286 hadith
The people were looking out for the crescent moon. I informed the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that I had sighted it, so he fasted and ordered the people to fast.
الأعظمي 4343SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Allah [[r4]] has made these crescents as time markers for people. Fast when you sight it and break your fast when you sight it. If it is obscured from your view, then complete the count."
أحمد 16294HasanAbdul-Rahman bin Zayd bin Khattab delivered a sermon on the day of doubt and said, "I have sat with the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and questioned them, and they told me that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Fast when you see it…
أحمد 18895DifficultI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "When you see it, fast, and when you see it, break your fast. If it is obscured from you, then estimate for it." Someone other than him reported from Layth, Aqeel and Yunus narrated to me, regarding the…
البخاري 1900SahihWe set out to perform Umra, and when we stopped at Batn Nakhla, we sighted the new moon. Some of the people said, "It is two nights old." Then we met Ibn Abbas and said to him, "We have sighted the new moon. Some of us say it is three…
الأعظمي 4319SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ mentioned Ramadan and said, "Do not begin fasting until you see the crescent moon, and do not break the fast until you see it. If it is hidden from you by clouds, then estimate its appearance."
الأعظمي 4314SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ mentioned Ramadan and said, "Do not begin fasting until you see the crescent moon, and do not break the fast until you see it. If it is hidden from you by clouds, then estimate its appearance."
الأعظمي 11954SahihWe set out to perform Umrah, and when we stopped at Batn Nakhla, we sighted the new moon. Some of the group said, "It is three nights old," while others said, "It is two nights old." Then we met Ibn Abbas and told him, "We sighted the new…
مسلم 2529SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Do not begin fasting until you see the crescent moon, and do not break your fast until you see it. If it is obscured from you, then estimate its measure."
أحمد 5294SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The month is twenty-nine days. Do not begin fasting until you see the crescent moon, and do not break your fast until you see it. If it is obscured from you, then estimate its measure."
الأعظمي 4315SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When you see the crescent moon, begin fasting, and when you see it again, break your fast. If it is obscured from you, then complete the count."
أحمد 16290HasanHe addressed the people on the day of doubt and said, "I have sat with the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and questioned them, and they told me that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Fast when you sight it and break your fast when you…
النسائي 2118SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not anticipate the month until you sight the crescent before it or complete the count, then fast until you sight the crescent or complete the count before it."
النسائي 2128SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not begin the month until you see the crescent or complete the count of thirty days, then fast until you see the crescent or complete the count of thirty days."
أبو داود 2326SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When you see the crescent, begin fasting, and when you see it again, end your fast. If it is obscured from you, then estimate it."
أحمد 6323SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "When you see the crescent moon, begin fasting, and when you see it again, break your fast. If it is obscured from you, then estimate its position."
النسائي 2122SahihThe Prophet ﷺ mentioned Ramadan and said, "Do not fast until you see the crescent, and do not break your fast until you see it. If it is obscured from you, then estimate its measure."
مسلم 2498SahihWe sighted the crescent moon of Ramadan at Dhat Irq, so we sent a man to Ibn Abbas to ask him. He replied, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ extended it to its sighting."
أحمد 3208SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The month is twenty-nine days. Do not fast until you see the crescent, and do not break the fast until you see it. If it is hidden from you by clouds, then estimate its measure."
مالك 647SahihWe sighted the crescent of Ramadan while we were at Dhat Irq. We sent a man to Ibn Abbas to ask him about it. Hashim said, "He asked him, and Ibn Abbas replied, 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Allah has extended its sighting,"'" Hashim…
أحمد 3021SahihI am amazed at those who fast before the month begins. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When you see the crescent, fast, and when you see it, break your fast. If it is obscured from you, complete the count as thirty."
الأعظمي 4321SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ mentioned the crescent moon and said, "When you see it, begin fasting, and when you see it, end your fast. If it is obscured from you, then count thirty days."
النسائي 2125SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The month is only twenty-nine days, so do not fast until you see it, and do not break your fast until you see it. If it is obscured from you, then estimate it." Nafi said that whenever twenty-nine days of…
أحمد 4488SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ mentioned Ramadan and said, "Do not fast until you see the crescent, and do not break your fast until you see it. If it is obscured from you, then estimate it."
النسائي 2123SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ spoke about Ramadan and said, "Do not begin fasting until you see the new moon, and do not break the fast until you see it. If it is hidden from you by clouds, then estimate its time."
مالك 646SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ mentioned Ramadan and said, "Do not fast until you see the crescent, and do not break your fast until you see it. If it is obscured from you, then estimate it."
البخاري 1906SahihIt reached him that whenever the Prophet ﷺ saw the new crescent, he would say, "A crescent of goodness and right guidance, a crescent of goodness and right guidance, a crescent of goodness and right guidance. I believe in the One who…
أبو داود 5092DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When you see the crescent moon, begin fasting, and when you see it again, end your fasting. If it is obscured from your view, then complete thirty days of fasting."
الأعظمي 4318SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not begin the month until you see the new moon or complete the count of thirty days. Then fast until you see the new moon or complete the count."
الأعظمي 4322SahihThe people were looking out for the new crescent moon. I informed the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that I had sighted it, so he fasted and ordered the people to fast.
