Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah
Daily Hadith: 28th Sha'ban 1439 (15th May 2018)
Narrated Kuraib (Rahimahullah):
That Umm al-Fadl, daughter of al-Harith, sent him to Mu'awiyah in Syria. He said: I came to syria and performed her work. The moon of Ramadan appeared while I was in Syria. We sighted the moon on the night of Friday. When I came to Medina towards the end of the month (of Ramadan), Ibn 'Abbas asked me about the moon. He said: When did you sight the moon? I said: I sighted it on the night of Friday. He asked: Did you sight it yourself? I said: Yes, and the people sighted it. They fasted and Mu'awiyah also fasted. He said: But we sighted it on the night of saturday. Since then we have been fasting until we complete thirty days or we sight it (the moon of Shawwal). Then I said: Are the sighting of the moon by Mu'awiyah and his fasts not sufficient for us? He replied: No. The Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) commanded us to do so.
Sunan Abu Dawood Book 14 : No. 2325 and Muslim Book 6 : No. 2391
Benefits of The Hadeeth
1. Obligation of sighting the new moon or completing the counting of Sha'baan to thirty before commencing Ramadhaan fast.
2. Obligation of following the announcement of the authority in one's country before commencing Ramadhaan fast.
3. Knowledge that report of sighting in other countries of the world is not incumbent on those of other countries for the commencement of Ramadhaan fast.
