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Testimony Of Two Men About Sighting The Crescent Of Shawwāl

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Darussalam · Volume 3

14. THE BOOK OF FASTING

Sunan Abi Dawud Darussalam English translation

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الحديث: 2338 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 301

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2338. It was reported from Abū Mālik Al-Ashja'i, that Husain bin Al-Hārith Al-Jadālī — from the tribe of Jadilah Qais — narrated: "A governor of Makkah delivered a speech, he said: 'The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ took an oath from us, that we perform our rites after sighting the crescent. If we do not sight it, and two just persons testify to (seeing) it, we should perform the rites on the basis of their testimony.' — (Abū Mālik said:)" "I asked Al-Husain bin Al-Hārith: 'Who is this governor of Makkah?' He said: 'I don't know.' Sometime later he met me and said: 'He is Al-Hārith bin Hāṭib, the brother of Muḥammad bin Hāṭib.'" — "The governor then said: 'Among you is a person who is more knowledgeable about Allāh and His Messenger than me. He testified to this, from the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, and then pointed with his hand towards a man." Al-Ḥusain said: "I said to an older man beside me: 'Who is this, that the governor has pointed to?' He said: 'This is 'Abdullāh bin 'Umar, and he spoke the truth. He ('Abdullāh bin 'Umar) was more knowledgeable about Allāh then him. He ('Abdullāh bin 'Umar) said: "Allāh's Messenger ﷺ ordered us with that." (Ḥasan)

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2338 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحِيمِ أَبُو يَحْيَى الْبَزَّازُ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّادٌ، عَنْ أَبِي مَالِكٍ الْأَشْجَعِيِّ، حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ الْجَدَلِيُّ، مِنْ جَدِيلَةَ قَيْسٍ، أَنَّ أَمِيرَ مَكَّةَ خَطَبَ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: «عَهِدَ إِلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ نَنْسُكَ لِلرُّؤْيَةِ، فَإِنْ لَمْ نَرَهُ، وَشَهِدَ شَاهِدَا عَدْلٍ نَسَكْنَا بِشَهَادَتِهِمَا»، فَسَأَلْتُ الْحُسَيْنَ بْنَ الْحَارِثِ مَنْ أَمِيرُ مَكَّةَ، قَالَ: لَا أَدْرِي، ثُمَّ لَقِيَنِي بَعْدُ، فَقَالَ: هُوَ الْحَارِثُ بْنُ حَاطِبٍ أَخُو مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَاطِبٍ، ثُمَّ قَالَ الْأَمِيرُ: إِنَّ فِيكُمْ مَنْ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ مِنِّي، وَشَهِدَ هَذَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَأَوْمَأَ بِيَدِهِ إِلَى رَجُلٍ، قَالَ الْحُسَيْنُ: فَقُلْتُ لِشَيْخٍ إِلَى جَنْبِي مَنْ هَذَا الَّذِي أَوْمَأَ إِلَيْهِ الْأَمِيرُ؟ قَالَ: هَذَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ، وَصَدَقَ كَانَ أَعْلَمَ بِاللَّهِ مِنْهُ، فَقَالَ: «بِذَلِكَ أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ»

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