Hadith 36216

Chapter 48

باب 48

(48) باب التَّارِيخِ مِنْ أَيْنَ أَرَّخُوا التَّارِيخَ

(48) Chapter: When did the Muslim calendar start?
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حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، قَالَ مَا عَدُّوا مِنْ مَبْعَثِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَلاَ مِنْ وَفَاتِهِ، مَا عَدُّوا إِلاَّ مِنْ مَقْدَمِهِ الْمَدِينَةَ.

Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d:
The Prophet's companions did not take as a starting date for the Muslim calendar, the day, the Prophet (ﷺ) had been sent as an Apostle or the day of his death, but the day of his arrival at Medina.

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 3934

In-book reference: Book 63, Hadith 160

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Vol. 5, Book 58, Hadith 271