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كتاب الصيام
The Book of Fasting
" إِنَّ الشَّهْرَ يَكُونُ تِسْعًا وَعِشْرِينَ "
The Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) separated himself from his wives for a month. (His wives said: ) He came to us on the morning of the twenty-ninth. Upon this some, of the people said: It is the morning of twenty- ninth (according to our calculation). Upon this the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: The month. may also consist of twenty-nine days. The Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) then flapped his bands thrice, twice with all the fingers of both his hand (to indicate twenty-nine) and by the third time with nine (fingers).
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- Hadith 1084a
) He came to us on the twenty-ninth day, whereupon we said: It is the twenty-ninth (day) today. Thereupon he said: So far as the month is concerned, (and he,…
- Hadith 1085a
Apostle of Allah, you took an oath that you would not come to us for a month, whereupon he said: The month may also consist of twenty-nine days.
- Hadith 1083
When twenty-nine nights were over, which I had counted, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to me (he came to me first of all). I said: Messenger of Allah, you had…
- Hadith 1085b
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- Hadith 1082b
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Yahya b. Abi Kathir with the same chain of transmitters.
- Hadith 1086a
The month is thus, thus (two times). He then withdrew (one of) his fingers at the third turn.