[Machine] On the authority of the Prophet ﷺ , he said: "None of you should precede Ramadan with fasting a day or two except if it is a fast that a person regularly observes, then let him fast that fast."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ لَا يَتَقَدَّمَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ رَمَضَانَ بِصَوْمِ يَوْمٍ وَلَا يَوْمَيْنِ إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ صَوْمًا يَصُومُهُ رَجُلٌ فَلْيَصُمْ ذَلِكَ الصَّوْمَ  

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Do not begin fasting for Ramadan before a day or two ahead, except for a person who regularly fasts and wants to continue fasting.'"  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَا تَقَدَّمُوا قَبْلَ رَمَضَانَ بِيَوْمٍ أَوْ يَوْمَيْنِ إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ رَجُلًا كَانَ يَصُومُ صِيَامًا فَيَصُومُهُ  

[Machine] About the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ , he said, "Do not start the month by a day or two unless it coincides with your fasting. If one of you sees the new moon, then fast accordingly, and if it is covered from you, complete thirty days of Sha'ban (the month before Ramadan) and then fast. This narration is reported from Umar ibn al-Khattab, Abdullah ibn Abbas, Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman, Talq ibn Ali, and others from the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ ."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ لَا تَقَدَّمُوا الشَّهْرَ بِالْيَوْمِ وَالْيَوْمَيْنِ إِلَّا أَنْ يُوَافِقَ ذَلِكَ صَوْمًا كَانَ يَصُومُهُ أَحَدُكُمْ صُومُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ وَأَفْطِرُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ فَإِنْ غُمَّ عَلَيْكُمْ فَعُدُّوا ثَلَاثِينَ ثُمَّ أَفْطِرُوا وَرُوِيَ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ وَعَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الْعَبَّاسِ وَحُذَيْفَةَ بْنِ الْيَمَانِ وَطَلْقِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ وَغَيْرِهِمْ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ  

"the Messenger of Allah said: 'Fast when you see it and stop fasting when you see it, and if it is obscured from you (too cloudy), then count it as thirty (days). "' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2117)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَا تَقَدَّمُوا هَذَا الشَّهْرَ صُومُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ وَأَفْطِرُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ فَإِنْ غُمَّ عَلَيْكُمْ فَعُدُّوا ثَلَاثِينَ  

“When you see the new crescent then fast, and when you see it then stop fasting. If it is cloudy then fast thirty days.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1655)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا رَأَيْتُمُ الْهِلَالَ فَصُومُوا وَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمُوهُ فَأَفْطِرُوا فَإِنْ غُمَّ عَلَيْكُمْ فَعُدُّوا ثَلَاثِينَ  

[Machine] I entered upon Ikrimah one day, and he questioned me about whether it was the 29th day of Ramadan or the 29th day of Sha'ban. I became confused and decided to fast, saying that if it was Ramadan, I would not be left behind, and if it was Sha'ban, it would be voluntary fasting. So, I entered upon Ikrimah while he was eating bread, vegetables, and yogurt. He invited me to join him for a meal, but I informed him that I was fasting. He insisted, swearing by Allah that he would make me break my fast. I said, "Glory be to Allah." He then insisted again, swearing by Allah that he would make me break my fast. And when I saw that he did not make any exceptions, I broke my fast. I had some food and felt full. Then I said, "Give me more food." He said, "I heard Ibn Abbas say that he heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'Fast when you see the new moon and break your fast when you see it. But if it is cloudy or the moon is not visible to you, then complete the month of Sha'ban and do not start Ramadan until you see the new moon.'"  

