حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ مِرْدَاسٍ ، ثنا أَبُو دَاوُدَ ، ثنا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ، ثنا حَمَّادٌ ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ ، أَنَّهُمْ شَكُّوا فِي هِلالِ رَمَضَانَ مَرَّةً ، فَأَرَادُوا أَنْ لا يَصُومُوا وَلا يَقُومُوا ، فَجَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ مِنَ الْحَرَّةِ فَشَهِدَ أَنَّهُ رَأَى الْهِلالَ ، فَأُتِيَ بِهِ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : " أَتَشْهَدُ أَنْ لا إِلَهَ إِلا اللَّهُ وَأَنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ؟ " ، قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، وَشَهِدَ أَنَّهُ رَأَى الْهِلالَ ، فَأَمَرَ بِلالا ، فَنَادَى فِي النَّاسِ أَنْ يَقُومُوا وَأَنْ يَصُومُوا ، لَمْ يَقُلْ فِيهِ : حَمَّادٌ.
Ikrimah narrates: People were in doubt about the sighting of the Ramadan moon. They intended not to fast the next day and not to perform Tarawih that night. A Bedouin came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) from the direction of the stony land and testified that he had seen the moon. He was brought to the Prophet (peace be upon him), who asked: "Do you testify that there is no deity except Allah and that I am the Messenger of Allah?" He replied: Yes! Then he testified that he had seen the moon. So the Prophet (peace be upon him) ordered Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) to announce to the people that they should perform Tarawih that night (and fast the next day). Only the narrator named Hammad mentioned the performance of Tarawih.