a Bedouin came to the Messenger of Allah with unkempt hair and said: "O Allah has enjoined upon me of Salah." He said: "The five daily prayers, unless you do any more voluntarily." He said: "Tell me what Allah has enjoined upon me voluntarily." He said: "Tell me what Allah has enjoined upon me of fasting." He said: "Fasting the month of Ramadan, unless you do any more voluntarily." He said: "Tell me what Allah has enjoined upon me of Zakah." The Messenger of Allah told him of the laws of Islam, He said: "By the One Who has honored you, I will not do anything voluntarily, and I will not do anything voluntarily, and I will not do less than that which Allah has enjoined upon, me: The Messenger of Allah said: "He will succeed if he is sincere," or "He will enter Paradise if he is sincere." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2090)  

أَنَّ أَعْرَابِيًّا جَاءَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ ثَائِرَ الرَّأْسِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَخْبَرَنِي مَاذَا فَرَضَ اللهُ عَلَيَّ مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ؟ قَالَ الصَّلَوَاتُ الْخَمْسُ إِلَّا أَنْ تَطَّوَّعَ شَيْئًا قَالَ أَخْبِرْنِي مَاذَا افْتَرَضَ اللهُ عَلَيَّ مِنَ الصِّيَامِ قَالَ «صِيَامُ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ إِلَّا أَنْ تَطَّوَّعَ شَيْئًا» قَالَ أَخْبِرْنِي مَاذَا فَرَضَ اللهُ عَلَيَّ مِنَ الزَّكَاةِ فَأَخْبَرَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِشَرَائِعِ الْإِسْلَامِ فَقَالَ وَالَّذِي أَكْرَمَكَ لَا أَتَطَوَّعُ شَيْئًا وَلَا أَنْتَقِصُ مِمَّا فَرَضَ اللهُ عَلَيَّ شَيْئًا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَفْلَحَ وَأَبِيهِ إِنْ صَدَقَ أَوْ دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ وَأَبِيهِ إِنْ صَدَقَ  

"We were forbidden in the Quran to ask the Prophet about anything not imperative, so we liked it when a wise man from among the people of the desert came and asked him. A man from among the desert people came and said: 'O Muhammad, your messenger came to us and told us that you say that Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, has sent you.' He said: 'He spoke the truth.' He said: 'Who created the heavens?' He said: 'Allah.' He said: 'Who created the Earth?' He said: 'Allah.' He said: 'Who set up the mountains in it?' He said: 'Allah.' He said: 'Who created beneficial things in them?' He said: 'Allah.' He said: 'By the One Who created the heavens and the Earth, and set up the mountains therein, and created beneficial things in them, has Allah sent you?' He said: 'Yes.' He said: 'Your messenger said that we have to offer five prayers each day and night.' He said: 'He spoke the truth.' He said: 'By the One Who sent you, has Allah commanded you to do this?' He said: 'Yes.' He said: 'Your messenger said that we have to pay Zakah on our wealth.' He said: 'He spoke the truth.' He said: 'By the One Who sent you, has Allah commanded you to do this?' He said: 'Yes.' He said: 'Your messenger said that we have to fast the month of Ramadan each year.' He said: 'He spoke the truth.' He said: 'By the One Who sent You, has Allah commanded you to do this?' He said: 'Yes.' He said: 'Your messenger said that we have to perform Hajj, those who can afford it.' He said: 'He spoke the truth.' He said: 'By the One Who sent you, has Allah commanded you to do this?' He said: 'Yes.' He said: 'By the One Who sent you with the truth, I will not do more than this or less.' When he left, the Prophet said: 'If he is sincere, he will certainly enter paradise.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2091)  

أَنْ نَسْأَلَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ عَنْ شَيْءٍ فَكَانَ يُعْجِبنا أَنْ يَجِيءَ الرَّجُلُ الْعَاقِلُ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبَادِيَةِ فَيَسْأَلَهُ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبَادِيَةِ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ أَتَانَا رَسُولُكَ فَأَخْبَرَنَا أَنَّكَ تَزْعُمُ أَنَّ اللهَ أَرْسَلَكَ قَالَ «صَدَقَ» قَالَ فَمَنْ خَلَقَ السَّمَاءَ؟ قَالَ «اللهُ» قَالَ فَمَنْ خَلَقَ الْأَرْضَ؟ قَالَ «اللهُ» قَالَ فَمَنْ نَصَبَ فِيهَا الْجِبَالَ؟ قَالَ «اللهُ» قَالَ فَمَنْ جَعَلَ فِيهَا الْمَنَافِعَ؟ قَالَ «اللهُ» قَالَ فَبِالَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّمَاءَ وَالْأَرْضَ وَنَصَبَ الْجِبَالَ وَجَعَلَ فِيهَا الْمَنَافِعَ آللَّهُ أَرْسَلَكَ؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ» قَالَ وَزَعَمَ رَسُولُكَ أَنَّ عَلَيْنَا خَمْسَ صَلَوَاتٍ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ وَلَيْلَةٍ قَالَ «صَدَقَ» قَالَ فَبِالَّذِي أَرْسَلَكَ آللَّهُ أَمَرَكَ بِهَذَا؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ» قَالَ وَزَعَمَ رَسُولُكَ أَنَّ عَلَيْنَا صَدَقَةَ أَمْوَالِنَا قَالَ «صَدَقَ» قَالَ فَبِالَّذِي أَرْسَلَكَ آللَّهُ أَمَرَكَ بِهَذَا؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ» قَالَ وَزَعَمَ رَسُولُكَ أَنَّ عَلَيْنَا صَوْمَ شَهْرِ فِي كُلِّ سَنَةٍ قَالَ «صَدَقَ» قَالَ فَبِالَّذِي أَرْسَلَكَ آللَّهُ أَمَرَكَ بِهَذَا؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ» قَالَ وَزَعَمَ رَسُولُكَ أَنَّ عَلَيْنَا الْحَجَّ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا قَالَ «صَدَقَ» قَالَ فَبِالَّذِي أَرْسَلَكَ آللَّهُ أَمَرَكَ بِهَذَا؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ» قَالَ فَوَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ لَا أَزِيدُ عَلَيْهِنَّ شَيْئًا وَلَا أَنْتَقِصُ فَلَمَّا وَلَّى قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «لَئِنْ صَدَقَ لَيَدْخُلَنَّ الْجَنَّةَ»  

