahih Muslim 1087 Narrated by Kurayb, from Ibn Abbas Sahih — authentic
Cited across the centuries in the discussion of whether one region's sighting binds another. Scholars have drawn different conclusions from it; the narration itself records a difference of a day between two regions being treated as normal.
Do not anticipate Ramadan by fasting a day or two beforehand, except for someone who was already in the habit of a regular fast — let him fast it.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1914 Sahih Muslim 1082 Narrated by Abu Hurayrah Sahih — authentic
كُلُّ عَمَلِ ابْنِ آدَمَ لَهُ إِلاَّ الصَّوْمَ فَإِنَّهُ لِي وَأَنَا أَجْزِي بِهِ
Every deed of the son of Adam is for him, except fasting: it is for Me, and I shall reward it.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1904 Sahih Muslim 1151 Narrated by Abu Hurayrah Sahih — authentic
A hadith qudsi — the Prophet reports the words as being from Allah, but the wording is not Qur'an and is not recited as such.
الصِّيَامُ جُنَّةٌ
Fasting is a shield.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1894 Sahih Muslim 1151 Narrated by Abu Hurayrah Sahih — authentic
لِلصَّائِمِ فَرْحَتَانِ يَفْرَحُهُمَا إِذَا أَفْطَرَ فَرِحَ وَإِذَا لَقِيَ رَبَّهُ فَرِحَ بِصَوْمِهِ
The fasting person has two joys: a joy when he breaks his fast, and a joy when he meets his Lord.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1904 Sahih Muslim 1151 Narrated by Abu Hurayrah Sahih — authentic
مَنْ لَمْ يَدَعْ قَوْلَ الزُّورِ وَالْعَمَلَ بِهِ فَلَيْسَ لِلَّهِ حَاجَةٌ فِي أَنْ يَدَعَ طَعَامَهُ وَشَرَابَهُ
Whoever does not give up false speech and acting upon it, Allah has no need of his giving up his food and drink.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1903 Narrated by Abu Hurayrah Sahih — authentic
In Paradise there is a gate called ar-Rayyan, through which those who fasted will enter on the Day of Resurrection, and none but them will enter through it.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1896 Sahih Muslim 1152 Narrated by Sahl ibn Sa‘d Sahih — authentic
Whoever fasts a day in the way of Allah, Allah will distance his face from the Fire by seventy years for it.
Sahih al-Bukhari 2840 Sahih Muslim 1153 Narrated by Abu Sa‘id al-Khudri Sahih — authentic
Three supplications are not turned back: the supplication of a father, the supplication of a fasting person, and the supplication of a traveller.
Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi 3598 Narrated by Abu Hurayrah Hasan — sound
Graded hasan. The wording of the three varies slightly between narrations of this report.
تَسَحَّرُوا فَإِنَّ فِي السَّحُورِ بَرَكَةً
Take the pre-dawn meal, for in the pre-dawn meal there is blessing.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1923 Sahih Muslim 1095 Narrated by Anas ibn Malik Sahih — authentic
The distinction between our fasting and the fasting of the People of the Book is the meal taken before dawn.
Sahih Muslim 1096 Narrated by Amr ibn al-As Sahih — authentic
لاَ يَزَالُ النَّاسُ بِخَيْرٍ مَا عَجَّلُوا الْفِطْرَ
The people will remain in good as long as they hasten to break the fast.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1957 Sahih Muslim 1098 Narrated by Sahl ibn Sa‘d Sahih — authentic
Read alongside the calculation of Maghrib: the fast ends at sunset, not at full darkness.
Whoever gives food to a fasting person with which to break the fast has the same reward as him, without anything being diminished from the reward of the fasting person.
Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi 807 Narrated by Zayd ibn Khalid al-Juhani Sahih — authentic
ذَهَبَ الظَّمَأُ وَابْتَلَّتِ الْعُرُوقُ وَثَبَتَ الأَجْرُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ
The thirst has gone, the veins are moistened, and the reward is confirmed, if Allah wills.
Sunan Abu Dawud 2357 Narrated by Ibn Umar Hasan — sound
This is the supplication of Iftar with the strongest support. The Prophet is reported to have said it after breaking his fast.
اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ صُمْتُ وَعَلَى رِزْقِكَ أَفْطَرْتُ
O Allah, for You I have fasted and with Your provision I have broken my fast.
