What is meant by the chaining of the devils during the day in Ramadan?

Question : The questioner asks: What is meant by the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that the devils are chained during the day in Ramadan, meaning they are bound? Is this a real binding or not? And does this include all the devils? I ask for clarification.

Answer : The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) clarified the meaning of this when he said: before, meaning they are unable to mislead in the same way they used to mislead in the other months. So they are not chained in an absolute sense such that they do not mislead anyone; rather, they do mislead, but it is not like their misleading in months other than Ramadan. This is based on his saying: This is one interpretation. Another interpretation is that in some wordings of the hadith, it says the chiefs of the devils are chained, meaning the strongest in their devilry. On this view, those below them in rank may still whisper to people. Some people have asked: How are the devils restrained when we find that some people’s open sinfulness increases in Ramadan? We say that those below the chiefs have taken control over them. Or it can be said that were it not for Ramadan, this misleading would have been greater and more widespread. This second interpretation, which I mean, is closer to reality, because in reality, the people of good have a desire for good and a distance from evil, while the people of evil may have their evil increase in Ramadan. Yes.