حَدَّثَنِي مُوسَی بْنُ إِسْمَعِيلَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ عَنْ سِمَاکِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ عَنْ عِکْرِمَةَ أَنَّهُمْ شَکُّوا فِي هِلَالِ رَمَضَانَ مَرَّةً فَأَرَادُوا أَنْ لَا يَقُومُوا وَلَا يَصُومُوا فَجَائَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ مِنْ الْحَرَّةِ فَشَهِدَ أَنَّهُ رَأَی الْهِلَالَ فَأُتِيَ بِهِ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ أَتَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَأَنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ قَالَ نَعَمْ وَشَهِدَ أَنَّهُ رَأَی الْهِلَالَ فَأَمَرَ بِلَالًا فَنَادَی فِي النَّاسِ أَنْ يَقُومُوا وَأَنْ يَصُومُوا قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد رَوَاهُ جَمَاعَةٌ عَنْ سِمَاکٍ عَنْ عِکْرِمَةَ مُرْسَلًا وَلَمْ يَذْکُرْ الْقِيَامَ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 2341
Narrated Ikrimah: Once the people doubted the appearance of the moon of Ramadan, and intended neither to offer the tarawih prayer nor to keep fast. A bedouin came from al-Harrah and testified that he had sighted the moon. He was brought to the Prophet ﷺ. He asked: Do you testify that there is no god but Allah, and that I am the Messenger of Allah? He said: Yes; and he testified that he had sighted the moon. He commanded Bilal who announced to the people to offer the tarawih prayer and to keep fast.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020