Praise be to Allaah.

 

That is not the case. Rather what this means is that the gates of Paradise are opened to encourage people to strive hard, so that they can enter it, and that the gates of Hell are closed, so as to encourage the believers to refrain from sin, so that they will not go through these gates. That does not mean that the one who dies in Ramadan will enter Paradise without being brought to account; rather those who will enter Paradise without being brought to account are those whom the Messenger (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) described when he said: “They are the ones who do not ask others to perform ruqyah for them, or believe in omens, or use cautery, and they put their trust in their Lord”, in addition to their doing the righteous deeds that are enjoined upon them. End quote.

Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him).

Fataawa Islamiyyah, 2/162.

I read a hadeeth which is present in sunun al nesai and musnad e Ahmad…. It said that during ramadan the gates of paradise are open and gates of hell are closed… So if a person dies in this holy month then will that person go to paradise

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