The ruling on the hadith: "The first part of Ramadan is mercy"
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Question:
Some people repeat, "O Shaykh, when Ramadan enters, they say RamadanMishkat al-Masabih 1965. Is this a hadith or an athar?
Answer:
This is an athar from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), I heard our Shaykh, Shaykh Ibn Baz (may Allah have mercy on him), say that all of Ramadan encompasses these three things, all of it from its beginning to its end: mercy, forgiveness, and release from the Fire. They all come together in it without this specific division. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Some people repeat, "O Shaykh, when Ramadan enters, they say Ramadan
whose beginning is mercy, whose middle is forgiveness, and whose end is freedom from hell
أوله رحمة، وأوسطه مغفرة، وآخره عتق من النارAnswer:
This is an athar from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him),
But there is a concern regarding its chain of narration.
ولكنه في إسناده نظر.The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
نور على الدرب 17-01-1439هـ ح1 — af.org.sa (15:01)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.