What is said when the new moon is seen

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ubadah bin al-Samit (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saw the new moon, he would recite this supplication: "Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest. All praise is for Allah, all praise is for Allah. The power to avoid sin and the strength to do good come only from Allah. O Allah! I ask You for the good of this month, and I seek refuge in You from the evil of destiny and from the calamity of the Day of Resurrection."

Abd al-Rahman bin Harmalah said: I came out of the mosque with Sa'id bin al-Musayyib, and we said: "O Abu Muhammad! Look, the new moon!" When he saw the moon, he said: "I believe in the Lord who created you, fashioned you and made your form balanced." Then he turned to me and said: "The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say these very words on seeing the new moon."

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When one of you sees the new moon, let him not raise his head; it is sufficient for you to say: "My Lord and your Lord is Allah."

Ibrahim said: When you see the new moon, say: "My Lord and your Lord is Allah."

Abu Ishaq said: When Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) saw the new moon, he would say these words: "O Allah! Grant us help, good, blessing, victory and light. We seek refuge in You from the evil of this moon and from the evil of what comes after it."

Sayyiduna Abu Mas'ud al-Badri (may Allah be pleased with him) said: That I should fall on my face from this palace is dearer to me than that I should do what these people do: when one of you sees the new moon, it is as though he were seeing his Lord.

Husayn bin Ali said: I asked Hisham bin Hassan which supplication al-Hasan used to recite on seeing the new moon. He said: He used to say: "O Allah! Make this month a means of blessing, light, reward and well-being. O Allah! You distribute good among Your servants; so distribute good among us just as You distribute it among Your righteous servants."

Ibn Jurayj reported from Ata that a man sighted the new moon in a wilderness, and he heard someone saying: "O Allah! Bring this moon upon us with security and faith, safety and Islam, guidance and forgiveness, and success in what You are pleased with, and protection from what displeases You. My Lord and your Lord is Allah." The man said: "He kept teaching me these words until I had memorised them, and I could not see anyone."

Ibrahim said: The predecessors liked that a man, on seeing the new moon, should say: "My Lord and your Lord is Allah."

Mujahid considered it disliked (makruh) to raise the voice and to point on seeing the new moon.

It is narrated from Qatadah that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saw the new moon, he said these words three times: "This is a moon of good and right guidance, this is a moon of good and right guidance; I believe in the Lord who created you." Then he said: "All praise is for Allah who has taken away the month of such-and-such."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) considered it disliked (makruh) to stand facing the new moon; he would stand turned sideways to the moon and say: "Allah is the Greatest, and all praise is for Allah who has taken away this month and brought this month."