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As-Salaamu 'Alaykum,
Bismillah,
Imaam Ibn Balbaan (1) [d. 1083 AH] said: "...It is obligatory to fast Ramadhaan when the Moon
(al-Hilal) is sighted..."
Ibn Badraan (2) [d. 1346 AH] said in his footnotes of this sentence: "The Arabs use the word
al-Hilaal to describe the Moon in its first, second and third nights. After that, it is called
al-Qamar. [ Additionally, when the Moon is full, it is called al-Badr ]." (3) / (4)
Quick Summary:
The Moon goes through phases in Arabic:
1. al-Hilaal: first, second and third nights
2. al-Badr: the full moon
3. al-Qamar: after the first, second, and third nights
And Allah knows best.
Your brother is Islaam and the Sunnah,
Jameel Finch
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(1) - Mumammad b. Badr ad-Deen b. Balbaan: A Hanbali scholar who died in the year 1083 AH.
(2) - Abdul-Qaadir b. Ahmad b. Badraan: A Hanbali scholar who died in the year 1346 AH.
(3) - Taken from Akhsar Mukhtasiraat discussing the Hanbali Math-hab, Pg. 161
(4) - What is in the brackets is a translator's note from the Arabic dictionary al-Misbaah al-
Muneer, Pg. 38
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Jameel.Finch
30-06-2010 @ 7:36 PM
