Since the moon marks the start of every new Islamic month, sighting the moon during Ramadan, Eid, or Shawwal is a significant tradition. There is a Dua For Moon Sighting of Eid and Ramadan. Ramadan fasting begins for Muslims upon the sighting of the new moon. And after a month, Eid is observed when the new moon reappears. We will talk about the Moon Sighting Dua today.
Dua For Moon Sighting (in Ramadan & Eid)
The Moon Sighting Dua for Eid ul-Fitr/ Eid al Adha/ Ramadan is as follows:
اللَّهُمَّ أَهْلِلْهُ عَلَيْنَا بِالْيُمْنِ وَالإِيمَانِ وَالسَّلاَمَةِ وَالإِسْلاَمِ رَبِّي وَرَبُّكَ اللَّهُ
Transliteration: Allāhumma ahlilhu `alainā bil-yumni wal-Īmān, was-salāmati wal-Islām, rabbī wa rabbuk Allāh
Translation: “O Allah, bring it over us with blessing and faith, and security and Islam. My Lord and your Lord is Allah.”
Moon Sighting Dua Hadith
The Dua is mentioned in a Hadith:
Bilal bin Yahya bin Talhah bin `Ubaidullah narrated :from his father, from his grandfather Talhah bin `Ubaidullah that when the Prophet (ﷺ) would see a crescent moon, he would say: “O Allah, bring it over us with blessing and faith, and security and Islam. My Lord and your Lord is Allah (Allāhumma ahlilhu `alainā bil-yumni wal-Īmān, was-salāmati wal-Islām, rabbī wa rabbuk Allāh).”[Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3451]
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