دَخَلْتُ عَلَى عِكْرِمَةَ فِي يَوْمٍ وَقَدْ أُشْكِلَ عَلَيَّ أَمِنْ رَمَضَانَ هُوَ أَمْ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ فَأَصْبَحْتُ صَائِمًا فَقُلْتُ إِنْ كَانَ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ لَمْ يَسْبِقْنِي وَإِنْ كَانَ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ كَانَ تَطَوُّعًا فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى عِكْرِمَةَ وَهُوَ يَأْكُلُ خُبْزًا وَبَقْلًا وَلَبَنًا فَقَالَ هَلُمَّ إِلَى الْغَدَاءِ قُلْتُ إِنِّي صَائِمٌ فَقَالَ أَحْلِفُ بِاللهِ لَتُفْطِرَنَّهُ قُلْتُ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ قَالَ أَحْلِفُ بِاللهِ لَتُفْطِرَنَّهُ فَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُهُ لَا يَسْتَثْنِي أَفْطَرْتُ فَغَدَوْتُ بِبَعْضِ الشَّيْءِ وَأَنَا شَبْعَانٌ ثُمَّ قُلْتُ هَاتِ فَقَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ صُومُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ وَأَفْطِرُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ فَإِنْ حَالَتْ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَهُ سَحَابَةٌ أَوْ غَيَابَةٌ فَأَكْمِلُوا الْعِدَّةَ وَلَا تَسْتَقْبِلُوا الشَّهْرَ اسْتِقْبَالًا لَا تَسْتَقْبِلُوا رَمَضَانَ بِيَوْمٍ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not begin the month by fasting a day or two unless it is something that one of you regularly fasts, and do not fast until you see it (the crescent moon), then fast until you see it (the crescent moon). If it is cloudy before you, then complete the count to thirty and then break your fast (to end the month of Sha'ban)." Abu Dawood narrated this hadith, as did Hatim ibn Abi Sajirah, Shu'bah, and Al-Hasan ibn Salih, all of whom narrated from Simak. However, they did not mention the phrase "then break your fast." The Sheikh (Al-Albani) narrated this hadith from Abu Awanah, summarizing it, and added the phrase "then break your fast."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا تَقَدَّمُوا الشَّهْرَ بِصِيَامِ يَوْمٍ وَلَا يَوْمَيْنِ إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ شَيْئًا يَصُومُهُ أَحَدُكُمْ وَلَا تَصُومُوا حَتَّى تَرَوْهُ ثُمَّ صُومُوا حَتَّى تَرَوْهُ فَإِنْ حَالَ دُونَهُ غَمَامَةٌ فَأَتِمُّوا الْعِدَّةَ ثَلَاثِينَ ثُمَّ أَفْطِرُوا الشَّهْرُ تِسْعٌ وَعِشْرُونَ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَرَوَاهُ حَاتِمُ بْنُ أَبِي صَغِيرَةَ وَشُعْبَةُ وَالْحَسَنُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ عَنْ سِمَاكٍ بِمَعْنَاهُ لَمْ يَقُولُوا ثُمَّ أَفْطِرُوا قَالَ الشَّيْخُ وَرَوَاهُ أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنْ سِمَاكٍ مُخْتَصَرًا فَجَعَلَ إِكْمَالَ الْعِدَّةِ لِشَعْبَانَ  

[Machine] "That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Fast upon sighting the crescent of Ramadan and break the fast upon sighting the crescent of Shawwal. However, if a cloud or fog comes between you and the crescent, then complete thirty days of Sha'ban and do not begin Ramadan with a day of fasting from Sha'ban. And it is as if he mentioned the ruling for both sides, and each of them narrated one of the two sides."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ صُومُوا رَمَضَانَ لِرُؤْيَتِهِ وَأَفْطِرُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ فَإِنْ حَالَ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَهُ غَمَامَةٌ أَوْ ضَبَابَةٌ فَأَكْمِلُوا شَهْرَ شَعْبَانَ ثَلَاثِينَ وَلَا تَسْتَقْبِلُوا رَمَضَانَ بِصَوْمِ يَوْمٍ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ وَكَأَنَّهُ ذَكَرَ الْحُكْمَ فِي الطَّرَفَيْنِ جَمِيعًا فَرَوَى كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا أَحَدَ طَرَفَيْهِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Do not begin the month until you see the crescent (of the new moon) or complete the count (of days from the previous month), then fast until you see the crescent (of the new moon) or complete the count (of days). This was narrated by Jarir from Mansur, mentioned by Hudhaifah, who is trustworthy and reliable. It was also narrated by Thawri and a group of narrators from Mansur, from Rib'i, from some of the companions of the Prophet ﷺ, from the Prophet ﷺ."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا تَقَدَّمُوا الشَّهْرَ حَتَّى تَرَوَا الْهِلَالَ أَوْ تُكْمِلُوا الْعِدَّةَ ثُمَّ صُومُوا حَتَّى تَرَوَا الْهِلَالَ أَوْ تُكْمِلُوا الْعِدَّةَ وَصَلَهُ جَرِيرٌ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ بِذِكْرِ حُذَيْفَةَ فِيهِ وَهُوَ ثِقَةٌ حُجَّةٌ وَرَوَاهُ الثَّوْرِيُّ وَجَمَاعَةٌ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ رِبْعِيٍّ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ  

[Machine] I heard a man ask the Prophet ﷺ about the day in which some people doubt whether it belongs to Sha'ban or Ramadan. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not fast until you see the crescent moon, and do not break your fast until you see the crescent moon. But if the sky is cloudy for you, then complete the count of thirty days."  