“While we were sitting in the mosque, a man entered riding a camel; he made it kneel in the mosque, then he hobbled it and said to them: ‘Which of you is Muhammad?’ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was reclining among them, so they said: ‘This fair- skinned man who is reclining.’ The man said to him: ‘O son of ‘Abdul- Muttalib!’ The Prophet ﷺ said: ‘I am listening to you.’ The man said: O Muhammad! I am asking you and will be stern in asking, so do not bear any ill-feelings towards me.’ He said: ‘Ask whatever you think.’ The man said: ‘I adjure you by your Lord and the Lord of those who came before you, has Allah sent you to all of mankind?’ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘By Allah, yes.; He said: ‘I adjure you by Allah, has Allah commanded you to pray the five prayers each day and night?’ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘By Allah, yes.’ He said: ‘I adjure you by Allah, has Allah commanded you to fast this month of each year?’ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘By Allah, yes.’ He said: ‘I adjure you by Allah, has Allah commanded you to take this charity from our rich and distribute it among our poor?’ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘By Allah, yes.’ The man said: ‘I believe in what you have brought, and I am the envoy of my people who are behind me. I am Dimam bin Tha’labah, the brother of Banu Sa’d bin Bakr.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1402)  

لَهُمْ أَيُّكُمْ مُحَمَّدٌ؟ وَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مُتَّكِئٌ بَيْنَ ظَهْرَانَيْهِمْ قُلْنَا لَهُ هَذَا الرَّجُلُ الْأَبْيَضُ الْمُتَّكِئُ فَقَالَ لَهُ الرَّجُلُ يَا ابْنَ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «قَدْ أَجَبْتُكَ» فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ إِنِّي يَا مُحَمَّدُ سَائِلُكَ فَمُشْتَدٌّ عَلَيْكَ فِي الْمَسْأَلَةِ فَلَا تَجِدَنَّ عَلَيَّ فِي نَفْسِكَ فَقَالَ «سَلْ مَا بَدَا لَكَ» فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ نَشَدْتُكَ بِرَبِّكَ وَرَبِّ مَنْ قَبْلَكَ آللَّهُ أَرْسَلَكَ إِلَى النَّاسِ كُلِّهِمْ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «اللهُمَّ نَعَمْ» قَالَ فَأَنْشُدُكَ اللهَ آللَّهُ أَمَرَكَ أَنْ نُصَلِّيَ الصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسَ فِي الْيَوْمِ وَاللَّيْلَةِ؟ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «اللهُمَّ نَعَمْ» قَالَ فَأَنْشُدُكَ اللهَ اللهُ أَمَرَكَ أَنْ نَصُومَ هَذَا الشَّهْرَ مِنَ السَّنَةِ؟ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «اللهُمَّ نَعَمْ» قَالَ فَأَنْشُدُكَ بِاللهِ اللهُ أَمَرَكَ أَنْ تَأْخُذَ هَذِهِ الصَّدَقَةَ مِنْ أَغْنِيَائِنَا فَتَقْسِمَهَا عَلَى فُقَرَائِنَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «اللهُمَّ نَعَمْ» فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ آمَنْتُ بِمَا جِئْتَ بِهِ وَأَنَا رَسُولُ مَنْ وَرَائِي مِنْ قَوْمِي وَأَنَا ضِمَامُ بْنُ ثَعْلَبَةَ أَخُو بَنِي سَعْدِ بْنِ بَكْرٍ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ خَالَفَهُ يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ سَعْدٍ  

