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ahmad:1931Sufyān > ʿAmr > Muḥammad b. Ḥunayn

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not fast until you see it (the moon), or he said, fast upon its sighting."  

أحمد:١٩٣١حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عَمْرٍو عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حُنَيْنٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَجِبْتُ مِمَّنْ يَتَقَدَّمُ الشَّهْرَ وَقَدْ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا تَصُومُوا حَتَّى تَرَوْهُ أَوْ قَالَ صُومُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