13/2. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1080d — Ramadan May Be Twenty-Nine
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.
Ramadan May Be Twenty-Nine Days Hadith
Sahih Muslim : 1080d
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1080d
وَحَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ وَقَالَ ذَكَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَمَضَانَ فَقَالَ " الشَّهْرُ تِسْعٌ وَعِشْرُونَ الشَّهْرُ هَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا " . وَقَالَ " فَاقْدِرُوا لَهُ " . وَلَمْ يَقُلْ " ثَلاَثِينَ " .
Ubaidullah narrated on the authority of the same chain of transmitters that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) made a mention of Ramadan and said: The month may consist of twenty-nine days, and it may be thus, thus and thus, and (he further) said: Calculate it, but he did not say thirty.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1080dIn-book reference : Book 13, Hadith 7USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 6, Hadith 2366
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1080d
This Ramadan may be twenty-nine days Hadith reports a wording from the same chain. The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم mentioned Ramadan and said that the month is twenty-nine. He also indicated with his hand that the month may be like this, this, and this. The report then says to calculate it, but it notes that the word thirty was not mentioned in this wording. This is important because the narration is mainly about preserving the exact wording of this route. The core message is still connected to the length of the month and how people deal with uncertainty. It should be read carefully without adding details not stated here.
What we learn from this hadith
- The month may be twenty-nine days according to this narration.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم used a hand gesture while explaining the month.
- This wording says to calculate but does not mention thirty.
- Hadith wording differences should be noticed carefully.