"while we were with the Messenger of Allah, sitting in the Masjid, a man entered on a camel. He made it kneel in the Masjid, then he hobbled it. Then he said; 'Which of you is Muhammad?' He was reclining among them, and we said to him: 'This white man who is reclining.' The man said to him: 'O son of 'Abdul-Muttalib.' The Messenger of Allah said to him: 'I have answered you.' The man said: 'O Muhammad, I am going to ask you questions and I will be harsh in asking.' He said; 'Ask whatever you like.' The man said; 'I adjure you by your Lord, and the Lord of those who came begfore you, has Allah sent you to all the people?' The messenger of Allah said: 'by Allah, yes,' He said: 'Iadjure you by Allah, has Allah commanded you to fast this month each year?' The Messenger of Allah said: 'I adjure you by Allah, has Allah commanded you to take this charity from our rich and divide it among our poor?' The Messenger of Allah said: 'By Allah, Yes.' The ma said; 'I believe in that which you have brought, and I am the envoy of my people who are coming after me. I am Dimam bin Thalabah, the brother of Banu sad bin Bakr."' (Sahih) 'Ubaidullah bin 'Umar contradicted him. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2093)  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ يَقُولُ بَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ جُلُوسٌ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ دَخَلَ رَجُلٌ عَلَى جَمَلٍ فَأَنَاخَهُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ ثُمَّ عَقَلَهُ فَقَالَ أَيُّكُمْ مُحَمَّدٌ وَهُوَ مُتَّكِئٌ بَيْنَ ظَهْرَيْهِمْ فَقُلْنَا لَهُ هَذَا الرَّجُلُ الْأَبْيَضُ الْمُتَّكِئُ؟ فَقَالَ لَهُ الرَّجُلُ يَا ابْنَ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «قَدْ أَجَبْتُكَ» فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنِّي سَائِلُكَ وَمُشْتَدٌّ عَلَيْكَ فِي الْمَسْأَلَةِ فَقَالَ سَلْ مَا بَدَا لَكَ قَالَ أَنْشُدُكَ بِرَبِّكَ وَرَبِّ مَنْ قَبْلَكَ آللَّهُ أَرْسَلَكَ إِلَى النَّاسِ كُلِّهُمْ؟ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «اللهُمَّ نَعَمْ» قَالَ فَأَنْشُدُكَ اللهَ آللَّهُ أَمَرَكَ أَنْ نَصُومَ هَذَا الشَّهْرَ مِنَ السَّنَةِ؟ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «اللهُمَّ نَعَمْ» قَالَ أَنْشُدُكَ اللهَ اللهُ أَمَرَكَ أَنْ تَأْخُذَ هَذِهِ الصَّدَقَةَ مِنْ أَغْنِيَائِنَا فَتَقْسِمَهَا عَلَى فُقَرَائِنَا؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «اللهُمَّ نَعَمْ» قَالَ الرَّجُلُ آمَنْتُ بِمَا جِئْتَ بِهِ وَأَنَا رَسُولُ مَنْ وَرَائِي مِنْ قَوْمِي وَأَنَا ضِمَامُ بْنُ ثَعْلَبَةَ أَخُو بَنِي سَعْدِ بْنِ بَكْرٍ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ خَالَفَهُ عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ  

"While the Prophet was with his Companions a man from among the desert people came and said: 'Which of you is the son of 'Abdul-Muttalib?' They said: 'This Anghar man who is reclining on a pillow.' (One of the narrators) Hamzah said: "Amghar means white with a reddish complexion.'- The man said: 'I am going to ask you questions and I will be harsh in asking.' He said: 'ask whatever you like.' He said: 'I ask you by your Lord and the Lord of those who came before you, and the Lord of those who will come after you; has Allah sent you?' He said: 'By Allah, yes.' He said: 'I adjure you by Him, has Allah commanded you to offer five prayers each day and night?' He said: 'By Allah, yes.; He said: 'I adjure you by Him, has Allah commanded you to take from the wealth of our rich and give it to our poor?' he said: 'By Allah, yes He said: 'I adjure you by Allah, has Allah commanded you to fast this month out of the twelve months?' He said: 'By Allah, yes.' He said: 'I adjure you by Him, has Allah commanded you to go on pilgrimage to this House, where can afford it?' He said: 'By Allah yes.' He said: 'I belive, and I am Dimam bin Thalabah."' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2094)  

بَيْنَمَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مَعَ أَصْحَابِهِ جَاءَهُمْ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبَادِيَةِ فَقَالَ أَيُّكُمُ ابْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ؟ قَالُوا هَذَا الْأَمْغَرُ الْمُرْتَفِقُ قَالَ حَمْزَةُ الْأَمْغَرُ الْأَبْيَضُ مُشْرَبُ حُمْرَةً قَالَ إِنِّي سَائِلُكَ فَمُشْتَدٌّ عَلَيْكَ فِي الْمَسْأَلَةِ قَالَ «سَلْ عَمَّا بَدَا لَكَ» قَالَ أَنْشُدُكَ بِرَبِّ مَنْ قَبْلَكَ وَرَبِّ مَنْ بَعْدَكَ آللَّهُ أَرْسَلَكَ؟ قَالَ «اللهُمَّ نَعَمْ» قَالَ وَأَنْشُدُكَ بِهِ آللَّهُ أَمَرَكَ أَنْ نُصَلِّيَ خَمْسَ صَلَوَاتٍ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ وَلَيْلَةٍ؟ قَالَ «اللهُمَّ نَعَمْ» قَالَ أَنْشُدُكَ بِهِ آللَّهُ أَمَرَكَ أَنْ تَأْخُذَ مِنْ أَمْوَالِ أَغْنِيَائِنَا فَتَرُدَّهُ عَلَى فُقَرَائِنَا؟ قَالَ «اللهُمَّ نَعَمْ» قَالَ وَأَنْشُدُكَ بِهِ آللَّهُ أَمَرَكَ أَنْ نَصُومَ هَذَا الشَّهْرَ مِنْ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ شَهْرًا؟ قَالَ «اللهُمَّ نَعَمْ» قَالَ وَأَنْشُدُكَ بِهِ آللَّهُ أَمَرَكَ أَنْ نَحُجَّ هَذَا الْبَيْتَ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا؟ قَالَ «اللهُمَّ نَعَمْ» قَالَ فَإِنِّي آمَنْتُ وَصَدَّقْتُ وَأَنَا ضِمَامُ بْنُ ثَعْلَبَةَ  