سَمِعْتُ رَجُلًا سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ عَنِ الْيَوْمِ الَّذِي يُشَكُّ فِيهِ فَيَقُولُ بَعْضُهُمْ هَذَا مِنْ شَعْبَانَ وَبَعْضُهُمْ هَذَا مِنْ رَمَضَانَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا تَصُومُوا حَتَّى تَرَوَا الْهِلَالَ وَلَا تُفْطِرُوا حَتَّى تَرَوَا الْهِلَالَ فَإِنْ غُمَّ عَلَيْكُمْ فَأَكْمِلُوا الْعِدَّةَ ثَلَاثِينَ  

[Machine] Ammaar, the one who fasted on the Day of Doubt, has disobeyed Aba Al-Qasim ﷺ. Al-Bukhari has mentioned this in his text on the explanation of the chapter.  

عَمَّارٌ مَنْ صَامَ يَوْمَ الشَّكِّ فَقَدْ عَصَى أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ ﷺ أَخْرَجَ الْبُخَارِيُّ مَتْنَهُ فِي تَرْجَمَةِ الْبَابِ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ forbade fasting before Ramadan by one day, and on the day of Eid al-Adha and Eid al-Fitr, and on the days of Tashreeq, which are three days after the Day of Sacrifice. Abu Abbad is Abdullah ibn Sa'id al-Maqburi, who is not strong.  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ نَهَى عَنِ الصِّيَامِ قَبْلَ رَمَضَانَ بِيَوْمٍ وَالْأَضْحَى وَالْفِطْرِ وَأَيَّامِ التَّشْرِيقِ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ بَعْدَ يَوْمِ النَّحْرِ أَبُو عَبَّادٍ هُوَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيُّ غَيْرُ قَوِيٍّ  

[Machine] When it was the night on which the Prophet ﷺ received the first revelation of the Qur'an, he performed the Maghrib prayer, and then said, "Indeed, this month is written upon you a month of fasting, and Allah has not prescribed the optional night prayer upon you. So whoever is able to establish it should do so, for it is from the extra good deeds which Allah has prescribed for you. And whoever is not able to do so, let him sleep on his bed and not say, 'I fasted and prayed at night as so-and -so did.' Whoever fasts or prays at night, let him do it for the sake of Allah, and reduce idle talk and nonsense in the houses of Allah. And let each of you know that during the prayer you are waiting for, do not anticipate the beginning of the month from your own calculation or by sighting the moon. Fast when you see it and break the fast when you see it, but if you are unable to see it, then count Sha`ban as thirty days. And do not break the fast until the night is completely dark."  

كَانَ عُمَرُ ؓ إِذَا كَانَتِ اللَّيْلَةُ الَّتِي يُشَكُّ فِيهَا مِنْ رَمَضَانَ قَامَ حِينَ يُصَلِّي الْمَغْرِبَ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ هَذَا شَهْرٌ كَتَبَ اللهُ عَلَيْكُمْ صِيَامَهُ وَلَمْ يَكْتُبْ عَلَيْكُمْ قِيَامَهُ فَمَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ يَقُومَ فَلْيَقُمْ فَإِنَّهَا مِنْ نَوَافِلِ الْخَيْرِ الَّتِي أَمَرَ اللهُ ﷻ بِهَا وَمَنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ فَلْيَنَمْ عَلَى فِرَاشِهِ وَلَا يَقُلْ قَائِلٌ إِنْ صَامَ فُلَانٌ صُمْتُ وَإِنْ قَامَ فُلَانٌ قُمْتُ فَمَنْ صَامَ أَوْ قَامَ فَلْيَجْعَلْ ذَلِكَ لِلَّهِ ﷻ أَقِلُّوا اللَّغْوَ فِي بُيُوتِ اللهِ ﷻ وَلْيَعْلَمْ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنَّهُ فِي صَلَاةٍ مَا انْتَظَرَ الصَّلَاةَ أَلَا لَا يَتَقَدَّمَنَّ الشَّهْرَ مِنْكُمْ أَحَدٌ صُومُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ وَأَفْطِرُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ فَإِنْ غُمَّ عَلَيْكُمْ فَعُدُّوا شَعْبَانَ ثَلَاثِينَ ثُمَّ لَا تُفْطِرُوا حَتَّى يَغسِقَ اللَّيْلُ عَلَى الظِّرَابِ  

