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Sunan Ibn Majah 1646 (Book 7, Hadith 9) #30998
Fasting Before Sighting of Crescent Moon

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad forbade fasting before the sighting of the crescent moon.

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: "The Messenger of Allah forbade anticipating the fast by fasting one day before sighting (of the crescent)".
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ غِيَاثٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ ـ عَنْ تَعْجِيلِ صَوْمِ يَوْمٍ قَبْلَ الرُّؤْيَةِ

TOPICS
fasting  *  sighting  *  moon

QUICK LESSONS:
Wait for confirmation before taking any action, Respect and follow Islamic traditions and practices

EXPLANATIONS:
The hadith narrated by Abu Hurairah states that Prophet Muhammad forbade Muslims from fasting before the sighting of the crescent moon. This is because it is not known when exactly Ramadan will begin until after the crescent moon has been sighted, and so it would be wrong to fast on a day that may or may not be part of Ramadan. This hadith teaches us to wait for confirmation before taking any action, as well as to respect and follow Islamic traditions and practices. It also encourages us to have patience in our faith, as we must wait for confirmation from Allah before we can act upon something.

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