Does Allah free only one of the Muslim dead every night, and then free a number of the living on the last night of Ramadan equal to the number He freed from the dead during the month?
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There is no evidence to suggest that Allah frees people from Hell only on the first night of . Rather, there are authentic hadiths indicating that Allah frees people from Hell every night in Ramadan. These include:
1. The of Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him): "When the first night of the month of Ramadan comes… And Allah has people freed from the Fire, and that is every night."
2. The hadith of Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him): "Indeed, Allah has freed people at every , and that is every night."
Other hadiths with similar meanings have been reported, but they are weak or fabricated.
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