The Difference Between Seeing the Shawwal Crescent and the Ramadan Crescent
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Question:
Regarding the sighting of the Shawwal crescent, does it differ from that of Ramadan?
Answer:
The chapter on the witnesses is like the rest of the months. As for Ramadan, its entry is established by one witness, but as for Shawwal, two witnesses are required, just as with Dhu al-Hijjah and the others. Yes.
Regarding the sighting of the Shawwal crescent, does it differ from that of Ramadan?
Answer:
The chapter on the witnesses is like the rest of the months. As for Ramadan, its entry is established by one witness, but as for Shawwal, two witnesses are required, just as with Dhu al-Hijjah and the others. Yes.
Source
فتاوى رمضانية — islamhouse.com (14:05)
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