Ramadan: A Month of Purification

THE NIGHT OF REWARD x In a Hadith, the Prophet of Islam has said: “Every deed in Islam is rewarded from ten to seven hundred times. But God says, ‘Fasting is for me, and I will give unlimited reward to one who fasts.’” (Sahih Muslim, Hadith No. 1151) According to this tradition a believer who keeps fasts ‘for the sake of God’ will be given unlimited reward from God Almighty. Another portion of an authentic Hadith reported by Abu Hurairah and recorded in Musnad Ahmed is as follows: “During the last night of Ramadan, the sins of all the believers who have been fasting are forgiven. It was asked, ‘O Prophet of God, is this night the one known as the ‘night of power’?’ The Prophet replied, ‘No, but as soon as the deed is done, the reward for the deed is immediately bestowed’.” (Musnad Ahmad, Hadith No. 7917) This night of Ramadan is referred to in other Hadith literature