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Sahih Bukhari 1912 — Fasting
The two months of Eid do not decrease
قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ وَإِنْ كَانَ نَاقِصًا فَهْوَ تَمَامٌ. وَقَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ لاَ يَجْتَمِعَانِ كِلاَهُمَا نَاقِصٌ.Narrated Abu ‘Abdullah, “Ishaq said that if Ramadan is of 29 days, even then it is complete (in its superiority); Muhammad said, “It will not happen that there will be any decrease in their number and superiority.”
Sahih Bukhari : 1912
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 1912
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعْتَمِرٌ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم. وَحَدَّثَنِي مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعْتَمِرٌ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ الْحَذَّاءِ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " شَهْرَانِ لاَ يَنْقُصَانِ شَهْرَا عِيدٍ رَمَضَانُ وَذُو الْحَجَّةِ ".
Abu Bakra Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The two months of `Id i.e. Ramadan and Dhul-Hijja, do not decrease (in superiority).
[1] There are many interpretations of this Ḥadīth , but the most common one is this: The good deeds done in these two months are rewarded fully whether these months are of 29 or 30 days. There is no harm if Muslims unknowingly start observing Ṣaum (fast) on a wrong day, or stay at 'Arafāt during Hajj on a day other than the prescribed one, on condition that the crescent should be watched carefully. For example, if two persons witness that they have seen the crescent and the people observe Ṣaum (fasts) or stay at 'Arafāt accordingly, and later the two witnesses turn to be liars, the acts of worshipping performed by the Muslims will not be rejected by Allāh. ( Fatḥ-Al-Bārī ).Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 1912In-book reference : Book 30, Hadith 22USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 3, Book 31, Hadith 136
