Hadith #442

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Arabic Text

‏ ‏وَبِإِسْنَادِهِ ‏ ‏سَمِعْتُ ‏ ‏أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ ‏ ‏صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ‏ ‏يَقُولُ ‏ ‏صُومُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ وَأَفْطِرُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ فَإِنْ ‏ ‏غُمَّ ‏ ‏عَلَيْكُمْ فَعُدُّوا ثَلَاثِينَ ‏

English Translation

With the same chain, he said: "I heard Abu al-Qasim (ﷺ) say: 'Fast upon sighting it (the crescent moon) and break your fast upon sighting it. If it is obscured from you, then complete thirty days.'"

Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 21, Hadith 442

Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 9680

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