Sunan Abu Dawud 2358 Narrated by Mu‘adh ibn Zuhrah (mursal) Da‘if — weak
Widely printed on Ramadan timetables, but the chain is weak — it is mursal, missing the companion link. It is included here labelled rather than left to circulate as though it were authentic. The narration at Sunan Abu Dawud 2357 above is the stronger option.
Whoever forgets while fasting and eats or drinks, let him complete his fast, for it was Allah who fed him and gave him drink.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1933 Sahih Muslim 1155 Narrated by Abu Hurayrah Sahih — authentic
Jibril would meet the Prophet every night of Ramadan and review the Qur'an with him. The Prophet was more generous with good than a sent wind.
Sahih al-Bukhari 6 Sahih Muslim 2308 Narrated by Ibn Abbas Sahih — authentic
Aisha was asked how the Prophet prayed at night in Ramadan. She said he did not exceed eleven rak‘ahs, in Ramadan or outside it.
Sahih al-Bukhari 2013 Narrated by Aisha Sahih — authentic
The number of Taraweeh rak‘ahs has been prayed differently in different places since the earliest generations. Scholars have long held that the number is not fixed as an obligation; this narration is one of the main texts in that discussion, not a ruling that settles it.
Umar gathered the people behind Ubayy ibn Ka‘b for the night prayer in Ramadan, and on seeing them praying together said that this was an excellent innovation.
Sahih al-Bukhari 2010 Narrated by Abd ar-Rahman ibn Abd al-Qari Sahih — authentic
Whoever stands with the imam until he finishes is recorded as having stood the whole night.
Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi 806 Sunan Abu Dawud 1375 Narrated by Abu Dharr Sahih — authentic
Whoever stands in prayer on the Night of Decree out of faith and seeking reward, his previous sins are forgiven.
Sahih al-Bukhari 2014 Sahih Muslim 760 Narrated by Abu Hurayrah Sahih — authentic
تَحَرَّوْا لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ فِي الْوِتْرِ مِنَ الْعَشْرِ الأَوَاخِرِ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ
Seek the Night of Decree in the odd nights of the last ten of Ramadan.
Sahih al-Bukhari 2017 Narrated by Aisha Sahih — authentic
The instruction is to seek it across the odd nights, not to identify one in advance. Narrations point to more than one night, which is why no site or calendar can tell you which night it will be.
When the last ten nights entered, the Prophet would tighten his waist-wrapper, spend the night in worship, and wake his family.
Sahih al-Bukhari 2024 Sahih Muslim 1174 Narrated by Aisha Sahih — authentic
The Prophet would seclude himself in the mosque during the last ten days of Ramadan until Allah took him, and his wives observed the seclusion after him.
Sahih al-Bukhari 2026 Sahih Muslim 1172 Narrated by Aisha Sahih — authentic
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ عَفُوٌّ تُحِبُّ الْعَفْوَ فَاعْفُ عَنِّي
Aisha asked what to say if she knew which night was the Night of Decree. He told her to say: O Allah, You are Pardoning and love to pardon, so pardon me.
Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi 3513 Narrated by Aisha Sahih — authentic
Graded sahih by at-Tirmidhi and by later scholars; a minority have graded it hasan. The wording with the addition "karim" after "‘afuwwun" is not established in the stronger narrations.
Seeing a man being shaded by a crowd while fasting on a journey, the Prophet said that it is not righteousness to fast while travelling.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1946 Sahih Muslim 1115 Narrated by Jabir ibn Abdullah Sahih — authentic
Other authentic narrations record companions fasting on journeys without objection. Scholars read the two together: the concession is real, and taking it is not a failing. Whether fasting or not fasting is better on a given journey has long been discussed.
Allah has relieved the traveller of half the prayer, and has relieved the traveller, the pregnant woman and the nursing woman of the fast.
Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi 715 Sunan an-Nasa'i 2274 Narrated by Anas ibn Malik al-Ka‘bi Hasan — sound
What is owed afterwards — making up the days, feeding the poor, or both — is a question on which the schools of law differ, particularly for pregnancy and nursing. This narration establishes the concession, not the compensation.
