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Sunan an-Nasai 2118 (Book 22, Hadith 29) #16729
Fasting According to the Lunar Calendar

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) advised to fast when the crescent moon is visible and stop fasting when it is visible again, and if it is too cloudy then count the month as thirty days.

Narrated 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)'."
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي قَالَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَرْقَاءُ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏ "‏ صُومُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ وَأَفْطِرُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ فَإِنْ غُمَّ عَلَيْكُمْ فَاقْدُرُوا ثَلاَثِينَ

TOPICS
fasting  *  calendar  *  moon  *  days  *  sawm  *  hilal  *  qamar

QUICK LESSONS:
Follow religious obligations according to a lunar calendar accurately and precisely .

EXPLANATIONS:
The hadith of Abu Hurairah states that Muslims should fast when they can see the crescent moon, which marks the beginning of a new lunar month. When they can see it again at the end of that month, they should stop fasting. If it is too cloudy for them to be able to see it, then they should count that month as thirty days. This hadith teaches us about how Muslims are supposed to follow their religious obligations according to a lunar calendar rather than a solar one. It also shows us how important accuracy and precision are in following Islamic teachings correctly.

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