Sunan Abi Dawud · Fasting (Kitab Al-Siyam)
باب فِي شَهَادَةِ الْوَاحِدِ عَلَى رُؤْيَةِ هِلاَلِ رَمَضَانَ
Chapter: Regarding The Testimony Of A Single Person About Seeing The Crescent Of Ramadan.
3 hadith · references 2340–2342
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Abu Dawud · 2340يَا بِلَالُ ، أَذِّنْ فِي النَّاسِ فَلْيَصُومُوا غَدًاNarrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: A bedouin came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: I have sighted the moon. Al-Hasan added in his version: that is, of Ramadan. He asked: Do you testify that there is no god but Allah? He replied: Yes8 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 2341أَنَّهُمْ شَكُّوا فِي هِلَالِ رَمَضَانَ مَرَّةً ، فَأَرَادُوا أَنْ لَا يَقُومُوا وَلَا يَصُومُوا ، فَجَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ مِنْ الْحَرَّةِ ، فَشَهِدَ أَنَّهُ رَأَى الْهِلَالَ ، فَأُتِيَ بِهِ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْNarrated Ikrimah: Once the people doubted the appearance of the moon of Ramadan, and intended neither to offer the tarawih prayer nor to keep fast. A bedouin came from al-Harrah and testified that he had sighted the moon4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2342تَرَاءَى النَّاسُ الْهِلَالَ ، فَأَخْبَرْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنِّي رَأَيْتُهُ ، فَصَامَهُ وَأَمَرَ النَّاسَ بِصِيَامِهِNarrated Abdullah ibn Umar: The people looked for the moon, so I informed the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that I had sighted it. He fasted and commanded the people to fast.8 narrators