حَدَّثَنَا
مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ ، أَخْبَرَنَا
اللَّيْثُ . ح وحَدَّثَنَا
قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ ، حَدَّثَنَا
لَيْثٌ ، عَنْ
أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ ، عَنْ
جَابِرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ : كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اعْتَزَلَ نِسَاءَهُ شَهْرًا ، فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْنَا فِي تِسْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ ، فَقُلْنَا : إِنَّمَا الْيَوْمُ تِسْعٌ وَعِشْرُونَ ، فَقَالَ : " إِنَّمَا الشَّهْرُ ، وَصَفَّقَ بِيَدَيْهِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ، وَحَبَسَ إِصْبَعًا وَاحِدَةً فِي الْآخِرَةِ " .
Jabir (Allah be pleased with her) narrated that the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) separated himself from his wives for a month. (His wives said:) He came to us on the twenty-ninth day, whereupon we said: It is the twenty-ninth (day) today. Thereupon he said: So far as the month is concerned, (and he, with a view to explaining it) flapped his hands thrice, but held back one finger at the last turn.
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حَدَّثَنِي
هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ،
وَحَجَّاجُ بْنُ الشَّاعِرِ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا
حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ، قَالَ : قَالَ
ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ : أَخْبَرَنِي
أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ
جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا ، يَقُولُ : اعْتَزَلَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نِسَاءَهُ شَهْرًا ، فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْنَا صَبَاحَ تِسْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ ، فَقَالَ بَعْضُ الْقَوْمِ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنَّمَا أَصْبَحْنَا لِتِسْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِنَّ الشَّهْرَ يَكُونُ تِسْعًا وَعِشْرِينَ ، ثُمَّ طَبَّقَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِيَدَيْهِ ثَلَاثًا ، مَرَّتَيْنِ بِأَصَابِعِ يَدَيْهِ كُلِّهَا وَالثَّالِثَةَ بِتِسْعٍ مِنْهَا " .
Abu Zubair is reported to have heard Jabir bin 'Abdullah (Allah be pleased with both of them) as saying: The Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) separated himself from his wives for a month. (His wives said:) He came to us on the morning of the twenty-ninth. Upon this some, of the people said: It is the morning of twenty- ninth (according to our calculation). Upon this the Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) said: The month may also consist of twenty-nine days. The Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) then flapped his bands thrice, twice with all the fingers of both his hand (to indicate twenty-nine) and by the third time with nine (fingers).
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