What is the ruling on one who fasts in a country that is a day ahead of us in Ramadan?
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The questioner : Shaykh, a brother asked: He was in Saudi Arabia, and they were a day ahead of us, as is well known to you.
The Shaykh : Yes. He has to complete the fast with us in this country. This differs, may Allah bless you, due to the completion of the month here.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : If they fast twenty-nine days here, he will have fasted thirty days.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : But if they fast thirty days here, he will not fast thirty days,
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : because he would have become a fasting person while counting as a resident.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And this has no basis in the Shari'ah. The point is that in the second case, he remains not fasting between himself and his own self.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : But he does not announce that to the people.
The questioner : Yes, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And the day they celebrate, he celebrates with them.
The questioner : Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : This is the answer.
The questioner : May Allah keep you safe.
The Shaykh : May Allah keep you safe.
The questioner : As for the last matter, our Shaykh, may Allah preserve you for us and bless you, on Thursday, if Allah wills, next week, I have [an event] at my house.
The Shaykh : In any case, if Allah wills, on many days, and we are with you, if Allah wills.
The questioner : May Allah preserve you, if Allah wills, always, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah keep you safe.
The Shaykh : Yes. He has to complete the fast with us in this country. This differs, may Allah bless you, due to the completion of the month here.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : If they fast twenty-nine days here, he will have fasted thirty days.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : But if they fast thirty days here, he will not fast thirty days,
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : because he would have become a fasting person while counting as a resident.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And this has no basis in the Shari'ah. The point is that in the second case, he remains not fasting between himself and his own self.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : But he does not announce that to the people.
The questioner : Yes, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And the day they celebrate, he celebrates with them.
The questioner : Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : This is the answer.
The questioner : May Allah keep you safe.
The Shaykh : May Allah keep you safe.
The questioner : As for the last matter, our Shaykh, may Allah preserve you for us and bless you, on Thursday, if Allah wills, next week, I have [an event] at my house.
The Shaykh : In any case, if Allah wills, on many days, and we are with you, if Allah wills.
The questioner : May Allah preserve you, if Allah wills, always, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah keep you safe.
Source
سلسلة الهدى والنور، المجلس 769 — d3watuna.com (20:38)
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