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abudawud:2331Aḥmad b. ʿAbd al-Wāḥid > Abū Mushir

On the authority of Abu Mushir. He said: Sa'id, that is, Ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz said: The meaning of the word sirraha is "in the beginning of it (the month)"  

أبو داود:٢٣٣١حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَاحِدِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُسْهِرٍ قَالَ كَانَ سَعِيدٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ يَقُولُ سِرُّهُ أَوَّلُهُ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ

وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ سِرُّهُ وَسَطُهُ وَقَالُوا آخِرُهُ