At a glance
The story
Muslim relates from Abu Hurayra that the Prophet ﷺ said: when Ramadan comes the gates of Paradise are opened, the gates of the Fire are closed, and the shayatin are chained 1 Muslim 1079. In the Muwatta Malik relates from Abu Suhayl ibn Malik from his father from Abu Hurayra mauquf his saying: when Ramadan enters the gates of Paradise are opened, the gates of the Fire are closed, and the shayatin are chained — the editor notes Ibn Abd al-Barr narrated it marfu' from Abu Suhayl 2 Muwatta 862.
The meaning
In this hadith Ramadan is the season in which the shayatin are chained, the gates of the Fire are closed and the gates of Paradise opened — a cosmic picture of fasting's virtue 1.
Notes
Connections
People and things also explored
Muslim 1079 — When Ramadan comes the gates of Paradise open· Muwatta 862· Abu Hurayra· Muhammad· Whoever raises his head before the imam — his forelock is in a shaytan's hand· The shaytan confounds the praying man about his count· The shaytan's scheming at the call to prayer· The shaytan's knots on the sleeper's crown
Sources
- Sahih Muslim
- Muwatta, recension of Yahya ibn Yahya al-Laythi (ed. Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf)
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islam.museum contributors. “When Ramadan enters, the shayatin are chained”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/ramadan-chains-the-shayatin/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-11.
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