(6) – بَابُ الشَّهَادَةِ عَلَى رُؤْيَةِ هِلَالِ رَمَضَانَ
(6) – The testimony of sighting the crescent moon of Ramadan.
Sunan ad-Darimi 1733
Marwān b. Muḥammad > ʿAbdullāh b. Wahb > Yaḥyá b. Sālim > Abū Bakr b. Nāfiʿ from his father > Ibn ʿUmar
The people looked for the moon, so I informed the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that I had sighted it. He fasted and commanded the people to fast. – Sound Chain
حَدَّثَنَا مَرْوَانُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ وَهْبٍ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَالِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ نَافِعٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ
«تَرَاءَى النَّاسُ الْهِلَالَ فَأَخْبَرْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنِّي رَأَيْتُهُ فَصَامَ وَأَمَرَ النَّاسَ بِالصِّيَامِ» – إسناده صحيح
Classification
Sahih ul-Isnaad (Authentic Chain)