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Sunan Abi Dawud 1157 — Shawwal Moon Sighting and Eid Prayer
If The Imam Does Not Go Out For 'Eid On Its Day, He Should Go Out To Hold It The Next Day
Moon Sighting Hadith for Eid: Break the Fast and Go to Prayer
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1157
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1157
حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ أَبِي وَحْشِيَّةَ، عَنْ أَبِي عُمَيْرِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ عُمُومَةٍ، لَهُ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّ رَكْبًا جَاءُوا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَشْهَدُونَ أَنَّهُمْ رَأَوُا الْهِلاَلَ بِالأَمْسِ فَأَمَرَهُمْ أَنْ يُفْطِرُوا وَإِذَا أَصْبَحُوا أَنْ يَغْدُوا إِلَى مُصَلاَّهُمْ .
Narrated AbuUmayr ibn Anas: AbuUmayr reported on the authority of some of his paternal uncles who were Companions of the Prophet (ﷺ): Some men came riding to the Prophet (ﷺ) and testified that they had sighted the new moon the previous day. He (the Holy Prophet), therefore, commanded the people to break the fast and to go out to their place of prayer in the morning.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1157In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 768English translation : Book 3, Hadith 1153
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1157
This moon sighting hadith for Eid describes a case where some riders came to the Prophet and testified that they had seen the new moon the previous day. The Prophet then commanded the people to break the fast and to go out to their place of prayer in the morning. The core topic is the link between the sighting of the new moon and Eid al-Fitr. The report does not discuss calendars, calculations, or different lands. It only states what happened in this case: testimony was given, the fast was ended, and the people were told to attend the prayer place the next morning.
What we learn from this hadith
- Men came and testified that they had seen the new moon the previous day.
- The Prophet commanded the people to break the fast.
- He told them to go out to the prayer place in the morning.