Messenger of Allah ﷺ was the most generous of all the people, and he used to reach the peak in generosity in the month of Ramadan when Gabriel met him. Gabriel used to meet him every night of Ramadan to teach him the Qur'an. Messenger of Allah ﷺ was the most generous person, even more generous than the strong uncontrollable wind (in readiness and haste to do charitable deeds). (Using translation from Bukhārī 6)   

أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ عَبَّاسٍ كَانَ يَقُولُ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَجْوَدَ النَّاسِ وَكَانَ أَجْوَدَ مَا يَكُونُ فِي رَمَضَانَ حِينَ يَلْقَاهُ جِبْرِيلُ وَكَانَ جِبْرِيلُ يَلْقَاهُ فِي كُلِّ لَيْلَةٍ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ فَيُدَارِسُهُ الْقُرْآنَ قَالَ فَلَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حِينَ يَلْقَاهُ جِبْرِيلُ «أَجْوَدُ مِنَ الرِّيحِ الْمُرْسَلَةِ»  

[Machine] The Prophet of Allah ﷺ cursed with a curse that can be mentioned, and when he was in close contact with Jibril, he would say to him, "He was more generous in doing good than the sent wind."  

لَعَنَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْ لَعْنَةٍ تُذْكَرُ وَكَانَ إِذَا كَانَ قَرِيبَ عَهْدٍ بِجِبْرِيلَ يُدَارِسُهُ «كَانَ أَجْوَدَ بِالْخَيْرِ مِنَ الرِّيحِ الْمُرْسَلَةِ»  

"When the month of Ramadan begins, the gates of Paradise are opened and the gates of Hell are shut, and the devils are fettered." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2097)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا دَخَلَ شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ فُتِّحَتْ أَبْوَابُ الْجَنَّةِ وَغُلِّقَتْ أَبْوَابُ النَّارِ وَصُفِّدَتِ الشَّيَاطِينُ»  

When there comes the month of Ramadan, the gates of mercy are opened, and the gates of Hell are locked and the devils are chained, (Using translation from Muslim 1079a)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا دَخَلَ رَمَضَانُ فُتِّحَتْ أَبْوَابُ الْجَنَّةِ وَغُلِّقَتْ أَبْوَابُ النَّارِ وَصُفِّدَتِ الشَّيَاطِينُ»  

'When Ramadan begins, the gates of Paradise are opened, the gates of Hell are closed, and the devils are chained up." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2099)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِذَا دَخَلَ رَمَضَانُ فُتِّحَتْ أَبْوَابُ الْجَنَّةِ وَغُلِّقَتْ أَبْوَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَسُلْسِلَتِ الشَّيَاطِينُ»  

"When Ramadan begins, the gates of mercy are opened and the gates of Hall are closed, and the devils are chained up." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2105)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِذَا دَخَلَ رَمَضَانُ فُتِّحَتْ أَبْوَابُ الرَّحْمَةِ وَغُلِّقَتْ أَبْوَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَسُلْسِلَتِ الشَّيَاطِينُ»  

'When it is Ramadan, the gates of Paradise are opened, the gates of Hell are closed, and the devils are chained up."' It was narrated by Ibn Ishaq from Az-Zuhri. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2101)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِذَا كَانَ رَمَضَانُ فُتِّحَتْ أَبْوَابُ الْجَنَّةِ وَغُلِّقَتْ أَبْوَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَسُلْسِلَتِ الشَّيَاطِينُ» قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ رَوَاهُ ابْنُ إِسْحَاقَ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ  

"When the month of Ramadan begins, the gates of Paradise are opened and the gates of Hell are shut, and the devils are fettered." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2097)   

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا دَخَلَ شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ فُتِّحَتْ أَبْوَابُ الْجَنَّةِ وَغُلِّقَتْ فِيهِ أَبْوَابُ النَّارِ وَسُلْسِلَتِ الشَّيَاطِينُ»  

" There has come to you Ramadan in which the gates of Paradise are opened, the gates of the fire are closed and the devils are chained up." (Sahih) Abu 'Abdur-Rahman said: this narration is a mistake. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2103)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «هَذَا رَمَضَانُ قَدْ جَاءَكُمْ تُفَتَّحُ فِيهِ أَبْوَابُ الْجَنَّةِ وَتُغَلَّقُ فِيهِ أَبْوَابُ النَّارِ وَتُسَلْسَلُ فِيهِ الشَّيَاطِينُ» قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ خَطَأٌ وَلَمْ يَسْمَعْهُ ابْنُ إِسْحَاقَ مِنَ الزُّهْرِيِّ وَالصَّوَابُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ ذِكْرُنَا لَهُ  

the Prophet used to encourage praying Qiyam Al-Lail in Ramadan, but not forcibly. And he said: "When Ramadan begins, the gates of Paradise are opened and the gates of Hell are close, and the devils are chained up." Ibn Al-Mubarak narrated it in Mursal from: (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2104)  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يُرَغِّبُ فِي قِيَامِ رَمَضَانَ مِنْ غَيْرِ عَزِيمَةٍ وَقَالَ «إِذَا دَخَلَ رَمَضَانُ فُتِّحَتْ أَبْوَابُ الْجَنَّةِ وَغُلِّقَتْ أَبْوَابُ الْجَحِيمِ وَسُلْسِلَتْ فِيهِ الشَّيَاطِينُ» قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَرْسَلَهُ ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ  

