Hadith
Sahih Muslim #2398
The Book of Fasting· كتاب الصيام
sahih_muslim:2398حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ، الْمُسَيَّبِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِذَا رَأَيْتُمُ الْهِلاَلَ فَصُومُوا وَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمُوهُ فَأَفْطِرُوا فَإِنْ غُمَّ عَلَيْكُمْ فَصُومُوا ثَلاَثِينَ يَوْمًا " .
Whenever you sight the new moon (of the month of Ramadan) observe fast. and when you sight it (the new moon of Shawwal) break it, and if the sky is cloudy for you, then observe fast for thirty days.
Chain 1·6 narrators
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Muhammad ibn Abdullah← Oldest
محمد بن عبد الله
Narratorprophet
Transmitted via “قال”
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أبي هريرة - رضى الله عنه -
Sahabisahabi
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3
سعيد بن المسيب
Tabi'ithiqa
Transmitted via “عن”
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2
Taba Tabi'inthiqa
Transmitted via “عن”
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1
إبراهيم بن سعد
Taba Tabi'inthiqa
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0
Yaḥyā ibn Yaḥyā al-Laythī← Compiler
يحيى بن يحيى
Gen 4thiqa
Transmitted via “حدثنا”
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