Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “From the nearness of the Hour is that the crescent moon will be sighted enlarged and it will be said it is the second night, that the mosques will be taken as mere fairways, and that sudden death will become …
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Ibn Qudamah reported: Malik ibn Dinar, may Allah have mercy on him, was asked about the reason for his repentance and he said: I was an officer and I was given to drinking wine. When half the night had passed in the month of Sha’ban, which was Friday night, I became drunk from wine and …
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Aisha reported: She said to ‘Urwah, “O my nephew, we used to sight three crescent moons in two months without having any fire to cook in the house of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him.” ‘Urwah said, “How did you live?” Aisha said, “With the two dark things, dates and water, …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, the believer in his grave is within a green meadow. His grave welcomes him with seventy cubits of space and it is illuminated for him like the full moon on a clear night. Do you know why this verse was …
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Aisha reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, looked at the moon and he said, “O Aisha, seek refuge in Allah from the evil of this, for this is ‘the darkness when it settles.’” (113:3) Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 3366 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Tirmidhi عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ …
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Ibn Abi Awfa reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, among the best servants of Allah are those who observe the sun, the moon, the stars, and the shades for the remembrance of Allah.” Source: al-Sunan al-Kubrá lil-Bayhaqī 170 Grade: Hasan li ghayrihi (fair due to external evidence) according …
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Al-Hakam ibn al-A’raj reported: I went to Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, and I said, “Tell me about fasting the day of Ashura.” Ibn Abbas said, “When you see the crescent of the month of al-Muharram, count the days and wake up to fast on the ninth day.” I said, “Is this …
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Jabir ibn Samurah reported: I saw the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, on a clear night while he was wearing a red cloak. I turned my sight between him and the moon and, to me, he was more handsome and beautiful than the moon. Source: al-Shamā’il al-Muḥammadīyah 9 Grade: Sahih (authentic) …
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Jubayr ibn Mu’tim reported: The moon was split in the lifetime of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, until it became two separate pieces over this mountain and this mountain. They said, “Muhammad has cast a spell on us!” Some of them said, “If he has bewitched us, he cannot bewitch all of …
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Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: The moon split when we were with the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and it became two separate pieces. The Prophet said to us, “Bear witness. Bear witness.” In another narration, Ibn Mas’ud said, “A piece was behind the mountain and another piece was below it.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī …
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Anas ibn Malik reported: The people of Mecca asked the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, for a sign, so he showed them the splitting of the moon into two pieces until mount Hira’ could be seen between them. Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3655, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2802 Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Do you overlook a crowd to see the full moon? Do you overlook a crowd to see the sun?” They said no. The Prophet said, “Verily, you will see your Lord just as you see the full moon and you will …
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Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, when he sighted the crescent of a new moon, used to say, “O Allah, bring it over us with safety and faith, security and Islam, guidance to what You love and is pleasing to You. Our Lord and your Lord is Allah.” …
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Kurayb repoted: I came to Syria and tended to my needs. The crescent of Ramadan appeared over me while I was in Syria and I saw it on Friday, then I came to Medina at the end of the month. Abdullah ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, asked me about it and I …
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Talhah ibn ‘Ubayd reported: When the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, saw the crescent moon, he would say, “O Allah, bring it over us with blessings and faith, safety and Islam. My Lord and your Lord is Allah.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 3451 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Tirmidhi عَنْ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ …
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Anas ibn Malik reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, saw me while I was praying near a grave and he raised his voice, saying, “The grave!” I thought he said something else, so I looked toward the sky. Umar came and he said, “Indeed, I said the grave. Do not pray …
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Abu Waqid reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, would recite in the Eid prayers, “Qaf, by the majestic Quran,” (50:1) and, “The Hour approaches and the moon is cleft asunder,” (54:1). Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 891 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim عن أبي وَاقِدٍ اللَّيْثِيَّ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, the first group to enter Paradise will be shining like the full moon, and those who follow them will be glittering like the most brilliant star in the sky. They will not need to relieve themselves, nor emit secretions. Their combs will …
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Abu Darda reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever travels a path in search of knowledge, Allah will make him traverse a path to Paradise. Verily, the angels lower their wings in pleasure for the seeker of knowledge. The inhabitants of the heavens and earth, even the fish in the depths …
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Jarir ibn Abdullah reported: We were with the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and he looked at the full moon one night. The Prophet said, “Verily, you will see your Lord just as you see this moon. There will be no crowd to block your sight. Thus, if you can avoid missing prayer …
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