"When Ramadan begins, the gates of mercy are opened and the gates of Hall are closed, and the devils are chained up." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2105)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مِثْلَ «إِذَا دَخَلَ رَمَضَانُ فُتِحَتْ أَبْوَابُ الرَّحْمَةِ وَغُلِّقَتْ أَبْوَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَسُلْسِلَتِ الشَّيَاطِينُ»  

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'There has come to you Ramadan, a blessed month, which Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, has enjoined you to fast. In it the gates of heavens are opened and the gates of Hell are closed, and every devil is chained up. In it Allah has a night which is better than a thousand months; whoever is deprived of its goodness is indeed deprived."' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2106)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَتَاكُمْ رَمَضَانُ شَهْرٌ مُبَارَكٌ فَرَضَ اللهُ عَلَيْكُمْ صِيَامَهُ تُفْتَحُ فِيهِ أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاءِ وَتُغَلَّقُ فِيهِ أَبْوَابُ الْجَحِيمِ وَتُغَلُّ فِيهِ مَرَدَةُ الشَّيَاطِينِ لِلَّهِ فِيهِ لَيْلَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍ مَنْ حُرِمَ خَيْرَهَا فَقَدْ حُرِمَ»  

'The month of Ramadan. He said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah say: In it the gates of Paradise are opened and the gates of the Fire are closed, and the devils are chained up, and a caller calls out every night: O doer of good, proceed; O doer of evil, desist!"' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2107)  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ تُفْتَحُ فِيهِ أَبْوَابُ الْجَنَّةِ وَتُغَلَّقُ فِيهِ أَبْوَابُ النَّارِ وَتُغَلُّ فِيهِ الشَّيَاطِينُ وَيُنَادِي مُنَادٍ كُلَّ لَيْلَةٍ يَا بَاغِيَ الْخَيْرِ هَلُمَّ وَيَا بَاغِيَ الشَّرِّ أَقْصِرْ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ هَذَا خَطَأٌ  

" I was in a house with 'Utbah bin Farqad, and I wanted to narrate a Hadith, but there was a man from among the Companions of the Prophet there, and I felt it was more appropriate fro him to narrate the Hadith than I. The man narrated that the Prophet said. Concerning of the Prophet there, and I felt it was more appropriate for him to narrate the Hadith than I. the man narrated that the Prophet said, concerning Ramadan: 'In it the gates of Heavens are opened and the gates of the Fire are shut, and every devil is fettered. A caller calls out every night: O seeker of good, proceed; O seeker of evil, desist!"' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2108)   

أَنْ أُحَدِّثَ بِحَدِيثٍ وَكَانَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ كَأَنَّهُ أَوْلَى بِالْحَدِيثِ فَحَدَّثَ الرَّجُلُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ فِي رَمَضَانَ تُفْتَحُ لَهُ أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاءِ وَتُغَلَّقُ فِيهِ أَبْوَابُ النَّارِ وَيُصَفَّدُ فِيهِ كُلُّ شَيْطَانٍ مَرِيدٍ وَيُنَادِي مُنَادٍ كُلَّ لَيْلَةٍ يَا طَالِبَ الْخَيْرِ هَلُمَّ وَيَا طَالِبَ الشَّرِّ أَمْسِكْ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَحَدِيثُ شُعْبَةَ هَذَا أَوْلَى بِالصَّوَابِ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ  

'I fasted Ramadan' or 'I prayed Qiyam throughout the whole month."' I do not know whether he dislike self-praise or he said: "Inevitably there will be heedlessness and sleep." (Da 'if) (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2109)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «لَا يَقُولَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ صُمْتُ رَمَضَانَ وَلَا قُمْتُهُ كُلَّهُ» فَلَا أَدْرِي كِرَهَ التَّزْكِيَةَ أَوْ قَالَ لَا بُدَّ مِنْ غَفْلَةٍ وَرَقْدَةٍ اللَّفْظُ لِعُبَيْدِ اللهِ  

"The Messenger of Allah said to a woman from among the Ansar: 'When it is Ramadan, perform 'Umrah then, for 'Umrah during it is equivalent to Hajj." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2110)  

قَالَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ لِامْرَأَةٍ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ «إِذَا كَانَ رَمَضَانُ فَاعْتَمِرِي فِيهِ فَإِنَّ عُمْرَةً فِيهِ تَعْدِلُ حَجَّةً»  

[Machine] Um al-Fadl sent him to Mu'awiyah ibn Abi Sufyan in Damascus. He said: I arrived in Damascus and fulfilled her request. And the moon of Ramadan was sighted for me while I was in Damascus on the night of Friday. Then I arrived in Madinah at the end of the month, and Abdullah ibn Abbas asked me about the sighting of the moon. I told him that we saw it on the night of Friday. He asked: "You saw it on the night of Friday?" I said: "Yes, and people also saw it. So they fasted and Mu'awiyah also fasted." He said: "But we saw it on the night of Saturday, so we will continue to fast until we complete thirty days or sight it." I said: "Why don't you suffice with the sighting of Mu'awiyah and his companions?" He said: "No, this is how the Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded us."  

