Seeing the Moon of Ramadan and the Difference in Moon-Sighting
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: If the moon of Ramadan is sighted in one country, for example Saudi Arabia, is it obligatory for all countries in the world to fast?
Answer:
No, the moon-sightings differ. The Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) said that the moon-sightings differ by the consensus of the Muslims, and every country has its own sighting.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: If the moon of Ramadan is sighted in one country, for example Saudi Arabia, is it obligatory for all countries in the world to fast?
Answer:
No, the moon-sightings differ. The Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) said that the moon-sightings differ by the consensus of the Muslims, and every country has its own sighting.
Source
إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان 27-06-1438هـ — af.org.sa (1:14:12)
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