13/2. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1080c — Cloudy Sky and Thirty Days
The obligation to fast Ramadan when the crescent is sighted, and to break the fast when the crescent is sighted, and that if it is cloudy at the beginning or end of the month, then the month should be completed as thirty days.
Cloudy Sky Ramadan Hadith About Thirty Days
Sahih Muslim : 1080c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1080c
وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ وَقَالَ " فَإِنْ غُمَّ عَلَيْكُمْ فَاقْدِرُوا ثَلاَثِينَ " . نَحْوَ حَدِيثِ أَبِي أُسَامَةَ .
This hadith is narrated on the authority of 'Ubaidullah with the same chain of transmitters, and he said: If (the sky) is cloudy for you, then calculate thirty days (for the month of Ramadan).
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1080cIn-book reference : Book 13, Hadith 6USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 6, Hadith 2365
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1080c
This cloudy sky Ramadan Hadith is a short wording report connected to the same chain. It says that if the sky is cloudy for you, then calculate thirty days for the month of Ramadan. The narration is not a full new story in the translation. It gives a wording detail that matches the broader reports about crescent sighting. The key point is easy to understand: when the crescent cannot be seen because of clouds, the narration mentions calculating thirty days. This Hadith is often searched with phrases like “if cloudy complete thirty days hadith” because it directly addresses what to do when the moon cannot be sighted.
What we learn from this hadith
- Cloudy weather can prevent the crescent from being seen.
- The narration mentions calculating thirty days in that case.
- This report supports the related crescent sighting narrations.
- The focus is Ramadan timing, not a separate event.
