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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Fasting

Sunan an-Nasa'i 2116

Chapter: Accepting The Testimony Of One Man Concerning The Crescent Moon Of Ramadan.

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 2116

Narrator:Abd ar-Rahman ibn Zayd ibn al-Khattāb

أَخْبَرَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ شَبِيبٍ أَبُو عُثْمَانَ، - وَكَانَ شَيْخًا صَالِحًا بِطَرَسُوسَ - قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ، عَنْ حُسَيْنِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ الْجَدَلِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ زَيْدِ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ، أَنَّهُ خَطَبَ النَّاسَ فِي الْيَوْمِ الَّذِي يُشَكُّ فِيهِ فَقَالَ أَلاَّ إِنِّي جَالَسْتُ أَصْحَابَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَسَاءَلْتُهُمْ وَأَنَّهُمْ حَدَّثُونِي أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

"‏ صُومُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ وَأَفْطِرُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ وَانْسُكُوا لَهَا فَإِنْ غُمَّ عَلَيْكُمْ فَأَكْمِلُوا ثَلاَثِينَ فَإِنْ شَهِدَ شَاهِدَانِ فَصُومُوا وَأَفْطِرُوا ‏"

It was narrated that:

'Abdur-Rahman bin Zaid bin Al-Khattab addressed the people on the day concerning which there was doubt (as to whether the month had begun) and said: "I sat with the Companions of the Messenger of Allah and asked them, and they a narrated that the Messenger of Allah said: 'Fast when you see it and stop fasting when you see it, and perform the rites on that basis. If it is obscured, then complete thirty days, and if two witnesses testify then fast and stop fasting."

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 2116) and Ahmad (No. 18137).

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Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan al-Nasa'i

قَوْله ( فِي الْيَوْم الَّذِي يُشَكُّ فِيهِ ) أَيْ فِي أَنَّهُ مِنْ رَمَضَان أَوْ مِنْ شَعْبَان.…

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Scholars’ grades

The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2116
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2116
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2116

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Also reported by… (6)
  • أسد الغابة (2140)صوموا لرؤيته ، وأفطروا لرؤيته ، فإن غم عليكم فأتموا ثلاثين ، وإن شهد شاهدان مسلمان فصوموا أو أفطروا
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (2407)صُومُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ وَأَفْطِرُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ ، وَانْسُكُوا لَهَا ، فَإِنْ غُمَّ عَلَيْكُمْ فَأَتِمُّوا ثَلاثِينَ يَوْمًا ، وَإِنْ شَهِدَ شَاهِدَانِ فَصُومُوا وَأَفْطِرُوا
  • المحلى بالآثار لابن حزم (1077)فَإِِنْ غُمَّ عَلَيْكُمْ فَأَكْمِلُوا الْعِدَّةَ
  • تاريخ دمشق لابن عساكر (34901)صُومُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ ، وَأَفْطِرُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ ، وَأَمْسِكُوا لَهَا ، فَإِنْ غُمَّ عَلَيْكُمْ فَأَتِمُّوا ثَلاثِينَ ، وَإِنْ شَهِدَ شَاهِدَانِ مُسْلِمَانِ فَصُومُوا ، وَأَفْطِرُوا
  • تهذيب الكمال للمزي (1888)صُومُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ ، وأَفْطِرُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ ، وانْسُكُوا لَهَا ، فَإِنْ غُمَّ عَلَيْكُمْ فَأَتِّمُوا ثَلاثِينَ ، وإِنْ شَهِدَ شَاهِدَانِ مُسْلِمَانِ فَصُومُوا وأَفْطِرُوا .
  • معرفة الصحابة لأبي نعيم (6729)صُومُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ ، وَأَفْطِرُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ ، وَأَمْسِكُوا لَهَا ، فَإِنْ غُمَّ عَلَيْكُمْ فَأَتِمُّوا ثَلاثِينَ ، فَإِنْ شَهِدَ شَاهِدَانِ مُسْلِمَانِ فَصُومُوا وَأَفْطِرُوا

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