حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ ، ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ الْقَطَّانُ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ الأُبُلِّيُّ ، ثنا مِسْعَرُ بْنُ كِدَامٍ ، وَأَبُو عَوَانَةَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ مَيْسَرَةَ ، عَنْ طَاوُسٍ ، قَالَ : شَهِدْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ وَبِهَا ابْنُ عُمَرَ ، وَابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ ، فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى وَالِيهَا فَشَهِدَ عِنْدَهُ عَلَى رُؤْيَةِ الْهِلالِ هِلالِ رَمَضَانَ ، فَسَأَلَ ابْنَ عُمَرَ ، وَابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ عَنْ شَهَادَتِهِ فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يُجِيزَهُ ، وَقَالا : " إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَجَازَ شَهَادَةَ رَجُلٍ وَاحِدٍ عَلَى رُؤْيَةِ الْهِلالِ هِلالِ رَمَضَانَ " ، قَالا : " وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لا يُجِيزُ شَهَادَةَ الإِفْطَارِ إِلا بِشَهَادَةِ رَجُلَيْنِ " . تَفَرَّدَ بِهِ حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ الأُبُلِّيُّ أَبُو إِسْمَاعِيلَ ، وَهُوَ ضَعِيفُ الْحَدِيثِ.
Tawoos narrates: I was present in Madinah Munawwarah, and there were also Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar and Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them). A person came to the governor there and gave testimony of sighting the moon (i.e., the moon of Ramadan). So the governor asked Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas and Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) about the testimony of this person. Both of them said: His testimony should be accepted. Then both of them stated that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had accepted the testimony of one person regarding the sighting of the Ramadan moon. Both of these gentlemen also stated that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to accept the testimony of only two men regarding the moon of Eid al-Fitr. In narrating this report, the narrator named Abu Isma'il Hafs is unique, and he is weak.