Fasting on the Day of Ashura and the White Days According to the Calendar or Sighting
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Question:
Is it permissible to fast on the Day of Ashura and the White Days according to the calendar, or is it better to look for the crescent moon and see it? If looking for it is better, what is the solution? How is the sighting done? And do you request that?
Answer:
The matter in this is broad. If he fasts according to the calendar, there is no harm. If he looks for the crescent, that is better if it is easy for him to do so. The matter in this is broad because it is a voluntary prayer.
Is it permissible to fast on the Day of Ashura and the White Days according to the calendar, or is it better to look for the crescent moon and see it? If looking for it is better, what is the solution? How is the sighting done? And do you request that?
Answer:
The matter in this is broad. If he fasts according to the calendar, there is no harm. If he looks for the crescent, that is better if it is easy for him to do so. The matter in this is broad because it is a voluntary prayer.
Source
ندوات الجامع الكبير مع الأسئلة - 53 — archive.org (1:11:51)
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