the Messenger of Allah said: "Do not fast before Ramadan. Fast with its sighting, and break fast with its sighting, and if it is obscured from you, then complete thirty days."
Reference: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 688 In-book : Book 8, Hadith 7 English translation : Vol. 2, Book 3, Hadith 688
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