The Sufficiency of a Single Witness for the Onset of Ramadan
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Question:
Shaykh Salih, regarding a single witness for the onset of Ramadan, is that sufficient?
Answer:
Yes, as you heard from the hadith of Ibn 'Umar, that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) accepted his sighting and ordered the people to fast, as in the hadith of the Bedouin who came and informed the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he had seen the crescent moon. He asked him to testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah? So he testified, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered fasting based on his sighting, yes.
Shaykh Salih, regarding a single witness for the onset of Ramadan, is that sufficient?
Answer:
Yes, as you heard from the hadith of Ibn 'Umar, that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) accepted his sighting and ordered the people to fast, as in the hadith of the Bedouin who came and informed the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he had seen the crescent moon. He asked him to testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah? So he testified, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered fasting based on his sighting, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 28 من 30|شرح أحاديث الصيام من كتاب المنتقى|آخر يوم من رمضان|صالح الفوزان|الفقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (5:42)
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