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Sahih al-BukhariFasting

Sahih al-Bukhari 1908

Chapter: "Start observing Saum on seeing the crescent of Ramadan, and stop on seeing the crescent (of Shawwal)."

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 1908

Narrator:Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ جَبَلَةَ بْنِ سُحَيْمٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ يَقُولُ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

الشَّهْرُ هَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا ‏"‏‏.‏ وَخَنَسَ الإِبْهَامَ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ‏.‏

Narrated Ibn `Umar:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The month is like this and this," (at the same time he showed the fingers of both his hands thrice) and left out one thumb on the third time.

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 1908).

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Classical commentary

Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله ( الشَّهْر هَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا وَخَنَسَ الْإِبْهَام فِي الثَّالِثَةِ ) كَذَا لِلْأَكْثَرِ بِالْمُعْجَمَةِ وَالنُّون أَيْ قَبَضَ , وَالِانْخِنَاسِ الِانْقِبَاض قَالَهُ الْخَطَّابِيّ. وَفِي رِوَايَة الْكُشْمِيهَنِيِّ " وَحَبَسَ " بِالْحَاء الْمُهْمَلَةِ ثُمَّ الْمُوَحَّدَة , أَيْ مَنَعَ.…

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Scholars’ grades

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Al-Bukharid. 256 AH Authenticصحيح The hadith صحيح البخاري No. 1908
Grades of other versions (2)
  • Authentic chainShu'ayb al-Arna'ut إسناده صحيح على شرط الشيخين — تخريج صحيح ابن حبان (3454)
  • AuthenticIbn Hibban أخرجه في صحيحه — صحيح ابن حبان (3454)

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  • صحيح ابن حبان (3536)الشَّهْرَ هَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا ، وَخَنَسَ الإِبْهَامَ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ
  • غريب الحديث للحربي (1892)الشَّهْرُ هَكَذَا ، وَهَكَذَا ، وَخَنَسَ إِبْهَامَهُ
  • مسند أبي داود الطيالسي (2004)الشَّهْرُ هَكَذَا ، وَهَكَذَا ، وَهَكَذَا ، وَأَشَارَ بِأَصَابِعِهِ ثَلاثًا ، وَخَنَسَ الإِبْهَامَ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ

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