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سنن نسائي
Nasai
كتاب الصيام
The Book of Fasting
بَابُ : ذِكْرِ الاِخْتِلاَفِ عَلَى مَنْصُورٍ فِي حَدِيثِ رِبْعِيٍّ فِيهِ
Chapter: Mentioning The Differences Reported From Mansur In The Hadith Of Ribi
Sunan Nasai 2129 — Mentioning The Differences Reported From Mansur
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ ، عَنْ رِبْعِيٍّ ، عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " لَا تَقَدَّمُوا الشَّهْرَ حَتَّى تُكْمِلُوا الْعِدَّةَ ، أَوْ تَرَوْا الْهِلَالَ ، ثُمَّ صُومُوا وَلَا تُفْطِرُوا حَتَّى تَرَوْا الْهِلَالَ ، أَوْ تُكْمِلُوا الْعِدَّةَ ثَلَاثِينَ " , أَرْسَلَهُ الْحَجَّاجُ بْنُ أَرْطَاةَ .
´It was narrated from Ribi that one of the Companions of the Prophet said:` "The Messenger of Allah said: 'D not anticipate the month until you complete the number, or you see the crescent. Then fast, and do not stop fasting until you see the crescent, or your complete thirty days."' (Sahih) Al-Hajjaj bin Artah reported it in a Mursal from.
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
Since a lunar month never exceeds thirty days, therefore, after the completion of thirty days, it is not necessary to sight the moon.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 2129
