Fasting on the Day of 'Arafah When the Sighting Differs
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Question:
Your Eminence, father. A questioner says: If the sighting differs in the Islamic countries, how is the Day of 'Arafah fasted? Is it based on the ruling of the Holy City (Makkah) or on the ruling of the person's own country?
Answer:
It is fasted on the day on which the Muslims stand at 'Arafah. The day on which the Muslims stand at 'Arafah is the Day of 'Arafah. It is fasted in any place.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Your Eminence, father. A questioner says: If the sighting differs in the Islamic countries, how is the Day of 'Arafah fasted? Is it based on the ruling of the Holy City (Makkah) or on the ruling of the person's own country?
Answer:
It is fasted on the day on which the Muslims stand at 'Arafah. The day on which the Muslims stand at 'Arafah is the Day of 'Arafah. It is fasted in any place.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
اللقاء المفتوح في جامع الشيخ بن باز بمكة المكرمة-07-12-1440هـ — alfawzan.live (29:53)
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