Sunan Abi Dawud · Fasting (Kitab Al-Siyam)
باب فِي التَّقَدُّمِ
Chapter: Regarding Preceding (Ramadan By Fasting At The End Of Sha’ban).
4 hadith · references 2328–2331
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Abu Dawud · 2328هَلْ صُمْتَ مِنْ شَهْرِ شَعْبَانَ شَيْئًا ؟Narrated Imran bin Husain: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked a man: Did you fast the last day of Sha'ban ? He replied: No. He said: If you did not observe a fast, you must fast for a day. One of the two narrators said: For 9 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 2329حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْعَلَاءِ الزُّبَيْدِيُّ مِنْ كِتَابِهِ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْعَلَاءِ ، عَنْ أَبِي الْأَزْهَرِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ فَرْوَةَ ، قَالَ Narrated Muawiyah: Abul Azhar al-Mughirah ibn Farwah said: Muawiyah stood among the people at Dayr Mustahill lying at the gate of Hims. He said: O people, we sighted the moon on such-and-such day. We shall fast in advanc5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2330حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ ، قَالَ : قَالَ الْوَلِيدُ : سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَمْرٍو يَعْنِي الْأَوْزَاعِيَّ ، يَقُولُ : سِرُّهُ أَوَّلُهُ . Sulaiman bin Abdur-Rahman al-Dimashqi said about this tradition that al-Walid said: I heard Abu Amr al-Auzai say: The word sirrahu means beginning of the month.3 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2331حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَاحِدِ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُسْهِرٍ ، قَالَ : كَانَ سَعِيدٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ، يَقُولُ : سِرُّهُ أَوَّلُهُ . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد : وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ : سِرُّهُ وَسَطNarrated Ahmad bin Abd al-Wahid: On the authority of Abu Mushir. He said: Saeed, that is, Ibn Abd al-Aziz said: The meaning of the word sirraha is "in the beginning of it (the month)"3 narrators