أَنَّ أُمَّ الْفَضْلِ بَعَثَتْهُ إِلَى مُعَاوِيَةَ بِالشَّامِ قَالَ فَقَدِمْتُ الشَّامَ فَقَضَيْتُ حَاجَتَهَا وَاسْتَهَلَّ عَلَيَّ هِلَالُ رَمَضَانَ وَأَنَا بِالشَّامِ فَرَأَيْتُ الْهِلَالَ لَيْلَةَ الْجُمُعَةِ ثُمَّ قَدِمْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ فِي آخِرِ الشَّهْرِ فَسَأَلَنِي عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ الْهِلَالَ فَقَالَ مَتَى رَأَيْتُمْ؟ فَقُلْتُ رَأَيْنَاهُ لَيْلَةَ الْجُمُعَةِ قَالَ أَنْتَ رَأَيْتَهُ لَيْلَةَ الْجُمُعَةِ؟ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ وَرَآهُ النَّاسُ فَصَامُوا وَصَامَ مُعَاوِيَةُ قَالَ لَكِنْ رَأَيْنَاهُ لَيْلَةَ السَّبْتِ فَلَا نَزَالُ نَصُومُ حَتَّى نُكْمِلَ ثَلَاثِينَ أَوْ نَرَاهُ فَقُلْتُ أَوَلَا تَكْتَفِي بِرُؤْيَةِ مُعَاوِيَةَ وَأَصْحَابِهِ؟ قَالَ «لَا هَكَذَا أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ»  

"A Bedouin come to the Prophet and said; 'I have sighted the crescent tonight.' He said: 'Do you bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Messenger?' He said: 'Yes.' He said: 'O Bilal, announce to the people that they should fast tomorrow. "' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2113)  

جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَبْصَرْتُ الْهِلَالَ اللَّيْلَةَ قَالَ «أَتَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ؟» قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ «يَا بِلَالُ أَذِّنْ فِي النَّاسِ فَلْيَصُومُوا غَدًا»  

[Machine] An Arab came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "I have seen the crescent moon." The Messenger ﷺ said, "Do you testify that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger?" The man replied, "Yes." Then the Prophet ﷺ called out, "Announce to the people to fast." [99] 2435 Ahmad ibn Sulayman informed us, on the authority of Abu Dawud, on the authority of Sufyan, on the authority of Simak, on the authority of Ikrimah, who said it was a statement from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. 2436 Muhammad ibn Hatim informed us, he said: Hibban informed us, he said: Abdullah informed us, on the authority of Sufyan, on the authority of Simak, on the authority of Ikrimah, who said it was a statement from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.  

جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ رَأَيْتُ الْهِلَالَ فَقَالَ «أَتَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ؟» فَقَالَ نَعَمْ «فَنَادَى مُنَادِي النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَنْ صُومُوا» [99] 2435 أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ أَبِي دَاوُدَ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ سِمَاكٍ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ مُرْسَلٌ 2436 أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا حِبَّانُ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ سِمَاكٍ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ مُرْسَلٌ  

'Abdur-Rahman bin Zaid bin Al-Khattab addressed the people on the day concerning which there was doubt (as to whether the month had begun) and said: "I sat with the Companions of the Messenger of Allah and asked them, and they a narrated that the Messenger of Allah said: 'Fast when you see it and stop fasting when you see it, and perform the rites on that basis. If it is obscured, then complete thirty days, and if two witnesses testify then fast and stop fasting." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2116)   

أَلَا إِنِّي جَالَسْتُ أَصْحَابَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَسَأَلْتُهُمْ وَإِنَّهُمْ حَدِّثُونِي أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «صُومُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ وَأَفْطِرُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ وَانْسُكُوا لَهَا فَإِنْ غُمَّ عَلَيْكُمْ فَأَتِمُّوا ثَلَاثِينَ وَإِنْ شَهِدَ شَاهِدَانِ فَصُومُوا وَأَفْطِرُوا»  

"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)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «صُومُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ وَأَفْطِرُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ فَإِنَّ غُمَّ عَلَيْكُمُ الشَّهْرُ فَعُدُّوا ثَلَاثِينَ»  

: "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 2118)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «صُومُوا لِرُؤْيَةِ الْهِلَالِ وَأَفْطِرُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ فَإِنْ غُمَّ عَلَيْكُمْ فَاقْدُرُوا 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)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا رَأَيْتُمُ الْهِلَالَ فَصُومُوا وَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمُوهُ فَأَفْطِرُوا فَإِنْ غُمَّ عَلَيْكُمْ فَصُومُوا ثَلَاثِينَ يَوْمًا»  

When you see the new moon, observe fast, and when you see it (again) then break it, and if the sky is cloudy for you, then calculate it. (Using translation from Muslim 1080g)  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «إِذَا رَأَيْتُمُوهُ فَصُومُوا وَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمُوهُ فَأَفْطِرُوا فَإِنْ غُمَّ عَلَيْكُمْ فَاقْدُرُوا لَهُ»  

Messenger of Allah ﷺ mentioned Ramadan and said, "Do not fast unless you see the crescent (of Ramadan), and do not give up fasting till you see the crescent (of Shawwal), but if the sky is overcast (if you cannot see it), then act on estimation (i.e. count Sha'ban as 30 days). (Using translation from Bukhārī 1906)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ ذَكَرَ رَمَضَانَ فَقَالَ «لَا تَصُومُوا حَتَّى تَرَوُا الْهِلَالَ وَلَا تُفْطِرُوا حَتَّى تَرَوْهُ فَإِنْ غُمَّ عَلَيْكُمْ فَاقْدُرُوا لَهُ»  

