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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 ___________ (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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