- "This is Ramaḍān that has come to you, during which the gates of Paradise are opened, the gates of Hell are closed, and the devils are chained." It was recorded by al-Nasāʾī (1/296) and Aḥmad (3/236) through the route of Ibn Isḥāq, who said: Muḥammad ibn Muslim mentioned from Uways ibn Abī Uways—of the Banū Taym— from Anas ibn Mālik that the Messenger of Allāh (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) said: ... and he mentioned it. Al-Nasāʾī said: "This ḥadīth is incorrect." I say: He means its isnād. Abū Ḥātim clarified this; his son asked him about it in "al-ʿIlal" (1/240/700) and he replied: "This is incorrect; it is actually from al-Zuhrī from Ibn Abī Anas from his father from Abū Hurayrah from the Prophet (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam)." I (Ibn Abī Ḥātim) said: For Ibn Isḥāq narrated after this ḥadīth from al-Zuhrī, who said: Ibn Abī Anas told me that he heard Abū Hurayrah narrate from the Prophet (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) something similar? My father said: And this too: Ibn Abī Anas from his father from Abū Hurayrah from the Prophet (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam)." I say: In summary, the ḥadīth is that of Abū Hurayrah—not Anas—and it is from Ibn Abī Anas from his father from him. And thus it was recorded by the two Shaykhs and others through routes from Ibn Shihāb with it; and it was previously recorded under number (1307) with another route from Abū Hurayrah. This discrepancy from Ibn Isḥāq is not strange, as he is known among the ḥadīth preservers for having some issues in his memory. Therefore, the two Shaykhs did not record from him except Muslim, who included him in the follow-ups. Additionally, he is described as practicing tadlīs, and both defects are present here, for he—along with the aforementioned discrepancy—did not explicitly state hearing, but rather mentioned it suspended and disconnected!! This ḥadīth was also narrated with another isnād and an addition in the text, saying: