Toggle above to switch between keyword search and direct hadith lookup

Bayhaqi 7976 — Testimony to sighting the new moon of Ramadan

وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الرُّوذْبَارٍيُّ، أنبأ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ دَاسَةَ، ثنا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، ثنا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، ثنا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ: أَنَّهُمْ شَكُّوا فِي هِلَالِ رَمَضَانَ مَرَّةً، فَأَرَادُوا أَنْ لَا يَقُومُوا وَلَا يَصُومُوا، فَجَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ مِنَ الْحَرَّةِ فَشَهِدَ أَنَّهُ رَأَى الْهِلَالَ، فَأُتِيَ بِهِ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: " أَتَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ، وَأَنِّي رَسُولُ اللهِ " قَالَ: نَعَمْ، وَشَهِدَ أَنَّهُ رَأَى الْهِلَالَ، فَأَمَرَ بِلَالًا فَنَادَى فِي النَّاسِ أَنْ يَقُومُوا وَأَنْ يَصُومُوا قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ: وَرَوَاهُ جَمَاعَةٌ عَنْ سِمَاكٍ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ مُرْسَلًا وَلَمْ يَذْكُرِ الْقِيَامَ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ قَالَ الشَّيْخُ: حَدِيثُ حَمَّادٍ رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ عَنْ مُوسَى عَنْ حَمَّادٍ مُرْسَلًا.
Simak narrated from Ikrimah (may Allah have mercy on him) that once there was doubt about the crescent of Ramadan, and they decided that they would neither pray at night nor fast. Then a Bedouin came from the Harrah and testified that he had seen the crescent. He was brought to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do you affirm 'La ilaha illallah' (there is no god but Allah) and 'anni Rasulullah' (that I am the Messenger of Allah)?" He said: Yes, and he affirmed that he had seen the crescent. So he (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him), and he announced that the people should pray at night and fast. [Sahih. Recorded by Abu Dawud]
Abu Dawud said: A group narrated it from Simak from Ikrimah as mursal, and no one mentioned the night prayer except Hammad bin Salamah. The Shaykh said: Abu Dawud narrated the hadith of Hammad from Musa from Hammad as mursal.
Hadith Reference السنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصيام / 7976