English
Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: A Bedouin came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, "I have seen the crescent moon," meaning the crescent moon of Ramadan. The Prophet (ﷺ) asked, "Do you testify that there is no god but Allah?" He said, "Yes." He asked, "Do you testify that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah?" He said, "Yes." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "O Bilal, announce to the people that they should fast tomorrow." [Narrated by Abu Dawud, Al-Tirmidhi, Nasa’i, Ibn Majah, and Al-Darimi] Al-Hakim authenticated it, and Al-Bayhaqi mentioned that it came through connected and disconnected chains, and the connected chains are authentic.
Possible references (unverified, pending editorial review)
- Candidate: Sunan Abi Dawud 2340 (unverified) 98% confidence
- Candidate: Jami al-Tirmidhi 691 (unverified) 98% confidence
- Candidate: Sunan Ibn Majah 1652 (unverified) 96% confidence
- Candidate: Mishkat al-Masabih 1977 (unverified) 88% confidence
Mishkat (candidate) 1977
Confidence and text similarity are not editorial verification.
Commentary and footnotes (5)
Note 2
(2) The statement: "A Bedouin." The hadith indicates that the testimony of an unknown person is accepted, and that the testimony of one person is accepted for the crescent moon of Ramadan. This is mentioned in Al-Mirqat. This is also found in Al-Durr Al-Mukhtar, Rad Al-Muhtar, and Al-‘Alamgiriyyah.
Note 3
(3) The statement: "They should fast tomorrow." In Al-Mirqat, it is said: "The lack of restriction to Ramadan indicates our position that it is valid to perform it with the intention of general fasting."
Note 2
(۲) قوله : أعرابي: دل الحديث على أن المستور تقبل شهادته، وعلى أن شهادة الواحد مقبولة في هلال رمضان. قاله في «المرقاة». كذا في الدر المختار» و رد المحتار» و «العالمگيرية».
Note 3
(۳) قوله: أن يصوموا غدا: قال في المرقاة»: وفي عدم تقييده برمضان إشعار إلى مذهبنا من أنه يصح أداؤه بنية مطلق الصوم.
Note 1
ف: اس حدیث شریف میں ارشاد ہے: ”أَذِّنْ فِى النَّاسِ أَنْ يَصُومُوا غَدًا“ (اعلان کردو کہ لوگ کل سے روزہ رکھیں) اس بارے میں مرقات میں لکھا ہے کہ اگر رمضان کا روزہ مطلقاً صوم کی نیت سے رکھا جائے، یعنی یہ کہا جائے کہ کل کے روزے کی نیت کرتا ہوں اور یہ نہ کہے کہ کل رمضان کے روزے کی نیت کرتا ہوں۔ اس طرح مطلق روزہ کی نیت کرنے سے رمضان کا روزہ ادا ہو جائے گا۔12