The ruling on completing the month at thirty-one days based on the testimony of one person
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if the people relied on the testimony of one person, then…
The Shaykh:
…and the crescent of the night of the thirty-first did not appear.
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
That they fast for thirty-one days. No, if they fasted for thirty-one days, their start was not valid, because if the start had been valid, the crescent would have been seen after the thirtieth day. So, if they fasted thirty days and the crescent was not seen, this is proof that their start was not valid; it cannot be valid.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if the people relied on the testimony of one person, then…
The Shaykh:
…and the crescent of the night of the thirty-first did not appear.
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
That they fast for thirty-one days. No, if they fasted for thirty-one days, their start was not valid, because if the start had been valid, the crescent would have been seen after the thirtieth day. So, if they fasted thirty days and the crescent was not seen, this is proof that their start was not valid; it cannot be valid.
Source
شرح زاد المستقنع [33] — alfawzan.live (33:44)
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