Sahih al-Bukhari 5302

Hadith text

Narrated Ibn `Umar:The Prophet (holding out his ten fingers thrice), said, "The month is thus and thus and thus," namely thirty days. Then (holding out his ten fingers twice and then nine fingers), he said, "It may be thus and thus and thus," namely twenty nine days. He meant once thirty days and once twenty nine days

Ibn Umar bataate hain: Nabi (SAW) ne (apni dus ungliyaan teen baar dikha kar) farmaya, 'Mahina aisa aisa aisa hota hai,' yaani tees din. Phir (dus ungliyaan do baar aur phir nau ungliyaan dikhaakar) unhone kaha, 'Ye aisa aisa aisa bhi ho sakta hai,' yaani unnattis din. Unka matlab tha ke kabhi mahina tees din ka hota hai aur kabhi unnattis din ka.

Sahih al-Bukhari 5302 · Book 68, Hadith 51