It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When the first night of Ramadan comes, the devils and the rebellious jinn are chained in shackles, the gates of Hell are closed and not one of its gates remains open, and the gates of Paradise are opened and not one of its gates remains closed; and a caller calls out: O seeker of good, come forward! And O seeker of evil, desist! And many people are set free from the Fire by Allah." This hadith is sahih on the condition of the two Shaykhs, but they did not record it with this wording.

Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I said: "O Messenger of Allah! Guide me to a deed (that will take me to Paradise)." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Hold fast to fasting, for there is nothing equal to it." The chain of this hadith is sahih, but the two Shaykhs did not record it. Muhammad bin Abi Ya'qub is the narrator about whom Imam Shu'bah, whenever he narrated from him, would say: "The chief of Banu Tamim narrated to me." And Abu Nasr al-Hilali is in fact Humayd bin Hilal al-Adawi. I do not know of anyone who narrated it from Imam Shu'bah other than Abd al-Samad, and he is trustworthy and reliable.