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Riyad as-Salihin Hadith 1225

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In-book entry
235

Chapter 39

Chapter context: The Prohibition of Observing Saum (Fasting) after the Middle of Sha'ban

- باب النهي عن تقدم رمضان بصوم بعد نصف شعبان إلا لمن وصله بما قبله، أو وافق عادة كان عادته صوم الاثنين والخميس فوافقه

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Hadith text

Original 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.‏

Translation

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].

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This is Hadith 1225 in Riyad as-Salihin. It appears in Book 9, The Book of Virtues, as in-book entry 235 under the chapter “The Prohibition of Observing Saum (Fasting) after the Middle of Sha'ban.”

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