Establishing the Entry of Ramadan in Western Countries

The questioner:
In the second question, sometimes some Islamic centers differ in... Yes. The Islamic centers

The Shaykh:
Yes.

The questioner:
in the West differ regarding the entry of the month of Ramadan. Some follow, for example, the Kingdom in entering the month of Ramadan, while others follow, for example, it sometimes differs to any person, such as the director of the Islamic center, to whichever country he follows. So he follows the country that, for example, entered the month of Ramadan a day after the Kingdom or a day before it. So which Islamic center or which country do we follow in entering the month of Ramadan?

The Shaykh:
First of all, Muslims are obligated to fast based on the sighting and break their fast based on the sighting. If they are able in the Western countries to see the crescent moon for the entry of the month and its exit, then it is obligatory for them to act according to the sighting, and the Islamic center should have a committee for sighting the crescent moon.
And they fast based on their sighting and break their fast based on their sighting. However, if there is no Islamic center that takes charge of this matter and they do not care about it, and they want to act according to the calculation, because they are now keen on acting according to the calculation, and acting according to the calculation is not permissible, because the calculation is a human effort that errs and hits the mark, and because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) tied fasting to the sighting, not to the calculation. He said: . So if it is possible for the Muslims there to see the crescent moon and rule on its entry and exit, this is obligatory, this is the original ruling. If it is not possible for them, they follow the state that rules by the legitimate sighting, which acts by the legitimate sighting. As for the state that acts by calculation, they do not follow it, because this is an erroneous action. So they follow the state that acts by the legitimate sighting and fast with it. The saying of Allah the Exalted: . So if it is possible for them to see the crescent moon, it is obligatory for them to do so. And if it is not possible for them, they follow the state that acts by the legitimate sighting and announces fasting and breaking the fast based on the legitimate sighting. I do not think there is any state that does this work except Saudi Arabia only, that is what I know. Yes.

Another questioner:
Well, Shaykh, there is an issue regarding the sighting there. In some states, for example, in some states in America, in some Islamic centers, they see the crescent moon. Well. And they see it, meaning I went in Ramadan and there was a sighting of the crescent moon and seeing the crescent moon, and the fast was broken according to

The Shaykh:
Praise be to Allah, this is the original ruling.

Another questioner:
It exists in some Islamic centers, indeed, some states become next to a state, O Shaykh, and they see the crescent moon.

The Shaykh:
If the crescent moon is seen, that is the original ruling, and they do not imitate anyone. They act by the sighting. However, if the crescent moon is not seen, they follow the state that acts by the sighting, which announces by the sighting. Yes.