أبو داود 2342SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The month is twenty-nine nights. Do not fast until you see the crescent, and if it is obscured from you, then complete the count as thirty."
البخاري 1907SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When you see the crescent moon, begin fasting, and when you see it again, break your fast. If it is obscured from you, then count thirty days."
الأعظمي 4323SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When you see the crescent moon, begin fasting, and when you see it again, break your fast. If it is obscured from you, then estimate its appearance." The narrator added that Ibn Umar used to fast one day…
ابن ماجه 1654SahihFast when you see it and break your fast when you see it. If it is obscured from you, then count thirty days.
أحمد 10060SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Fast when you sight the new moon, and break your fast when you sight it. If it is obscured from you, then complete the count as thirty. The month is like this, and like this, and like this," and he gestured with his…
الأعظمي 4325HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not fast until you see the crescent moon, and do not break your fast until you see the crescent moon." He also said, "Fast when you see it and break your fast when you see it. If it is hidden from you,…
أحمد 9885SahihUmm Fadl bint Harith sent him to Muawiya in Sham. He said, "I arrived in Sham and completed her errand, and Ramadan began while I was still there. I sighted the crescent moon on the night of Friday, then returned to Madinah at the end of…
الأعظمي 4342SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, meaning, "Fast when you see the crescent moon and break your fast when you see it. If it is obscured from you, complete the count as thirty. The month is like this, and like this, and like this," and he gestured with his…
أحمد 20432Difficult"Tonight is the night of the middle of the month." He said to him, "How do you know that tonight is the middle? I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'The month is like this and like this,' and he gestured with his fingers ten times twice,…
مسلم 2513SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When you see the crescent moon, begin fasting, and when you see it again, break your fast. If it is obscured from you, then fast thirty days."
أحمد 7581SahihAn Arabi came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "I have sighted the crescent," meaning the crescent of Ramadan. The Prophet ﷺ asked, "Do you bear witness that there is no god but Allah?" He replied, "Yes." The Prophet ﷺ asked, "Do you bear witness…
الأعظمي 4344HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, or Abu Qasim, peace and blessings be upon him, said, "Fast when you sight it and break your fast when you sight it. If it is obscured from you, then count thirty days."
أحمد 9853SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Fast when you see it and break your fast when you see it. If it is obscured from you, then complete the count."
مسلم 2515SahihThe crescent of Shawwal was obscured from us, so we began the day fasting. Then a group of riders arrived at the end of the day and testified before the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that they had sighted the crescent the previous day. The Messenger…
أحمد 20584SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not begin the month until you complete the count or sight the new moon. Fast, and do not break the fast until you complete the count or sight the new moon."
أحمد 18825SahihThe crescent moon was sighted during the time of Uthman bin Affan in the late afternoon, but Uthman did not break his fast until evening came and the sun had set.
مالك 649DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Fast when you see it and break your fast when you see it. If it is obscured from your view, then complete thirty days."
النسائي 2120SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When you see the crescent moon, begin fasting, and when you see it again, end your fast. If it is hidden from you by clouds, then complete thirty days of fasting."
أحمد 7516SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Fast when you see it, and break your fast when you see it. If the month is obscured from you, then count thirty days."
الأعظمي 11955SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade hastening to fast a day before sighting the moon.
ابن ماجه 1646DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When you see the crescent moon, begin fasting, and when you see it again, break your fast. If it is obscured from you, then fast thirty days."
ابن ماجه 1655SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "When you see it, fast, and when you see it, break your fast. If it is obscured from you, then estimate it."
مسلم 2504SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Do not anticipate the month by fasting a day or two before it, unless it coincides with a fast one of you regularly observes. Fast when you see the new moon and break your fast when you see it. If it is obscured from…
الترمذي 684SahihWe were trying to sight the crescent moon of the month of Ramadan at Dhat Irq, so we sent word to Ibn Abbas asking him about it. He said that the Prophet of Allah ﷺ said, "Allah [[r4]] has extended it for its sighting, so if it is obscured…
أحمد 3515SahihUmm Fadl bint Harith sent him to Muawiya in Syria. He said, "I arrived in Syria and took care of her errand. The new moon of Ramadan appeared while I was still in Syria, and we sighted the crescent on the night of Friday. Then I came to…
أحمد 2789SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When you see the crescent moon, begin fasting, and when you see it again, break your fast. If it is obscured from you, then fast thirty days."
أحمد 7778SahihMy paternal uncles from the Ansar, who were companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, told me, "The crescent moon of Shawwal was obscured from us, so we began the day fasting. Then a group of riders arrived at the end of the day and testified…
ابن ماجه 1653SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When you see the crescent moon, begin fasting, and when you see it again, break your fast. If it is obscured from you, then fast thirty days."
مسلم 2514SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When you see the crescent moon, begin fasting, and when you see it again, end your fast. If it is hidden from you by clouds, then count thirty days."
أحمد 14526SahihI asked Jabir, "Did you hear the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'Do not fast until you see the crescent moon, and if it is hidden from you, complete thirty days'?" Jabir said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ withdrew from his wives for a month, then…
أحمد 14670Sahih