The Fasting of People Based on the Sighting of the Crescent in a Distant Country
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if people fast based on the sighting of the crescent in a country far from them, is that sufficient for them or not?
Answer:
According to the first opinion, if the people of a country see the crescent, and their ruling is that everyone fasts based on this opinion, then yes. As for the second opinion, no; it holds that each group is responsible for the interests of its own people, and each has its own ruling.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if people fast based on the sighting of the crescent in a country far from them, is that sufficient for them or not?
Answer:
According to the first opinion, if the people of a country see the crescent, and their ruling is that everyone fasts based on this opinion, then yes. As for the second opinion, no; it holds that each group is responsible for the interests of its own people, and each has its own ruling.
Source
شرح زاد المستقنع [34] — alfawzan.live (26:35)
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