Doubting the sighting of the crescent moon and preventing the doubters
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Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, every year, those who doubt the start of the month appear in the newspapers and on television channels, to the point that some of them assert that it is impossible to see the crescent moon. He says: Should not these people be prevented from causing confusion among the people by an order from the authorities?
Answer:
We do not pay attention to these people. We follow the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in his sayingSahih Muslim 1081b. We follow what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded us to do, and we do not pay attention to the doubts of these people or to their words, for we are, praise be to Allah, upon clarity. We are upon what we were commanded and upon the Sunnah of our Prophet, and we do not pay attention to these people. As for preventing them, that is up to the authorities; the authorities must prevent them from this speech. Yes.
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, every year, those who doubt the start of the month appear in the newspapers and on television channels, to the point that some of them assert that it is impossible to see the crescent moon. He says: Should not these people be prevented from causing confusion among the people by an order from the authorities?
Answer:
We do not pay attention to these people. We follow the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in his saying
Observe fast on sighting it (the new moon) and break (fast) on sighting it (the new moon)
صوموا لرؤيته وأفطروا لرؤيته
Source
لقاء مفتوح 14-09-1433هـ — alfawzan.live (30:21)
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