# Sahih Muslim - The Book of Fasting

*Exported from [ParallelQuran.com](https://parallelquran.com) on August 24, 2026*

**1 hadith**

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## Hadith #2397

**Book:** The Book of Fasting | **Narrator(s):** Sa'd bin 'Ubaida al-Salmi سعد بن عبيدة السلمي أبو حمزة | **Grade:** Sahih

This night is the midnight (of the month). Upon this he said to him: How do you know that it is the midnight (of the month), for I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: The month is thus and thus (and he pointed with his ten fingers twice) and thus (i. e. at the third time he pointed with all his fingers but withdrew or folded his thumb)?

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sahih-muslim-2397/)*

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