أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا الْوَلِيدُ عَنْ الْأَوْزَاعِيِّ عَنْ يَحْيَی عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لَا تَقَدَّمُوا قَبْلَ الشَّهْرِ بِصِيَامٍ إِلَّا رَجُلٌ کَانَ يَصُومُ صِيَامًا أَتَی ذَلِکَ الْيَوْمُ عَلَی صِيَامِهِ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 2178
It was narrated from Ibn Mas’ud that the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: “Bilal calls the Adhan at night to awaken those of you who are asleep, and so that those who are praying Qiyam can return. Dawn is not when the light appears like this” — and he gestured with his hand — “rather dawn is when it appears like this” — and he gestured with his two forefingers. (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020