Hadith 21

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 1911
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ بِلاَلٍ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ آلَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنْ نِسَائِهِ، وَكَانَتِ انْفَكَّتْ رِجْلُهُ، فَأَقَامَ فِي مَشْرُبَةٍ تِسْعًا وَعِشْرِينَ لَيْلَةً، ثُمَّ نَزَلَ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ آلَيْتَ شَهْرًا‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏ ‏‏.‏
"‏ إِنَّ الشَّهْرَ يَكُونُ تِسْعًا وَعِشْرِينَ ‏"
Anas:

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) vowed to keep aloof from his wives for one month, and he had dislocation of his leg. So, he stayed in a Mashruba for 29 nights and then came down. Some people said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! You vowed to stay aloof for one month," He replied, "The month is of 29 days."

Chain of Narrators

companion
1

Anas bin Malik

أنس بن مالك بن النضر

2,476 narrations

follower
2

Hameed bin Abi Hameed

حميد بن أبي حميد الطويل

338 narrations

successor
3

Sulaiman bin Bilal al-Taymi

سليمان بن بلال التيمي

247 narrations

3rd Generation
4

'Abdul 'Aziz bin 'Abdullah al-Uvaisi

عبد العزيز بن عبد الله بن يحيى الأويسي

98 narrations