Husayn bin Harith Jadali narrates: The governor of Makkah, while delivering a sermon, made the people take an oath and inquired: Who among you has seen the crescent of "such-and-such first"? Then he said: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) instructed us (that we should perform the sacrifice on the day of Eid al-Adha) if we do not see the crescent ourselves and two just witnesses testify to it, then we should perform the sacrifice (i.e., Eid al-Adha) based on their testimony. The narrator says: I asked Husayn bin Harith who that governor was, and he replied: I do not know. After that, I met him again, and he informed me: That person was Harith bin Hatib, who was the brother of Muhammad bin Hatib. Its chain is connected and this narration is authentic.
Hadith Referenceسنن الدارقطني / كتاب الصيام / 2191
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده صحيح
Hadith Takhrij«إسناده صحيح ، وأخرجه الضياء المقدسي فى "الأحاديث المختارة"، 270، وأبو داود فى ((سننه)) برقم: 2338، والبيهقي فى((سننه الكبير)) برقم: 8282، والدارقطني فى ((سننه)) برقم: 2191، 2192، والطبراني فى((الكبير)) برقم: 13883» «قال الدارقطني: إسناد متصل صحيح ، التلخيص الحبير في تخريج أحاديث الرافعي الكبير: (2 / 358)»