Sahih Muslim Hadith 2528 – Each Land Has Its

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[2528] 28 – (1087) It was (.Av)—A ['I°o'A] narrated from Kuraib that Umm 50 Al-Fad! bint A1-Hârith sent him to Mu'âwiyah in Ash-hâm. He 3 :JU- said: "I arrived in Ash-Sham and I finished her errand, and the crescent of Ramadân appeared while I was in Ash-Shâm, where I saw the crescent moon on the night of Friday. Then I came to Al-Madinah at the end of the month, and I asked 'Abdullâh bin 'Abbâs [may Allah be pleased with them], who mentioned the crescent and said: 'When did you see the crescent?' I said: 'We saw it on the night of Friday.' He said: 'Did you see it?' I said: 'Yes, and the people saw it, and they fasted, and Mu'âwiyah fasted.' He said: 'But we saw it on the night of Saturday, and we will keep fasting until we complete thirty days, or we see it.' I said: 'Is the sighting and fasting of Mu'âwiyah not sufficient for you?' He said: 'No, this is what the Messenger of Allah enjoined upon us." Chapter 6. Clarifying That It '1 41 ,L 4jt.) – (i Does Not Matter Whether The Crescent Is Large Or Small, For 4.UI øj3J Ji Allah, the Most High, Causes It ~.0 To Appear For Long Enough That People Can See It, And If (1 i>:fl) It Is Cloudy Then Thirty Days Should Be Completed