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Chapter on Prayer in the Month of Ramadan

faqih-1963Vol. 2, p. 137

أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ بِاللَّيْلِ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ مِنَ النَّافِلَةِ فِي جَمَاعَةٍ بِدْعَةٌ وَ صَلَاةَ الضُّحَى بِدْعَةٌ أَلَا فَلَا تَجْتَمِعُوا لَيْلًا فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ لِصَلَاةِ اللَّيْلِ وَ لَا تُصَلُّوا صَلَاةَ الضُّحَى فَإِنَّ تِلْكَ مَعْصِيَةٌ أَلَا فَإِنَّ كُلَّ بِدْعَةٍ ضَلَالَةٌ وَ كُلَّ ضَلَالَةٍ سَبِيلُهَا إِلَى النَّارِ ثُمَّ نَزَلَ ص وَ هُوَ يَقُولُ قَلِيلٌ فِي سُنَّةٍ خَيْرٌ مِنْ ك

Hadith.1964 - Zurara, Muhammad ibn Muslim, and Al-Fudayl asked Abu Ja'far, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), and Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about offering night prayers in congregation during the nights of Month of Ramadan. They (as) said: "The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) used

faqih-1964Vol. 2, p. 137

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ فَقَالَ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً مِنْهَا الْوَتْرُ وَ رَكْعَتَا الصُّبْحِ قَبْلَ الْفَجْرِ كَذَلِكَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يُصَلِّي وَ أَنَا كَذَلِكَ أُصَلِّي وَ لَوْ كَانَ خَيْراً لَمْ يَتْرُكْهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص.

"I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about the prayer during the Month of Ramadan. Imam (as) said: 'Thirteen rak'ahs, including the witr prayer and the two rak'ahs of Fajr before dawn. This was how the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) would pray, and this is how I pray. If there were anything better th

faqih-1965Vol. 2, p. 137-138

"سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ، فَقَالَ: ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً، مِنْهَا الْوِتْرُ وَرَكْعَتَانِ قَبْلَ صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ، وَلَوْ كَانَ فَضْلًا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ أَعْمَلَ بِهِ وَأَحَقَّ".

"I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about the prayer during the Month of Ramadan. Imam (as) said: 'Thirteen rak'ahs, including the witr prayer and two rak'ahs before the Fajr prayer. If there were any additional merit, the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) would have been more diligent in performing it

faqih-1966Vol. 2, p. 138-139

كَمَا يُصَلَّى فِيهِ قَالَ كَمَا يُصَلَّى فِي غَيْرِهِ إِلَّا أَنَّ لِشَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ عَلَى سَائِرِ الشُّهُورِ مِنَ الْفَضْلِ مَا يَنْبَغِي لِلْعَبْدِ أَنْ يَزِيدَ فِي تَطَوُّعِهِ فَإِنْ أَحَبَّ وَ قَوِيَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ أَنْ يَزِيدَ فِي أَوَّلِ الشَّهْرِ إِلَى عِشْرِينَ لَيْلَةً كُلَّ لَيْلَةٍ عِشْرِينَ رَكْعَةً سِوَى مَا كَانَ يُصَلِّي قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ يُصَلِّي مِنْ هَذِهِ الْعِشْرِينَ اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً بَيْنَ

Hadith.1967 – Imam (as) was asked about the prayer during the Month of Ramadan and said: "It is prayed as in other months. However, Month of Ramadan holds additional merit over other months, so it is appropriate for a servant to increase their voluntary prayers. If one desires and has the strength, they may add twenty

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