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Sahih al-Bukhari 1900

I heard the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) saying, “When you see the crescent (of the month of Ramadan), start fasting, and when you see the crescent (of the month of Shawwal), stop…

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حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي سَالِمٌ، أَنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ رضى الله عنهما

قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «إِذَا رَأَيْتُمُوهُ فَصُومُوا، وَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمُوهُ فَأَفْطِرُوا، فَإِنْ غُمَّ عَلَيْكُمْ فَاقْدُرُوا لَهُ» وَقَالَ غَيْرُهُ عَنِ اللَّيْثِ حَدَّثَنِي عُقَيْلٌ وَيُونُسُ لِهِلَالِ رَمَضَانَ

I heard the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) saying, “When you see the crescent (of the month of Ramadan), start fasting, and when you see the crescent (of the month of Shawwal), stop fasting; and if the sky is overcast (and you can’t see it) then regard the month of Ramadan as of 30 days.”

ইবনু ‘উমার (রাঃ) হতে বর্ণিত। তিনি বলেন, আমি আল্লাহর রাসূল সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম -কে বলতে শুনেছি, যখন তোমরা তা (চাঁদ) দেখবে তখন সওম রাখবে, আবার যখন তা দেখবে তখন ইফ্তার করবে। আর যদি আকাশ মেঘলা থাকে তবে সময় হিসাব করে (ত্রিশ দিন) পূর্ণ করবে। ইয়াহইয়া ইবনু বুকায়র (রহ.) ব্যতীত অন্যরা লায়স (রহ.) হতে ‘উকায়ল এবং ইউনুস (রহ.) সূত্রে বর্ণনা করেন, নবী সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম কথাটি বলেছেন রমাযানের চাঁদ সম্পর্কে। (১৯০৬, ১৯০৭)

ہم سے یحییٰ بن بکیر نے بیان کیا، کہا ہم سے لیث نے بیان کیا، ان سے عقیل نے، ان سے ابن شہاب نے بیان کیا کہ مجھے سالم نے خبر دی کہ ابن عمر رضی اللہ عنہما نے کہا میں نے رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم سے سنا، آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا کہ جب رمضان کا چاند دیکھو تو روزہ شروع کر دو اور جب شوال کا چاند دیکھو تو روزہ افطار کر دو اور اگر ابر ہو تو اندازہ سے کام کرو۔

( یعنی تیس روزے پورے کر لو ) اور بعض نے لیث سے بیان کیا کہ مجھ سے عقیل اور یونس نے بیان کیا کہ ”رمضان کا چاند“ مراد ہے۔

Telah menceritakan kepada kami [Yahya bin Bukair] berkata, telah menceritakan kepada saya [Al Laits] dari ['Uqail] dari [Ibnu Syihab] berkata, telah mengabarkan kepada saya [Salim bin 'Abdullah bin 'Umar] bahwa [Ibnu'Umar radliallahu 'anhuma] berkata; Aku mendengar Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam bersabda: "Jika kamu melihatnya maka berpuasalah dan jika kamu melihatnya lagi maka berbukalah.

Apabila kalian terhalang oleh awan maka perkirakanlah jumlahnya (jumlah hari disempurnakan) ". Dan berkata, [selainnya] dari [Al Laits] telah menceritakan kepada saya ['Uqail] dan [Yunus]: "Ini maksudnya untuk hilal bulan Ramadhan

Abdullah İbn Ömer, Resulullah Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem'in şöyle buyurduğunu işitmiştir: "Hilali gördüğünüzde oruç tutun ve hilali yeniden gördüğünüzde oruç tutmayı bırakın. Hava bulutlu olduğu zaman hilal'i göremezseniz o ay'ı hesaplayarak belirleyin!'' Tekrar:

Sahih al-Bukhari 1900, Book 30, Fasting, Hadith 10. 1 min read

What it means

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) pointed out the sign that marks the beginning and end of the month of Ramadan, saying: Fast when you see the crescent of Ramadan, but if the clouds prevent you from seeing it, then count thirty days for the month of Sha‘bān. Break your fast when you see the crescent of Shawwāl, but if the clouds prevent you from seeing it, then count thirty days for the month of Ramadan.

What it teaches

  • Sighting the crescent, not the calculations, is what counts in affirming the beginning of the lunar month.
  • Ibn al-Mundhir reported scholarly consensus that fasting is not obligatory if the beginning of the month of Ramadan is determined only by calculations without sighting the crescent.
  • It is obligatory to complete Sha‘bān thirty days in case the crescent of Ramadan cannot be seen due to clouds or the like.
  • The lunar month is either twenty-nine or thirty days.
  • It is obligatory to complete Ramadan for thirty days in case the crescent of Shawwāl cannot be seen due to clouds or the like.
  • Whoever finds himself in a place where there is none to check on Muslims' affairs in fasting, or he does not pay attention to this, then he should be careful about it and should seek it through someone who affirms it either by sighting it himself or by sighting it by one whom he trusts, and he can thus fast and break his fast accordingly.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam al-Bukhari back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam al-BukhariCompiler, died 256 AH
  2. 2Yahya ibn BukayrTold us, Fourth generation, died 231 AH
  3. 3Al-Layth ibn SadTold me, Third generation, died 175 AH
  4. 4Uqayl ibn KhalidFrom, Successor, died 141 AH
  5. 5Ibn Shihab az-ZuhriFrom, Successor, died 123 AH
  6. 6Salim ibn Abdullah ibn UmarInformed me, Successor, died 105 AH
  7. 7Abdullah ibn UmarThat, Companion, died 72 AH

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