"D not fast until you see it , and do not stop fasting until you see it, and if it is obscured from you (too cloudy), then work it out." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2122)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «لَا تَصُومُوا حَتَّى تَرَوْهُ وَلَا تُفْطِرُوا حَتَّى تَرَوْهُ فَإِنْ غُمَّ عَلَيْكُمْ فَاقْدُرُوا لَهُ»  

Observe fast when you see it (the new moon) and break fast when you see it (the new moon of Shawwal), but when (the actual position of the month is) concealed from you (on account of cloudy sky), then count thirty days. (Using translation from Muslim 1081d)  

ذَكَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْهِلَالَ فَقَالَ «إِذَا رَأَيْتُمُوهُ فَصُومُوا فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمُوهُ فَأَفْطِرُوا فَإِنْ غُمَّ عَلَيْكُمْ فَعُدُّوا ثَلَاثِينَ»  

"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 complete thirty (days)."' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2124)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «صُومُوا الْهِلَالَ لِرُؤْيَتِهِ وَأَفْطِرُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ فَإِنْ غُمَّ عَلَيْكُمْ فَأَكْمِلُوا الْعِدَّةَ ثَلَاثِينَ»  

" I am surprised at those who anticipate the moth, when the Messenger of Allah said: 'When you see the new crescent then fast, and when you see it, then stop fasting, and if it is obscured from you (too cloudy), then complete thirty days. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2125)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِذَا رَأَيْتُمُ الْهِلَالَ فَصُومُوا وَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمُوهُ فَأَفْطِرُوا فَإِنْ غُمَّ عَلَيْكُمْ فَأَكْمِلُوا الْعِدَّةَ ثَلَاثِينَ»  

The Prophet ﷺ said: Do not fast (for Ramadan) before the coming of the month until you sight the moon or complete the number (of thirty days); then fast until you sight the moon or complete the number (of thirty days). (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2326)  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «لَا تَقَدَّمُوا الشَّهْرَ حَتَّى تَرَوُا الْهِلَالَ أَوْ تُكْمِلُوا الْعِدَّةَ ثُمَّ صُومُوا حَتَّى تَرَوُا الْهِلَالَ أَوْ تُكْمِلُوا الْعِدَّةَ قَبْلَهُ»  

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'D not anticipate the month until you complete the number, or you see the crescent. Then fast, and do not stop fasting until you see the crescent, or your complete thirty days."' (Sahih) Al-Hajjaj bin Artah reported it in a Mursal from. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2127)  

عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «لَا تَقَدَّمُوا الشَّهْرَ حَتَّى تُكْمِلُوا الْعِدَّةَ أَوْ تَرَوُا الْهِلَالَ ثُمَّ صُومُوا فَلَا تُفْطِرُوا حَتَّى تُكْمِلُوا الْعِدَّةَ أَوْ تَرَوُا الْهِلَالَ» أَرْسَلَهُ الْحَجَّاجُ بْنُ أَرْطَاةَ  

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'When you see the crescent then fast, and when you see it, then stop fasting. If it is too cloudy then complete Shaban as thirty days, unless you see the crescent before that, then fast Ramadan as thirty days, unless you see the new crescent before that."' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2128)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِذَا رَأَيْتُمُ الْهِلَالَ فَصُومُوا وَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمُوهُ فَأَفْطِرُوا فَإِنْ غُمَّ عَلَيْكُمْ فَأَتِمُّوا ثَلَاثِينَ أَتِمُّوا شَعْبَانَ ثَلَاثِينَ إِلَّا أَنْ تَرَوُا الْهِلَالَ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ صُومُوا رَمَضَانَ ثَلَاثِينَ إِلَّا أَنْ تَرَوُا الْهِلَالَ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ»  

"Fast when you see it, and stop fasting when you see it, and if clouds prevent you from seeing it, then complete the number, and do not fast ahead of Ramadan." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2129)  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «صُومُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ وَأَفْطِرُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ فَإِنْ حَالَ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَهُ سَحَابٌ فَكَمِّلُوا الْعِدَّةَ وَلَا تَسْتَقْبِلُوا الشَّهْرَ اسْتِقْبَالًا»  

"The Messenger of Allah said: "The Messenger of Allah said: Do not fast before Ramadan. Fast when you see it and stop fasting when you see it, and if clouds prevent you from seeing it, then complete Thirty (Days)."' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2130)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «لَا تَصُومُوا قَبْلَ رَمَضَانَ صُومُوا للِرُؤْيَة وَأَفْطِرُوا للِرُؤْيَة فَإِنْ حَالَتْ دُونَهُ غَيَايَةٌ فَأَكْمِلُوا ثَلَاثِينَ»  

"The Messenger of Allah swore not to come to his wives for a month, and twenty-nine days passed. I said: 'Did you not wives to keep away from you wives for a month? I have counted twenty-nine days.' The Messenger of Allah said: 'The month is twenty-nine days."' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2131)  

أَقْسَمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا يَدْخُلُ عَلَى نِسَائِهِ شَهْرًا فَلَبِثَ تِسْعًا وَعِشْرِينَ فَقُلْتُ أَلَيْسَ قَدْ كُنْتَ آلَيْتَ شَهْرًا فَعَدَدْتُ الْأَيَّامَ تِسْعًا وَعِشْرِينَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «الشَّهْرُ تِسْعٌ وَعِشْرُونَ»  

