(2)Chapter: The obligation to fast Ramadan when the crescent is sighted, and to breal the fast when the crescent is sighted, and that if it is cloudy at the beginning or end of the month, then the month should be completed as thirty days. Ibn Umar (Allah be pleased with both of them) reported Allahs Messenger (ﷺ) as saying in connection with Ramadan: Do not fast till you see the new moon, and do not break fast till you see it; but if the weather is cloudy calculate about it. Reference : Sahih Muslim 1080 a In-book reference : Book 13, Hadith 4 USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 6, Hadith 2363 (deprecated numbering scheme)
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