Hadith 18

Sahih Bukhari

Book 30: Fasting

Chapter 11

"Start observing Saum on seeing the crescent of Ramadan, and stop on seeing the crescent (of Shawwal)."

بَابُ قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِذَا رَأَيْتُمُ الْهِلاَلَ فَصُومُوا وَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمُوهُ فَأَفْطِرُوا»

And ‘Ammar said, “Whoever observes Saum (fasting) on a doubtful day is disobeying Abul-Qasim (i.e., the Prophet ﷺ).”
Sahih al-Bukhari 1908
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ جَبَلَةَ بْنِ سُحَيْمٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ يَقُولُ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ ‏‏.‏ وَخَنَسَ الإِبْهَامَ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ‏.‏
"‏ الشَّهْرُ هَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا ‏"
Ibn `Umar:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The month is like this and this," (at the same time he showed the fingers of both his hands thrice) and left out one thumb on the third time.