Remembrance 3 from Chapter 147

Hilālu khayrin wa rushd, hilālu khayrin wa rushd, hilālu khayrin wa rushd, āmantu bi-lladhī khalaqak.
Al-ḥamdu li-llāhi-lladhī dhahaba bi-shahri kadhā wa jā’a bi-shahri kadhā.

We relate in the Sunan of Abū Dāwūd in the book of Adab from Qatādah who related that when the Messenger of Allah saw the new moon he used to say thrice: “A new moon of good and guidance,” and then: “I believe in the One Who created you.” Then he said: “Praise be to Allah, Who has ended such-and-such a month and brought in such-and-such a month.” ^[3].

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