8/8. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 692 — Ramadan and Dhul-Hijjah Are Eid Months
What Has Been Related About: The Two Months Of Eid Will Not Both Be Deficient
Hadith About the Two Months of Eid
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 692
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 692
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَلَمَةَ، يَحْيَى بْنُ خَلَفٍ الْبَصْرِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ الْمُفَضَّلِ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ الْحَذَّاءِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " شَهْرَا عِيدٍ لاَ يَنْقُصَانِ رَمَضَانُ وَذُو الْحِجَّةِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ . وَقَدْ رُوِيَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مُرْسَلاً . قَالَ أَحْمَدُ مَعْنَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ " شَهْرَا عِيدٍ لاَ يَنْقُصَانِ " . يَقُولُ لاَ يَنْقُصَانِ مَعًا فِي سَنَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ وَذُو الْحِجَّةِ إِنْ نَقَصَ أَحَدُهُمَا تَمَّ الآخَرُ . وَقَالَ إِسْحَاقُ مَعْنَاهُ " لاَ يَنْقُصَانِ " يَقُولُ وَإِنْ كَانَ تِسْعًا وَعِشْرِينَ فَهُوَ تَمَامٌ غَيْرُ نُقْصَانٍ . وَعَلَى مَذْهَبِ إِسْحَاقَ يَكُونُ يَنْقُصُ الشَّهْرَانِ مَعًا فِي سَنَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ .
'Abdur-Rahman bin Abi Bakrah Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah Said: "The Two Months Of Eid Will Not Both Be Deficient: Ramadn And Dhul-Hijjah."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 692In-book reference : Book 8, Hadith 11English translation : Vol. 2, Book 3, Hadith 692
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 692
This hadith about the two months of Eid names Ramadan and Dhul-Hijjah together. The Messenger of Allah said that the two months of Eid will not both be deficient: Ramadan and Dhul-Hijjah. The wording reminds us that these two months carry major acts of worship and public days of Eid. Ramadan leads to Eid al-Fitr, and Dhul-Hijjah contains Eid al-Adha. The hadith itself is brief, so the explanation should stay brief too. Its main teaching is that these months are not looked at only by length. They are months connected to worship, fasting, sacrifice, and the Muslim community’s shared calendar.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ramadan and Dhul-Hijjah are named as the two Eid months.
- The hadith says the two months will not both be deficient.
- The report points to the special place of these months in the Muslim calendar.
