Ramadan Mubarak
Allah (Azza wa jal) descend upon the earth. The
gates of the Heaven are also opened by which the maidens of Heaven become aware that
Ramadan has arrived in the world, and so they pray for the people of the world.
Further, it is also said that no one is punished in his grave in Ramadan. It
implies that the gates of Hell are closed in Ramadan, due to which the heat of
Hell does not reach the graves of sinners and even unbelievers. Satan, along
with his offspring, is chained. If anyone commits sins in this month he does so
due to the evil of his Nafs, not because of Satan.’(Mirat-ul-Manajih, pp. 133, vol. 3)
Why are sins committed despite Satan being in chains?
A renowned exegetist of the Quran Shaykh Mufti Amad Yar Khan (Radi allahu
ta'ala anhu) has
stated, ‘In Ramadan, the gates of the skies are opened, through
which special bounties of
Allah (Azza wa jal) descend upon the earth. The
gates of the Heaven are also opened by which the maidens of Heaven become aware that
Ramadan has arrived in the world, and so they pray for the people of the world.
Further, it is also said that no one is punished in his grave in Ramadan. It
implies that the gates of Hell are closed in Ramadan, due to which the heat of
Hell does not reach the graves of sinners and even unbelievers. Satan, along
with his offspring, is chained. If anyone commits sins in this month he does so
due to the evil of his Nafs, not because of Satan.’(Mirat-ul-Manajih, pp. 133, vol. 3)
Mercy on fire worshipper
There was a fire worshipper who lived in Bukhara. One day he was
walking through a
Muslim marketplace along with his son. His son began to eat
something publicly. Seeing
his son eating, he slapped him and scolded him saying, ‘Aren’t you
ashamed of eating in
the Muslims’ market in Ramadan?’ His son replied, ‘(But) Father,
you also eat in Ramadan,
don’t you?’ The father replied, ‘I don’t eat in front of the
Muslims, I eat at home where
they can’t see me, I don’t desecrate this holy month.’
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