Counting the month as twenty-nine days in the Prophet's oath
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The questioner:
Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar's statement strengthens the view of those who said that his oath (peace and blessings be upon him) coincided with the beginning of the month. This is why he limited it to twenty-nine days. Otherwise, if it had coincided with the middle of the month, the majority hold that the oath is not fulfilled until thirty days have passed.
The Shaykh:
Yes, it is apparent, and it is apparent that the oath occurred at the end of the seventh month, which is why it was counted as twenty-nine days. Yes.
Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar's statement strengthens the view of those who said that his oath (peace and blessings be upon him) coincided with the beginning of the month. This is why he limited it to twenty-nine days. Otherwise, if it had coincided with the middle of the month, the majority hold that the oath is not fulfilled until thirty days have passed.
The Shaykh:
Yes, it is apparent, and it is apparent that the oath occurred at the end of the seventh month, which is why it was counted as twenty-nine days. Yes.
Source
التعليق على بعض أحاديث صحيح البخاري، تابع كتاب النكاح / من باب: موعظة الرجل ابنته لحال زوجها، إلى باب/ كفران العشير — islamhouse.com (20:23)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.