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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The meaning of the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): “Estimate for it”

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Question:
The hadith of Ibn 'Umar regarding the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)
When you see the new moon, observe fast, and when you see it (again) then break it, and if the sky is cloudy for you, then calculate it.إذا رأيتموه فصوموا، وإذا رأيتموه فافطروا، فإن غم عليكم فاقدروا له
Sahih Muslim 1080g
Is it his independent legal reasoning (ijtihad) or an interpretation of the text?

Answer:
The evidence for “Estimate for it” is the second narration: “Complete Sha'ban as thirty days.” The meaning of “Estimate for it” is to complete the count of Sha'ban as thirty days. This is the text.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 3 من 27|شرح أحاديث الصيام من كتاب المنتقى|باب ما جاء في يوم الغيم والشك|صالح الفوزان|الفقه — youtube.com (8:02)

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