Hadith 1225
Riyad as-Salihin
The Book of Virtues · The Prohibition of Observing Saum (Fasting) after the Middle of Sha'ban
Arabic
- وعن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " لا تصوموا قبل رمضان صوموا لرؤيته وأفطروا لرؤيته، فإن حالت دونه فأكملوا ثلاثين يومًا" ((رواه الترمذي وقال حديث حسن صحيح.
English translation
Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Do not observe Saum (fasting) before the advent of Ramadan. Observe Saum at sighting of the crescent of Ramadan and terminate it at sighting the crescent (of Shawwal). If the sky is overcast, complete (the month as) thirty (days)." [At- Tirmidhi].