Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet or Abu-l-Qasim said, "Start fasting on seeing the crescent (of Ramadan), and give up fasting on seeing the crescent (of Shawwal), and if the sky is overcast (and you cannot see it), complete thirty days of Sha'ban."
— Sahih Bukhari, Volume 3, Book 31: Fasting, Hadith #133
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet or Abu-l-Qasim said, "Start fasting on seeing the crescent (of Ramadan), and give up fasting on seeing the crescent (of Shawwal), and if the sky is overcast (and you cannot see it), complete thirty days of Sha'ban."
This hadith is from the book of Fasting in Sahih Bukhari, compiled by Imam al-Bukhari. It is hadith number 133 in book 31 of volume 3.
This hadith is referenced in the following topics: Rules of Fasting.
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