The Prayer of 'Id When the Moon Sighting Differs Between Countries
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Question:
This man, may Allah reward you, asks: If the moon sighting differs between countries, how should one act regarding the Prayer of 'Id? Is it prescribed?
Answer:
If a country completes its fast, they pray the 'Id prayer, even if they differ from those before them. It is not obligatory now to try to unify fasting throughout the world. That is not required; it is imposing a burden that Allah has not imposed on us. Praise be to Allah. Allah has made things easy for the Muslims: they fast based on their own sighting, break their fast based on their own sighting, and celebrate the 'Id based on their own sighting. Praise be to Allah. The matter is broad in this regard. Are they now praying at the same time?
Do the Muslims from all over the face of the earth pray at the same time? No, they differ. They differ in prayer times. Night becomes day for us and day for them, or night becomes day for us and night for them, and vice versa. If we differ in the timing of the prayers, how can we not differ in the timing of fasting? This is the case. May Allah protect the Muslims. They want to be strict with people, but this is not appropriate. Yes.
This man, may Allah reward you, asks: If the moon sighting differs between countries, how should one act regarding the Prayer of 'Id? Is it prescribed?
Answer:
If a country completes its fast, they pray the 'Id prayer, even if they differ from those before them. It is not obligatory now to try to unify fasting throughout the world. That is not required; it is imposing a burden that Allah has not imposed on us. Praise be to Allah. Allah has made things easy for the Muslims: they fast based on their own sighting, break their fast based on their own sighting, and celebrate the 'Id based on their own sighting. Praise be to Allah. The matter is broad in this regard. Are they now praying at the same time?
Do the Muslims from all over the face of the earth pray at the same time? No, they differ. They differ in prayer times. Night becomes day for us and day for them, or night becomes day for us and night for them, and vice versa. If we differ in the timing of the prayers, how can we not differ in the timing of fasting? This is the case. May Allah protect the Muslims. They want to be strict with people, but this is not appropriate. Yes.
Source
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