Forty Hadiths On Ramadan

Hadith No. 24

The Best Deed of the Month of Ramadan

During the course of a sermon of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny) about the virtues of the month of Ramadan. Imam Ali (A.S.) says: I stood up and asked: O' Prophet of Allah! What is the best deed for this month? The Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny) replied: O' Abul-Hasan! The best deed for this month is abstinence from that which is forbidden by Allah, The Mighty, The Glorious.Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 42, pg. 190