The ruling on following a country in which Ramadan has been established, as opposed to the Muslim's own country
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Question:
A questioner says: If Ramadan is established in one Islamic country but not in another, is it permissible for a Muslim to follow the country where Ramadan was established and fast with them, or is he required to adhere to the fatwa council in his own country?
Answer:
This is a matter of scholarly disagreement. If the crescent moon is sighted in one country, are Muslims everywhere required to fast? This is the opinion of some scholars. The second opinion says no, due to the difference in moonrise times, because regions differ; the crescent may appear in one region and not in another. Each person acts according to the sighting in his own country based on the moonrise times. However, if the moonrise times do not differ and the countries are close, such that if it rises in one it rises in the other, then everyone fasts, because the moonrise time is the same. But if the moonrise times differ, for example, the Hijaz is not like the Levant; the moonrise time in the Levant differs from that in the Hijaz due to the difference in lines of longitude and latitude, as they say. Every group has its own sighting; the people of the Levant fast according to their sighting, and the people of the Hijaz fast according to their sighting.
And now, as you know, Muslims have become separate states. A Muslim fasts with his state if his state fasts, acting according to the sighting in their country. They rely on the sighting; if they fast, he fasts with them. You fast on the day you fast, and you break the fast on the day you break it, and you sacrifice on the day you sacrifice. He fasts with his state as long as they rely on the legitimate sighting.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
A questioner says: If Ramadan is established in one Islamic country but not in another, is it permissible for a Muslim to follow the country where Ramadan was established and fast with them, or is he required to adhere to the fatwa council in his own country?
Answer:
This is a matter of scholarly disagreement. If the crescent moon is sighted in one country, are Muslims everywhere required to fast? This is the opinion of some scholars. The second opinion says no, due to the difference in moonrise times, because regions differ; the crescent may appear in one region and not in another. Each person acts according to the sighting in his own country based on the moonrise times. However, if the moonrise times do not differ and the countries are close, such that if it rises in one it rises in the other, then everyone fasts, because the moonrise time is the same. But if the moonrise times differ, for example, the Hijaz is not like the Levant; the moonrise time in the Levant differs from that in the Hijaz due to the difference in lines of longitude and latitude, as they say. Every group has its own sighting; the people of the Levant fast according to their sighting, and the people of the Hijaz fast according to their sighting.
And now, as you know, Muslims have become separate states. A Muslim fasts with his state if his state fasts, acting according to the sighting in their country. They rely on the sighting; if they fast, he fasts with them. You fast on the day you fast, and you break the fast on the day you break it, and you sacrifice on the day you sacrifice. He fasts with his state as long as they rely on the legitimate sighting.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
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