Keeping the spirit of Ramadan
3. Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Every slave of Allah who observes fasting for one day for the sake of Allah, Allah will draw his face farther from Hell-fire a distance that is covered in seventy years.” (Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
4. Abu Sa`id and Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “When a man awakens his wife during the night and they both perform two-Rak`ah prayer together, they are recorded among the men and women who celebrate remembrance of Allah.” (Abu Dawud)
5. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Any group of people that assemble in one of the Houses of Allah to study the Qur’an, tranquility will descend upon them, mercy will engulf them, angels will surround them and Allah will make mention of them to those (the angels) in His proximity.” (Muslim)
Little words go a long way
6. Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Allah will be pleased with His servant who praises Him (i.e., says Al-hamdu lillah) when he eats and praises Him when he drinks“. (Muslim)
7. Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported about Surat Al-Ikhlas (Chapter 112):
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “By Him in Whose Hand my soul is, it is equivalent to one-third of the Qur’an.”
According to another version, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to his Companions, “Is anyone of you incapable of reciting one-third of the Qur’an in one night?”
They considered it burdensome and said: “O Messenger of Allah, which of us can afford to do that?”
He (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Surat Al-Ikhlas is equivalent to one-third of the Qur’an.” (Al-Bukhari)
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