Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 420-515b

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"Ibn 'Abbas said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Paradise is adorned and beautified from one year to the next for the coming of the month of Ramadan. When the first night of the month of Ramadan arrives, a wind blows from beneath the Throne called al-Muthirah, and it shakes the leaves of the trees of Paradise and closes the doors, and a humming is heard from it, the like of which the hearers have never heard. Then the wide-eyed houris appear and stand between the palaces of Paradise and call out: 'Is there any suitor to Allah who will marry him?' Then they say: 'O Ridwan, what is this night?' He answers them with the talbiyah, saying: 'O good ones, this is the first night of the month of Ramadan. The gates of Paradise have been opened for the fasting ones of the nation of Ahmad.' And Allah says: 'O Ridwan, open the gates of Paradise. O Malik, close the gates of Hellfire against the fasting ones of the nation of Ahmad. O Jibril, descend to the earth, shackle the rebellious devils, bind them in chains, then cast them into the depths of the seas, so that they do not corrupt the fasting of the nation of My beloved.' And Allah says on every night of the month of Ramadan three times: 'Is there anyone asking, so that I may give him what he asks? Is there anyone repenting, so that I may accept his repentance? Is there anyone seeking forgiveness, so that I may forgive him? Whoever lends to the Wealthy One who is not poor, to the Faithful One who does not wrong, [will be repaid].' And for Allah, on every night of Ramadan at the time of iftar, there are a thousand thousand people freed from the Fire. When the night of Friday comes, He frees a thousand thousand on each of its nights, all of whom deserved the punishment. When the last day of Ramadan comes, Allah frees on that day as many as He freed from the beginning of the month to its end. When the Night of Power comes, Allah commands Jibril, and he descends to the earth in a host of angels, carrying a green banner, and plants it upon the roof of the Ka'bah. He has six hundred wings, of which two wings he spreads only on the Night of Power. On that night he spreads them, and they extend beyond the east and the west. Jibril disperses the angels among this nation, and they greet every standing, sitting, praying and remembering person, shake hands with them, and say 'Amin' to their supplications until dawn breaks. When dawn breaks, Jibril calls out: 'O assembly of angels, depart, depart!' They say: 'O Jibril, what has Allah done regarding the needs of the believers of the nation of Ahmad?' He says: 'Allah has looked upon them, pardoned them and forgiven them, except for four: a man who persists in drinking wine, one who disobeys his parents, one who severs the ties of kinship, and one who harbours enmity, and he is the one who cuts off [relations].' When the night of the Fitr comes, that night is called the Night of the Reward. When the morning of Fitr comes, Allah sends the angels to all lands, and they descend to the earth and stand at the mouths of the alleys and call out with a voice that everyone Allah created hears, except the jinn and mankind: 'O nation of Ahmad, go forth to a Generous Lord who gives abundantly and forgives greatly.' When they come out to their places of prayer, Allah says to the angels: 'O My angels, what is the recompense of a hired worker when he has completed his work?' They say: 'His recompense is that he be paid his wage.' He says: 'I call you to witness that I have made their reward for their fasting of the month of Ramadan and their standing in prayer My good pleasure and My forgiveness.' And He says: 'O My servants, ask Me. By My might and My majesty, you will not ask Me today for anything concerning your afterlife except that I will give it to you, nor for anything concerning your worldly life except that I will look after it for you. By My might, I will veil your slips from you as long as you are mindful of Me. By My might, I will not disgrace you or expose you before the people of the punishments. Depart forgiven. You have pleased Me and I am pleased with you.' Then the angels rejoice and are delighted at what Allah gives this nation when they break their fast in the month of Ramadan."

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