It was proven that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) said: "When Ramadaan begins, the gates of Paradise are opened, and
the gates of Hell are closed, and the devils are chained up." Narrated
by al-Bukhaari, 3277; Muslim, 1079. According to al-Nasaa'i: "The most
evil jinn are chained up."
This does not mean that the devils
have no influence at all, rather it indicates that they become weaker in
Ramadaan and are not able to do what they are able to do at times other
than Ramadaan.
It may be interpreted as meaning that the ones who are chained up are the most evil devils, not all of them.
Al-Qurtubi
said: If it is said, how come we see many evil actions and sins being
committed in Ramadaan, for if the devils were chained up, that would not
happen?
The answer is that (evil actions) are reduced on the
part of those who fast meeting all the conditions of fasting and paying
attention to the etiquette of fasting.
Or some of the devils - namely the most evil ones - are chained up, not all of them, as previously mentioned in some reports.
Or
it may mean that evil actions are reduced in Ramadaan, which is
something that we can see. Even though evil actions happen in Ramadaan,
they are less than at other times. Even if all of the devils were to be
chained up, that does not mean that no evil action would happen, because
there are other causes of evil action besides the devils, such as evil
souls, bad habits and the human devils.
From Fath al-Baari.
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