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bayhaqi:7975 – Muḥammad b. ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥāfiẓ > al-Ḥasan b. Ḥalīm > Abū al-Muwajjih > ʿAbdān > al-Faḍl b. Mūsá > Sufyān al-Thawrī > Simāk > ʿIkrimah > Ibn ʿAbbās

[Machine] An Arab man came to the Prophet ﷺ on the night of the sighting of the moon of Ramadan and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I have seen the new moon." The Prophet asked him, "Do you bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that I am the Messenger of Allah?" He replied, "Yes." The Prophet then proclaimed, "Fast tomorrow." This narration has been reported by Abu Asim from Al-Thawri, with an unbroken chain of transmission. It has also been narrated by others from Al-Thawri through a disconnected chain of transmission.  

البيهقي:٧٩٧٥ – وَأَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أنبأ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ حَلِيمٍ أنبأ أَبُو الْمُوَجِّهِ أنبأ عَبْدَانُ أنبأ الْفَضْلُ بْنُ مُوسَى ثنا سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ عَنْ سِمَاكٍ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ لَيْلَةَ هِلَالِ رَمَضَانَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي قَدْ رَأَيْتُ الْهِلَالَ فَقَالَ أَتَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَأَنِّي رَسُولُ اللهِ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَنَادَى أَنْ صُومُوا وَكَذَلِكَ رُوِيَ عَنْ أَبِي عَاصِمٍ عَنِ الثَّوْرِيِّ مَوْصُولًا وَرَوَاهُ غَيْرُهُمَا عَنِ الثَّوْرِيِّ مُرْسَلًا  

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nasai:2112 – Muḥammad b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz b. Abū Rizmah > al-Faḍl b. Mūsá > Sufyān > Simāk > ʿIkrimah > Ibn ʿAbbās

'I have sighted the crescent.' He said: 'Do you bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger?' He said: 'Yes.' So the Prophet gave the call saying: 'Fast."'  

النسائي:٢١١٢ – أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ أَبِي رِزْمَةَ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ مُوسَى عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ سِمَاكٍ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ رَأَيْتُ الْهِلاَلَ فَقَالَ أَتَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَنَادَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَنْ صُومُوا  

darimi:1734 – ʿIṣmah b. al-Faḍl

A bedouin came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: I have sighted the moon. Al-Hasan added in his version: that is, of Ramadan. He asked: Do you testify that there is no god but Allah? He replied: Yes. He again asked: Do you testify that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah? He replied: Yes. and he testified that he had sighted the moon. He said: Bilal, announce to the people that they must fast tomorrow. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2340)   

الدارمي:١٧٣٤ – حَدَّثَنِي عِصْمَةُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنٌ الْجُعْفِيُّ عَنْ زَائِدَةَ عَنْ سِمَاكٍ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَقَالَ إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ الْهِلَالَ فَقَالَ «أَتَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَأَنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ؟» قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ «يَا بِلَالُ نَادِ فِي النَّاسِ فَلْيَصُومُوا غَدًا»  

hakim:1544 – al-Ḥasan b. ʿAlī b. Shabīb al-Maʿmarī > Muḥammad b. Bakkār al-Qaysī > Abū ʿĀṣim > Sufyān > Simāk > ʿIkrimah > Ibn ʿAbbās > Jāʾ a man Aʿrābī Laylah Hilāl Ramaḍān

[Machine] A Bedouin man came to the Messenger of Allah on the night of the sighting of the crescent moon of Ramadan, and he said, "O Messenger of Allah, I have seen the moon." The Messenger of Allah asked him, "Do you testify that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah?" The man replied, "Yes." The Messenger of Allah then said, "Proclaim to the people to begin fasting." This narration was reported by Al-Fadl ibn Musa from Sufyan Ath-Thawri.  

الحاكم:١٥٤٤ – فَحَدَّثَنَاهُ عَبْدُ الْبَاقِي بْنُ قَانِعٍ الْحَافِظُ ثنا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ شَبِيبٍ الْمَعْمَرِيُّ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكَّارٍ الْقَيْسِيُّ ثنا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ سِمَاكٍ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ أَعْرَابِيٌّ لَيْلَةَ هِلَالِ رَمَضَانَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي قَدْ رَأَيْتُ الْهِلَالَ فَقَالَ «أَتَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَتَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ؟» قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ «فَنَادِ فِي النَّاسِ أَنْ يَصُومُوا» وَهَكَذَا رَوَاهُ الْفَضْلُ بْنُ مُوسَى عَنْ سُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيِّ  

hakim:1545 – Sufyān al-Thawrī > Simāk > ʿIkrimah > Ibn ʿAbbās > Jāʾ Aʿrābī Laylah Hilāl Ramaḍān

[Machine] "O Messenger of Allah, I have seen the crescent moon." He said, "Do you bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that I am the Messenger of Allah?" I said, "Yes." He said, "Then announce that the people should fast."  

الحاكم:١٥٤٥ – أَخْبَرْنَاهُ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ حَلِيمٍ أَنْبَأَ أَبُو الْمُوَجِّهِ أَنْبَأَ عَبْدَانُ أَنْبَأَ الْفَضْلُ بْنُ مُوسَى ثنا سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ عَنْ سِمَاكٍ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ لَيْلَةَ هِلَالِ رَمَضَانَ فَقَالَ

يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَدْ رَأَيْتُ الْهِلَالَ فَقَالَ «أَتَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَأَنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ؟» قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ «فَنَادَى أَنْ يَصُومُوا»