Fadl Shahr Ramadan li-Ibn Asakir
- Author died
- 571 AH
- Editions
- Dar Ibn Hazm
Fadl Shahr Ramadan (The Virtue of the Month of Ramadan) is a short hadith treatise by the Damascene traditionist Abu al-Qasim Ibn Asakir (499–571 AH / 1105–1176 CE) dedicated to prophetic traditions and narrations regarding the merits of the month of Ramadan .
Composition and Transmission
The treatise constitutes the 405th dictation assembly (al-majlis al-khamis ba'd al-arba'mi'ah) from Ibn Asakir's larger corpus of dictations (amali) . The text was transmitted from him by Abu Muhammad Makki ibn al-Muslim ibn Makki ibn Khalaf ibn Allan al-Qaysi, through whom later hadith masters received their chains of transmission for the work .
The transmission of this specific session is documented in several classical bibliographical and isnad compilations, including Salah al-Din al-Ala'i's Itharat al-Fawa'id al-Majmu'ah , Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani's al-Mu'jam al-Mufahras and al-Majma' al-Mu'assis , and Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Rudani's Silat al-Khalaf .
Contents
The text consists of a sequence of transmitted reports narrated with Ibn Asakir's own chains of narration (asanid):
- Traditions on the arrival of Ramadan, the opening of the gates of Paradise, the closing of the gates of Hellfire, and the chaining of devils .
- The hadith regarding the Prophet's ascent of the pulpit and his affirmation of Gabriel's supplication concerning those who reach Ramadan without attaining forgiveness .
- The tradition detailing the five special traits granted specifically to the Muslim community in Ramadan .
- A non-prophetic report (athar) from Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri stating that a single glorification of God (tasbihah) during Ramadan is superior to a thousand glorifications in other months .
The session concludes with an original didactic poem composed and recited by Ibn Asakir himself, exhorting his listeners to honor the sanctity of Ramadan, avoid backbiting, arrogance, and unlawful consumption, recite the Quran, perform the Tarawih prayers, and maintain vigil at night .
Editions
The work was edited by Mish'al ibn Bani al-Jibrin al-Mutayri and published in Beirut by Dar Ibn Hazm in 1422 AH / 2001 CE as part of a single-volume compendium containing five of Ibn Asakir's short treatises, alongside al-Tawbah, Hadith Ahl Hardan, Dhamm Dhi al-Wajhayn wa-al-Lisanayn, and Fadl Yawm Arafah .
Answer updated