Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) says: Of the fasts I kept with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), there were more months of Ramadan with 29 days than those with 30 days.
Hadith Referenceالفتح الربانی / كتاب الصيام / 3701
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«حسن لغيره۔ اخرجه ابوداود: 2322، والترمذي: 689، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 3776 ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 3776»
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … Although the Islamic month consists of either twenty-nine (29) days or thirty (30) days, from the aforementioned narrations and experiences it is known that Ramadan and Dhu al-Hijjah also sometimes have (29, 29) and (30, 30) days. Then what will be the meaning of the following hadith?