Aisha said that she would have days of Ramadan to make up and would not be able to make them up until Sha‘ban.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1950 Sahih Muslim 1146 Narrated by Aisha Sahih — authentic
Whoever dies while owing fasts, his guardian fasts on his behalf.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1952 Sahih Muslim 1147 Narrated by Aisha Sahih — authentic
The schools of law differ on the scope of this: whether it covers all missed fasts or only vowed ones, and whether feeding may substitute for fasting.
A man came saying he was ruined, having had relations with his wife during a day of Ramadan. The Prophet asked whether he could free a slave, then whether he could fast two consecutive months, then whether he could feed sixty poor people.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1936 Sahih Muslim 1111 Narrated by Abu Hurayrah Sahih — authentic
This is the primary text for kaffarah. Which acts trigger it, and how the sequence applies today, are matters the schools of law treat differently.
The Messenger of Allah made Zakat al-Fitr obligatory: one sa‘ of dates or one sa‘ of barley, upon the free and the enslaved, male and female, young and old among the Muslims.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1503 Sahih Muslim 984 Narrated by Ibn Umar Sahih — authentic
He commanded that it be paid before the people went out to the Eid prayer.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1509 Narrated by Ibn Umar Sahih — authentic
Whether the value in money may be given instead of food is a long-standing difference between the schools.
The Prophet was the most generous of people, and he was at his most generous in Ramadan.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1902 Sahih Muslim 2308 Narrated by Ibn Abbas Sahih — authentic
The Prophet would not go out on the morning of Eid al-Fitr until he had eaten some dates, and he would eat an odd number of them.
Sahih al-Bukhari 953 Narrated by Anas ibn Malik Sahih — authentic
Whoever fasts Ramadan and then follows it with six days of Shawwal, it is as though he fasted the whole year.
Sahih Muslim 1164 Narrated by Abu Ayyub al-Ansari Sahih — authentic
The schools differ on whether the six should be consecutive and whether they may be kept before making up missed Ramadan days.
An umrah performed in Ramadan is equivalent to a Hajj.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1782 Sahih Muslim 1256 Narrated by Ibn Abbas Sahih — authentic
Understood by scholars as equivalence in reward. It does not discharge the obligation of Hajj.
If someone abuses him or fights him, let him say: I am fasting.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1894 Sahih Muslim 1151 Narrated by Abu Hurayrah Sahih — authentic
The deeds most beloved to Allah are the most consistent ones, even if they are small.
Sahih al-Bukhari 6464 Sahih Muslim 783 Narrated by Aisha Sahih — authentic
Not a Ramadan-specific narration, but the one most often cited on keeping a routine after the month ends.
Allah is more pleased with the repentance of His servant than a man who loses his mount in a desert and then finds it again.
Sahih al-Bukhari 6309 Sahih Muslim 2747 Narrated by Anas ibn Malik Sahih — authentic
Allah shows mercy to those who show mercy to others. Be merciful to those on the earth, and the One above the heavens will be merciful to you.
Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi 1924 Sunan Abu Dawud 4941 Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr Sahih — authentic
Purity is half of faith. Patience is illumination. Prayer is light. Charity is proof.
Sahih Muslim 223 Narrated by Abu Malik al-Ash‘ari Sahih — authentic
A widely shared report describes Ramadan as a month whose first part is mercy, whose middle is forgiveness and whose end is freedom from the Fire.
Reported by Ibn Khuzaymah 1887 Da‘if — weak
Ibn Khuzaymah himself flagged the chain, and later scholars have graded it weak — some very weak — because of the narrator Sallam ibn Sawwar and Maslamah ibn as-Salt. It is listed here because it circulates every Ramadan as though it were authentic. The virtue of the month is established by the sound narrations above; it does not rest on this one.
Nothing in the bank matches that. Try a shorter word, a collection name, or clear the topic filter.
How these narrations are chosen, how gradings are handled and what to do when scholars grade a narration differently is set out on the hadith sources and methodology page.
What is and is not in this bank
Only hadith. Qur’an verses are cited throughout the site with their surah and verse numbers, but they are not narrations and do not belong in a hadith collection. Statements of scholars, however useful, are not hadith either. Neither are the sayings that circulate widely online with no chain behind them — where one of those is common enough that a reader will meet it, it appears here labelled for what it is rather than being quietly left out.
The bank is deliberately curated rather than large. Every reference in it has been checked. Adding hundreds of entries with references nobody verified would make the page longer and the site less trustworthy.
Read next
Published Reviewed against the standards in our editorial policy.