Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ عَنْ عَرْفَجَةَ قَالَ كُنْتُ فِي بَيْتٍ فِيهِ عُتْبَةُ بْنُ فَرْقَدٍ فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أُحَدِّثَ بِحَدِيثٍ قَالَ فَكَانَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَأَنَّهُ أَوْلَى بِالْحَدِيثِ مِنْهُ قَالَ فَحَدَّثَ الرَّجُلُ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ فِي رَمَضَانَ تُفَتَّحُ أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاءِ وَتُغَلَّقُ أَبْوَابُ النَّارِ وَيُصَفَّدُ فِيهِ كُلُّ شَيْطَانٍ مَرِيدٍ وَيُنَادِي مُنَادٍ كُلَّ لَيْلَةٍ يَا طَالِبَ الْخَيْرِ هَلُمَّ وَيَا طَالِبَ الشَّرِّ أَمْسِكْ.
English Translation
Muhammad ibn Ja'far told us: Shu'bah told us, from 'Ata' ibn al-Sa'ib, from 'Arfajah, who said: I was in a house in which was 'Utbah ibn Farqad, and I wanted to narrate a hadith. He said: There was a man among the Companions of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, who seemed more entitled to narrate it than he. He said: So the man narrated from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, that he said: In Ramadan the gates of heaven are opened, the gates of the Fire are closed, and every rebellious devil is chained, and a caller calls out every night: O seeker of good, come forth! O seeker of evil, hold back!