Hadith #196

Arabic Text

English Translation

It was narrated from 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar (رضي الله عنهما) — via Yazid, from Muhammad, from Yahya ibn 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Hatib — that he said: 'the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: \"The month is twenty-nine\" — and he clapped his hands twice, then clapped a third time and folded his thumb.' 'A'isha said: 'May Allah forgive Abu 'Abd al-Rahman — he made an error. the Messenger of Allah ﷺ [said this because] he had stayed away from his wives for a month, then came [back] after twenty-nine days. They said: O Messenger of Allah, you returned after twenty-nine days. He said: \"The month can be twenty-nine.\"'