The ruling on the hadith: "Ramadan begins with mercy"
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Question:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Honorable Shaykh, the questioner asks: Is there a report in an authentic hadith that the beginning of Ramadan is forgiveness, its middle is mercy, and its end is release from the Fire?
Answer:
Yes, this was reported in a hadithMishkat al-Masabih 1965, but the hadith did not reach the level of being authentic; it is either good or weak, and its meaning is correct. The meaning regarding Ramadan is correct. All of Ramadan is mercy, forgiveness, and release from the Fire; these are among the attributes of Ramadan. Yes.
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Honorable Shaykh, the questioner asks: Is there a report in an authentic hadith that the beginning of Ramadan is forgiveness, its middle is mercy, and its end is release from the Fire?
Answer:
Yes, this was reported in a hadith
It is a month whose beginning is mercy, whose middle is forgiveness, and whose end is freedom from hell.
سلمان المرفوع شهر أوله رحمة وأوسطه مغفرة وآخره عتق من النار
Source
مجالس رمضان 1429هـ - 05 — alfawzan.live (14:36)
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