[Machine] He used to give a sermon when Ramadan approached and then he would say, "This blessed month is the one in which Allah has obligated fasting and did not obligate standing in prayer. Let a person be cautious against saying, 'I am fasting' when someone else is fasting, or 'I have broken my fast' when someone else has broken their fast. Verily, fasting is not merely abstaining from food and drink, but it is also refraining from lying, falsehood, and vain talk. So do not begin the month until you see the crescent moon, then fast when you see it and break your fast when you see it. But if it is cloudy for you, then complete the count of thirty days." He used to say this after the Fajr prayer and the Asr prayer. And Abu al-Fath informed us that al-Husayn narrated to us, from Ibrahim, from Hushaym, from Mujalid, from al-Sha'bi, from Masruq, that Umar used to say something similar to that.  

أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَخْطُبُ إِذَا حَضَرَ رَمَضَانُ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ هَذَا الشَّهْرُ الْمُبَارَكُ الَّذِي فَرَضَ اللهُ صِيَامَهُ وَلَمْ يَفْرِضْ قِيَامَهُ لِيَحْذَرْ رَجُلٌ أَنْ يَقُولَ أَصُومُ إِذَا صَامَ فُلَانٌ أَوْ أُفْطِرُ إِذَا أَفْطَرَ فُلَانٌ أَلَا إِنَّ الصِّيَامَ لَيْسَ مِنَ الطَّعَامِ وَالشَّرَابِ وَلَكِنْ مِنَ الْكَذِبِ وَالْبَاطِلِ وَاللَّغْوِ أَلَا لَا تَقَدَّمُوا الشَّهْرَ إِذَا رَأَيْتُمُ الْهِلَالَ فَصُومُوا وَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمُوهُ فَأَفْطِرُوا فَإِنْ غُمَّ عَلَيْكُمْ فَأَكْمِلُوا الْعِدَّةَ قَالَ كَانَ يَقُولُ ذَلِكَ بَعْدَ صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ وَصَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ 7956 وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْفَتْحِ أنبأ الْحُسَيْنُ ثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ ثنا هُشَيْمٌ عَنْ مُجَالِدٍ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ أَنَّ عُمَرَ ؓ كَانَ يَقُولُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ  

[Machine] The translation of the given passage into English is: "Fasting on the day that remains uncertain in Ramadan."  

صَوْمِ الْيَوْمِ الَّذِي يُشَكُّ فِيهِ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ  

[Machine] I saw Ibn Umar commanding a man to break his fast on the day in which there was doubt.  

رَأَيْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ يَأْمُرُ رَجُلًا يُفْطِرُ فِي الْيَوْمِ الَّذِي يُشَكُّ فِيهِ  

[Machine] Because to break my fast on a day during Ramadan and then make it up later is more beloved to me than to add an extra day that is not part of it.  

لَأَنْ أُفْطِرَ يَوْمًا مِنْ رَمَضَانَ ثُمَّ أَقْضِيَهُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أَزِيدَ فِيهِ يَوْمًا لَيْسَ مِنْهُ  

[Machine] They differed regarding a day that is uncertain whether it is from Ramadan or from Sha'ban. We came to Anas and found him sitting, having his pre-dawn meal. We also narrated from Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman that he used to prohibit fasting on the day that is doubtful. Ibn Abbas also said that he used to say, "Distinguish between fasting in Ramadan and Sha'ban by breaking the fast."  

اخْتَلَفُوا فِي يَوْمٍ لَا يُدْرَى أَمِنْ رَمَضَانَ هُوَ أَمْ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ فَأَتَيْنَا أَنَسًا فَوَجَدْنَاهُ جَالِسًا يَتَغَدَّى وَرُوِّينَا عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ بْنِ الْيَمَانِ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَنْهَى عَنْ صَوْمِ الْيَوْمِ الَّذِي يُشَكُّ فِيهِ وَعَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ افْصِلُوا يَعْنِي بَيْنَ صَوْمِ رَمَضَانَ وَشَعْبَانَ بِفَطْرٍ