Hadith 471
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Hadith.2042 - In a narration from Muhammad ibn Isma'il ibn Bazi’, from Muhammad ibn Ya’qub, from Shu’ayb, from his father, from Abu Abdullah (as), he said
"I said to him: 'People narrate that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) fasted for 29 days in the Month of Ramadan more often than he fasted for 30 days.'
Imam (as) replied: 'They have lied. The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) only fasted a complete month. Obligatory acts are never deficient. Verily, Allah (swt), Blessed and Exalted, created the year with 360 days and created the heavens and the earth in six days, thus reducing the days of the year to 354.
The Month of Ramadan is 30 days, as Allah (swt), the Almighty, says: "And complete the number" (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:185). Completeness means perfection.
Shawwal is 29 days, and Dhu al-Qa'dah is 30 days, as Allah (swt), the Almighty, says:
"And We appointed for Musa thirty nights" (Surah Al-A’raf 7:142).
The months alternate in this way - one complete month, followed by a deficient one. The Month of Ramadan is never deficient, and Sha’ban is never complete.'"
2042 - وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ بَزِيعٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ عَنْ شُعَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ
قُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّ اَلنَّاسَ يَرْوُونَ أَنَّ اَلنَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ مَا صَامَ مِنْ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ تِسْعَةً وَ عِشْرِينَ يَوْماً أَكْثَرُ مِمَّا صَامَ ثَلاَثِينَ قَالَ «كَذَبُوا مَا صَامَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ إِلاَّ تَامّاً وَ لاَ تَكُونُ اَلْفَرَائِضُ نَاقِصَةً إِنَّ اَللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى خَلَقَ اَلسَّنَةَ ثَلاَثَمِائَةٍ وَ سِتِّينَ يَوْماً وَ «خَلَقَ اَلسَّمٰاوٰاتِ وَ اَلْأَرْضَ فِي سِتَّةِ أَيّٰامٍ» فَحَجَزَهَا مِنْ ثَلاَثِمِائَةٍ وَ سِتِّينَ يَوْماً فَالسَّنَةُ ثَلاَثُمِائَةٍ وَ أَرْبَعَةٌ وَ خَمْسُونَ يَوْماً وَ شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ ثَلاَثُونَ يَوْماً لِقَوْلِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ « وَ لِتُكْمِلُوا اَلْعِدَّةَ » وَ اَلْكَامِلُ تَامٌّ وَ شَوَّالٌ تِسْعَةٌ وَ عِشْرُونَ يَوْماً وَ ذُو اَلْقَعْدَةِ ثَلاَثُونَ يَوْماً لِقَوْلِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: « وَ وٰاعَدْنٰا مُوسىٰ ثَلاٰثِينَ لَيْلَةً » فَالشَّهْرُ هَكَذَا ثُمَّ هَكَذَا أَيْ شَهْرٌ تَامٌّ وَ شَهْرٌ نَاقِصٌ وَ شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ لاَ يَنْقُصُ أَبَداً وَ شَعْبَانُ لاَ يَتِمُّ أَبَداً».
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