Chain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Abu Bakr bin Abi ShaybafromMuhammad bin Bashr bin al-Farafsafrom'Ubaidullah bin 'Umar bin HafsfromAbu al-Zanadfrom'Abdur Rahman bin Harmaz al-A'arajfromAbu Hurairah
Hadith text · Matn
إِذَا رَأَيْتُمُوهُ فَصُومُوا وَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمُوهُ فَأَفْطِرُوا فَإِنْ أُغْمِيَ عَلَيْكُمْ فَعُدُّوا ثَلاَثِينَ
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English translation
Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) made a mention of the new moon and (in this connection) said:
Observe fast when you see it (the new moon) and break fast when you see it (the new moon of Shawwal), but when (the actual position of the month is) concealed from you (on account of cloudy sky), then count thirty days.
Original Arabic chain wording
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ الْعَبْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ، عُمَرَ عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ ذَكَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْهِلاَلَ فَقَالَ
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 13, Hadith 23
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Book 6, Hadith 2381 (deprecated numbering scheme)