Hadith 9888

Chapter 9

باب 9

(9) باب إِكْمَالِ شَعْبَانَ ثَلاَثِينَ إِذَا كَانَ غَيْمٌ وَذِكْرِ اخْتِلاَفِ النَّاقِلِينَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

(9) Chapter: Completing thirty days Of Sha'ban if it is obscured (cloudy) and mentioning the differences reported by the narrators from Abu Hurairah
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أَخْبَرَنَا مُؤَمَّلُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " صُومُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ وَأَفْطِرُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ فَإِنْ غُمَّ عَلَيْكُمُ الشَّهْرُ فَعُدُّوا ثَلاَثِينَ " .

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:
"the Messenger of Allah said: 'Fast when you see it and stop fasting when you see it, and if it is obscured from you (too cloudy), then count it as thirty (days). "'

Reference: Sunan an-Nasa'i 2117

In-book reference: Book 22, Hadith 28

English translation: Vol. 3, Book 22, Hadith 2119