Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 9112 — What is mentioned on the excellence

Arfajah said: I was with Sayyiduna Utbah bin Farqad (may Allah be pleased with him), and he was describing the virtue of Ramadan. Meanwhile one of the Companions arrived, and he fell silent. It seemed as though he had fallen silent out of awe for him. When he sat down, Sayyiduna Utbah said to him: "O Abu so-and-so, narrate to us the hadith you heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about Ramadan." He said: the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "In Ramadan the gates of Paradise are opened, the gates of Hell are closed, the devils are chained in it, and every night of Ramadan a caller calls out: 'O seeker of good, come forward! O seeker of evil, desist!'"