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 صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم. 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.
Read More..Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: The people looked for the moon, so I informed the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم that I had sighted it. He fasted and commanded the people to fast.
Read More..Narrated Amr bin al-As: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم as saying: The difference between our fasting and that of the people of the Book is eating shortly before dawn.
Read More..Narrated Al-Irbad ibn Sariyyah: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم invited me to a meal shortly before dawn in Ramadan saying: Come to the blessed morning meal.
Read More..Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم as saying: How good is the believers meal of dates shortly before dawn.
Read More..Addressing (the people) Samurah bin Jundub reported the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم as saying: The adhan (call to prayer) of Bilal should not prevent you from taking a meal shortly before dawn, not does the whiteness of horizon (before dawn) in this way (vertically) until it spreads out horizontally.
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