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nasai-kubra:2456Isḥāq b. Ibrāhīm > Muḥammad b. Bishr > Ismāʿīl b. Abū Khālid > Muḥammad b. Saʿd b. Abū Waqqāṣ from his father

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)  

الكبرى للنسائي:٢٤٥٦أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أَبِي خَالِدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ

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


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muslim:1086aAbū Bakr b. Abū Shaybah > Muḥammad b. Bishr > Ismāʿīl b. Abū Khālid > Muḥammad b. Saʿd > Saʿd b. Abū Waqqāṣ

The month is thus, thus (two times). He then withdrew (one of) his fingers at the third turn.  

مسلم:١٠٨٦aحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أَبِي خَالِدٍ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ ؓ قَالَ

ضَرَبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِيَدِهِ عَلَى الأُخْرَى فَقَالَ الشَّهْرُ هَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا ثُمَّ نَقَصَ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ إِصْبَعًا  

nasai:2135Isḥāq b. Ibrāhīm > Muḥammad b. Bishr > Ismāʿīl b. Abū Khālid > Muḥammad b. Saʿd b. Abū Waqqāṣ from his father

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.  

النسائي:٢١٣٥أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أَبِي خَالِدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ ضَرَبَ بِيَدِهِ عَلَى الأُخْرَى وَقَالَ الشَّهْرُ هَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا وَنَقَصَ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ إِصْبَعًا  

ahmad:1594Muḥammad b. Bishr > Ismāʿīl b. Abū Khālid > Muḥammad b. Saʿd > Abīh Saʿd

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out to us and he was striking one hand with the other, saying, "The month is like this and this." Then he decreased his finger on the third one.  

أحمد:١٥٩٤حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أَبِي خَالِدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ سَعْدٍ قَالَ

خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ يَضْرِبُ بِإِحْدَى يَدَيْهِ عَلَى الْأُخْرَى وَهُوَ يَقُولُ الشَّهْرُ هَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا ثُمَّ نَقَصَ أُصْبُعَهُ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