رياض الصالحين
Riyad as-Salihin Hadith 1221
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Chapter 37
Chapter context: The Excellence of Observing Saum (Fasts) during Ramadan
- باب وجوب صوم رمضان وبيان فضل الصيام وما يتعلق به:
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Original Arabic
وعنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: "صوموا لرؤيته، وأفطروا لرؤيته، فإن غَبِيَ عليكم فأكملوا عدة شعبان ثلاثين" ((متفق عليه وهذا لفظ البخاري)). وفي رواية مسلم: "فإن غم عليكم فصوموا ثلاثين يومًا".
Translation
English translation
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Observe Saum (fast) on sighting the crescent and terminate it on sighting it (the new moon), but if the sky is cloudy before you, then complete the number (thirty days) of the month." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
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This is Hadith 1221 in Riyad as-Salihin. It appears in Book 9, The Book of Virtues, as in-book entry 231 under the chapter “The Excellence of Observing Saum (Fasts) during Ramadan.”
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