"I was very keen to ask 'Umar bin Al-Khattab about the two wives of the Messenger of Allah to whom Allah said: If you two turn in repentance to Allah, (it will be better for you), your hearts are indeed so inclined." And he quoted the Hadith. He said concerning it:' "The from his wives for twenty-nine days because of that, when Hafsah had made her disclosure to Aishah. He had said: 'I will not enter upon them for a month,' because he was so upset with them when Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, informed him of what they had said. When twenty-nine days had passed, he entered upon 'Aishah, so he started with her. Aishah, said to him: 'O Messenger of Allah, you swore not to enter upon us for a month, and now twenty-nine days have passed; we have been counting them.' The Messenger of Allah said; 'The month is twenty-nine days."' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2132)  

عَنِ الْمَرْأَتَيْنِ مِنْ أَزْوَاجِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ اللَّتَيْنِ قَالَ اللهُ لَهُمَا {إِنْ تَتُوبَا إِلَى اللهِ فَقَدْ صَغَتْ قُلُوبُكُمَا} [التحريم 4] وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ وَقَالَ فِيهِ فَاعْتَزَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ نِسَاءَهُ مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ الْحَدِيثِ حِينَ أَفْشَتْهُ حَفْصَةُ إِلَى عَائِشَةَ تِسْعًا وَعِشْرِينَ لَيْلَةً قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ وَكَانَ قَالَ «مَا أَنَا بِدَاخِلٍ عَلَيْهِنَّ شَهْرًا» مِنْ شِدَّةِ مَوْجِدَتِهِ عَلَيْهِنَّ حِينَ حَدَّثَهُ اللهُ حَدِيثَهُنَّ فَلَمَّا مَضَتْ تِسْعٌ وَعِشْرُونَ لَيْلَةً دَخَلَ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ فَبَدَأَ بِهَا فَقَالَتْ لَهُ عَائِشَةُ إِنَّكَ قَدْ كُنْتَ آلَيْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَلَّا تَدْخُلَ عَلَيْهِنَّ شَهْرًا وَإِنَّا أَصْبَحْنَا مِنْ تِسْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ لَيْلَةً نَعُدُّهَا عَدَدًا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «الشَّهْرُ تِسْعٌ وَعِشْرُونَ لَيْلَةً»  

"Jibril, peace be upon him, came to me and said: 'The month is twenty-nine days."' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2133)   

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ أَتَانِي جِبْرِيلُ فَقَالَ تَمَّ الشَّهْرُ تِسْعًا وَعِشْرِينَ  

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'The month is twenty-nine days."' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2134)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «الشَّهْرُ تِسْعَةٌ وَعِشْرُونَ يَوْمًا»  

the Prophet struck one hand with the other and said: "The month is like this and like this and like this," retaining one finger the third time. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2135)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ ضَرَبَ بِيَدِهِ عَلَى الْأُخْرَى وَقَالَ «الشَّهْرُ هَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا» وَنَقَصَ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ إصْبُعًا  

"The Messenger of Allah said: "The month is like this and like this and like this,"' meaning twenty-nine. Yahya bin Saeed and others narrated it from Ismail, from Muhammad bin Sad, from the Prophet. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2136)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «الشَّهْرُ هَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا» يَعْنِي تِسْعَةً وَعِشْرِينَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ رَوَاهُ يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ وَغَيْرُهُ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مُرْسَلٌ  

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'The month is like this and like this and like this." (One of the narrators) Muhammad bin 'Ubaid clapped his hands three time to demonstrate it, then he withheld his left thumb the third time. Yahya bin Saeed said to Ismail (One of the narrators): "Form his father?' He said: "No." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2137)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «الشَّهْرُ هَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا» وَصَفَّقَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ بِيَدَيْهِ يَتْبَعُهَا ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ قَبَضَ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ الْإِبْهَامَ فِي الْيُسْرَى  

"The Messenger of Allah said: The month may be twenty-nine days or it may be thirty. When you see it, then stop fasting, and it is obscured from you (too cloudy), then complete the count."' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2138)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «الشَّهْرُ يَكُونُ تِسْعًا وَعِشْرِينَ وَيَكُونُ ثَلَاثِينَ فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمُوهُ فَصُومُوا وَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمُوهُ فَأَفْطِرُوا فَإِنْ غُمَّ عَلَيْكُمْ فَأَكْمِلُوا الْعِدَّةَ ثَلَاثِينَ»  

The month may consist of twenty-nine days. (Using translation from Muslim 1080j)  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «الشَّهْرُ تِسْعٌ وَعِشْرُونَ»  

"We are an unlettered Ummah, we do not use astronomical counting or computation. The month is like this, and this, and this," he did three times, showing it as twenty-nine. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2140)   

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ «إِنَّا أُمَّةٌ أُمِّيِّةٌ لَا نَكْتُبُ وَلَا نَحْسُبُ الشَّهْرُ كَذَا وَكَذَا» ثَلَاثًا حَتَّى ذَكَرَ تِسْعًا وَعِشْرِينَ  

We are an unlettered people who can neither write nor count. The month is thus, and thus. folding his thumb when he said it the third time. (Using translation from Muslim 1080n)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّا أُمَّةٌ أُمِّيَّةٌ لَا نَحْسُبُ وَلَا نَكْتُبُ وَالشَّهْرُ هَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا» وَعَقَدَ الْإِبْهَامَ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ وَالشَّهْرُ هَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا تَمَامَ الثَّلَاثِينَ