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Here are 40 hadiths about Ramadan, organized by theme for clarity, and including their primary source references. 

🌙 The Status and Virtues of Ramadan 

1. “When the month of Ramadan begins, the gates of the heaven are opened, the gates of Hellfire are closed, and the devils are chained.” Sahih al-Bukhari 1899 

2. “The month of Ramadan has come, a blessed month… In it the gates of the heavens are opened, the gates of Hellfire are closed, the devils are chained, and in it is a night that is better than a thousand months.” Musnad Ahmad 7148 

3. “O seeker of good, come near! O seeker of evil, stop short! Allah has those He saves from the Hellfire, and that is during every night.” Sunan al-Tirmidhi 682 

4. “Islam is built upon five… to fast the month of Ramadan.” Sahih al-Bukhari 8 

5. “There has come to you Ramadan, a blessed month, which Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, has enjoined you to fast… whoever is deprived of its goodness is indeed deprived.” Sunan an-Nasa’i 2106 

6. “There is a night within it that is better than a thousand months. Whoever is deprived of it has been deprived of all good.” Sunan Ibn Majah 1644 

7. “(The performance of) `Umrah during Ramadan is equal (in reward) to performing Hajj with me.” Sahih al-Albani[citation:8] 

8. “There are two months that will not decrease (in reward), the months of the Eid – Ramadan and Dhul Hijjah.” Sahih al-Bukhari 1912 

🕌 Fasting: The Pillar and Its Excellence 

1. “Worship Allah… establish the prescribed prayers, give the obligatory charity, and fast the month of Ramadan.” Sahih al-Bukhari 1397 

2. “Every (good) deed of the son of Adam would be multiplied… Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, has said: With the exception of fasting, for it is done for Me and I will give a reward for it.” Sahih Muslim 

3. “Every action a son of Adam does shall be multiplied—a good action by ten times its value, up to 700 times. Allah says: With the exception of fasting, which belongs to Me, and I reward it accordingly.” Sahih al-Bukhari 

4. “In Paradise there is a gate which is called Rayyan through which only the people who fast would enter on the Day of Resurrection.” Sahih Muslim 

5. “Whoever fasts during Ramadan with faith and seeking his reward from Allah will have his past sins forgiven.” Sahih al-Bukhari, Muslim 

6. “Whoever fasts Ramadan, then follows it with six from Shawwal, then that is (equal in reward) to fasting every day.” Sunan al-Tirmidhi 759 

7. “Whoever fasts a day in the cause of Allah, Allah will move his face away from the Hellfire by a distance of seventy years.” Sahih al-Bukhari, Muslim 

8. “Whoever is not able to marry should fast, for it will be a shield for him.” Sahih al-Bukhari 5065 

📖 The Essence and Manners of Fasting 

1. “Fasting is not merely from food and drink, but rather from lying, falsehood, and vain talk.” Musnad Ahmad (from a sermon by Ali ibn Abi Talib) 

2. “Fasting is a shield, so when one of you is fasting, he should neither indulge in obscene language nor should he raise his voice in anger. If someone attacks him or insults him, let him say: ‘I am fasting.’” Sahih Muslim 

3. “If one does not avoid false talk and false conduct during the fast, then Allah does not need him to abstain from food and drink.” Sahih al-Bukhari 

4. “How many fasting people get nothing from their fast except hunger, and how many people who pray at night get nothing from their night prayers except staying up late.” Sunan Ibn Majah 

5. “Fasting is a protection and a strong fortress from the Hellfire.” Musnad Ahmad 

🕋 Night Prayer (Qiyam) and Laylat al-Qadr 

1. “Whoever stands (in prayer) during Ramadan out of faith and hope for reward will have his previous sins forgiven.” Sahih al-Bukhari, Muslim 

2. “Whoever spends the night of Laylat al-Qadr in prayer out of faith and in the hope of reward, his previous sins will be forgiven.” Sunan an-Nasa’i 5027 

3. “Search for the Night of Qadr in the odd nights of the last ten days of Ramadan.” Sahih al-Bukhari 2017 

4. “The five (daily) prayers, and from one Friday prayer to the next and from Ramadan to Ramadan, are expiation for sins committed in between, provided one stays away from the major sins.” Sahih Muslim 

5. “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to be most generous in Ramadan… he was more generous than the blowing wind.” Sahih al-Bukhari, Muslim 

🕰️ Regulations: Moon Sighting and Timings 

1. “Observe fast upon sighting it (the crescent) and break (fast) on sighting it (the new moon), but if the sky is cloudy upon you, then complete thirty days of Sha’ban.” Sahih al-Bukhari 1909 

2. “Do not fast a day or two ahead of Ramadan, unless it is a day that a person habitually fasts, then he may fast it.” Sahih al-Bukhari, Muslim 

3. “When the night approaches from here and the day retreats from there, and the sun sets, then the fasting person should break his fast.” Sahih al-Bukhari, Muslim 

4. “We are an unlettered nation; we neither write nor calculate. The month is like this and this (meaning, sometimes 29 and sometimes 30 days).” Sahih al-Bukhari 1913 

🥛 Suhur (Pre-Dawn Meal) and Iftar (Breaking Fast) 

1. “Have Suhur, for indeed in Suhur there is blessing.” Sahih al-Bukhari, Muslim 

2. “The distinction between our fasting and the fasting of the People of the Book is the taking of the pre-dawn meal (Suhur).” Sahih Muslim 

3. “The people will continue to be upon good as long as they hasten to break the fast.” Sahih al-Bukhari, Muslim 

4. “The Prophet (ﷺ) used to break his fast with fresh dates before praying; if not with fresh dates, then with dried dates; if not, then with a few sips of water.” Sunan al-Tirmidhi 

5. “There are three whose supplication is not rejected: The fasting person when he breaks his fast, the just leader, and the supplication of the oppressed.” Sunan al-Tirmidhi 3598 

🤲 Supplications (Du’a) and Special Acts 

1. (Upon sighting the Ramadan crescent): “O Allah, bring it over us with blessings and faith, safety and Islam. My Lord and your Lord is Allah.” Sunan al-Tirmidhi 3451 

2. “Three supplications are answered: the supplication of the fasting person, the supplication of the one who is oppressed, and the supplication of the traveler.” Sunan al-Bayhaqi 

3. “A Tasbihah (saying SubhanAllah) in Ramadan is better than a thousand Tasbihah in other than it.” Jami’ at-Tirmidhi 

4. “Fasting and the Qur’an will intercede for the servant on the Day of Resurrection… and they will intercede.” Musnad Ahmad 

5. “The Prophet (ﷺ) was asked about fasting for a lifetime, so he said: ‘He did not fast nor did he break it.’ Or he said: ‘He never fasted and he never broke his fast.’” Sunan an-Nasa’i 

I hope this collection of hadiths is beneficial for your spiritual journey in Ramadan. For deeper study, consulting the complete texts of these hadith collections with scholars is highly recommended.