The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked, "How many days of the month have passed?"We replied, "Twenty-two have passed and eight remain."The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "No, rather twenty-two have passed and seven remain. Seek it tonight."Yala said in his version, "The month is twenty-nine days."
حدثنا أبو معاوية ويعلى قالا حدثنا الأعمش عن أبي صالح
قال رسول الله ﷺ كم مضى من الشهر قال قلنا مضت ثنتان وعشرون وبقي ثمان قال رسول الله ﷺ لا بل مضت منه ثنتان وعشرون وبقي سبع اطلبوها الليلة قال يعلى في حديثه الشهر تسع وعشرون
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Its isnad is sahih. Yaala is Ibn Ubayd Tanafisi, whose biography was given previously at 5829, and we add here that Ibn Saad gave his biography in Tabaqat 6:227, saying, He was trustworthy and narrated many hadiths.The hadith was narrated by Ibn Majah at 1656, from Abu Bakr bin Abu Shayba, from Abu Muawiya, from Amash, with this same isnad, in a similar wording. Its commentator quoted from the additions of Busiri, who said, Its isnad is sahih according to the standard of Muslim.I say, rather it also meets the standard of Bukhari. See also 4808, 6074, 6474.