312. Moon Sighting Dua

اَللَّهُمَّ أَهْلِلْهُ عَلَيْنَا بِالْيُمْنِ وَالْإِيْمَانِ وَالسَّلَامَةِ وَالْإِسْلَامِ رَبِّيْ وَرَبُّكَ اللَّهُ

Moon Sighting Dua English Transliteration

Allaahumma ahlilhu `alaina bil-yumni wal-iman, was-salamati wal-Islam, rabbi wa rabbuk Allah

Moon Sighting Dua English Translation

O Allah, bring it over us with blessing and faith, and security and Islam. My Lord and your Lord is Allah.

Rasulullah (ﷺ) used to say this dua when he saw the new moon. It is masnun to recite this dua after seeing the new moon of Ramadan and all the months.

ReferenceSahih (Albani). Tirmidhi: 3451

Hadith about the Dua

Arabic Text

عَنْ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ إِذَا رَأَى الْهِلاَلَ قَالَ: اللَّهُمَّ أَهِلَّهُ عَلَيْنَا بِالْيُمْنِ وَالإِيمَانِ، وَالسَّلاَمَةِ وَالإِسْلاَمِ، رَبِّي وَرَبُّكَ اللَّهُ.

Translation

Talhah bin ‘Ubaidullah reported: Whenever the Prophet (ﷺ) saw the new moon, he used to say: "O Allah, bring it over us with blessing and faith, and safety and Islam. My Lord and your Lord is Allah."

Frequently Asked Questions

Even though the new moon starts a new month, actually seeing the crescent after new moon can be tricky. Sometimes, people spot the crescent with their eyes as early as 15.5 hours after new moon, while with a telescope, it might be seen a bit sooner, like 12.1 hours after. Every month is a bit different. This is why moonsighting for Ramadan sometimes happens on different days in different places.

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