Bulugh al-Maram #760

Fasting

The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.

وَعَنِ اِبْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا : سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-يَقُولُ: { إِذَا رَأَيْتُمُوهُ فَصُومُوا, وَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمُوهُ فَأَفْطِرُوا, فَإِنْ غُمَّ عَلَيْكُمْ فَاقْدُرُوا لَهُ } مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ 1‏ .‏ وَلِمُسْلِمٍ: { فَإِنْ أُغْمِيَ عَلَيْكُمْ فَاقْدُرُوا 2‏ .‏ ثَلَاثِينَ } 3‏ .‏ وَلِلْبُخَارِيِّ: { فَأَكْمِلُوا اَلْعِدَّةَ ثَلَاثِينَ } 4‏ .‏‏1 ‏- صحيح.‏ رواه البخاري ( 1900 )‏، ومسلم ( 1080 )‏ ( 8 )‏.‏ ‏2 ‏- ساقطة من الأصلين، واستدركها من الصحيح، وهي كذلك موجودة في المطبوع، وفي الشرح.‏‏3 ‏- صحيح.‏ رواه مسلم ( 1080 )‏ ( 4 )‏.‏ ‏4 ‏- صحيح.‏ رواه البخاري ( 1907 )‏.‏
Ibn 'Umar (RAA) narrated, ‘I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say, "Start fasting after you have seen it (i.e. the new crescent) and end the fast (at the end of the month) when you see it. If it is overcast and cannot be seen, then estimate its sighting (i.e. presume that Sha‘ban lasted for thirty days)." Agreed upon. Muslim narrated, "If it is too overcast to be seen then presume that it (Sha'ban) lasted for thirty days."In another narration by al-Bukhari, "wait, until thirty days of it (Sha’ban) have passed."

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This hadith is #760 from Bulugh al-Maram, in the Book of Fasting.

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