The ruling on people fasting based on the sighting of the moon in a distant country
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you with truth, if people fast based on the sighting of the moon in a country far from them, does that harm them or not?
Answer:
According to the first opinion, if the people of a country see the crescent moon, it is obligatory for all people to fast according to this opinion. Yes. As for the second opinion, no; the ruling differs for each group based on their respective horizons. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you with truth, if people fast based on the sighting of the moon in a country far from them, does that harm them or not?
Answer:
According to the first opinion, if the people of a country see the crescent moon, it is obligatory for all people to fast according to this opinion. Yes. As for the second opinion, no; the ruling differs for each group based on their respective horizons. Yes.
Source
شرح زاد المستقنع [33] — alfawzan.live (27:58)
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