13/2. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1080o — Same Chain Same Report
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.
Hadith Chain Version on Month Length
Sahih Muslim : 1080o
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1080o
وَحَدَّثَنِيهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ لِلشَّهْرِ الثَّانِي ثَلاَثِينَ .
Aswad b. Qais Narrated from:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Aswad b. Qais with the same chain of transmitters, but herein no mention has been made of the other month (consisting of) thirty days.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1080oIn-book reference : Book 13, Hadith 18USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 6, Hadith 2376
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1080o
This report is short because it is mainly about wording and transmission. It says the hadith was narrated through Aswad b. Qais with the same chain, but this version does not mention the other month consisting of thirty days. The core topic is still the month length hadith, but the focus is on what this exact version includes and leaves out. A careful explanation should not add the thirty-day detail to this wording as if it is present here. The value of this narration is that it records a specific form of the report. It reminds the reader that hadith wording can be preserved with small differences noted by the collectors.
What we learn from this hadith
- This version follows the same chain of transmitters.
- This wording does not mention the other month being thirty days.
- Readers should notice what a specific narration says and what it omits.
