Fasting of the Bedouins When They See the Crescent

The questioner:
Regarding the Bedouins, O Shaykh, do they fast when they see the crescent?

The Shaykh:
Yes, if they see it, they fast.

The questioner:
May Allah reward you. Are the Bedouins to follow the cities?

The Shaykh:
Because if they are far from the cities, they see it themselves. If they are near the cities, they are excused by the cities, if they are within the cities' reach. But if they are far away and see the crescent, they break their fast, even if they have already fasted.

Another questioner:
Meaning, according to the availability of means.

The Shaykh:
If they are nearby, they testify with the testimony they have, they appear before the judge and present their testimony.

Another questioner:
May Allah be merciful to you. Does your fasting not cover them when you fast?

The Shaykh:
That is, if they see the crescent, it does not cover them, because they are independent in the desert. If they see the crescent, the fast is broken.

Another questioner:
If one person sees the month of Ramadan and they do not accept his sighting?

The Shaykh:
He prays with the people, he prays with the people.

Another questioner:
He does not fast alone.

The Shaykh:
You do not fast, and you do not break the fast, and if the shepherd sees it, he also fasts with the people; they do not separate.

The questioner:
I seek forgiveness from Allah for you, O Shaykh. Regarding the existence of media now, do the Bedouins also not listen to it?

The Shaykh:
Fasting is obligatory for them if the people fast. It is obligatory for them to follow the town they are in.

The questioner:
Yes, may Allah reward you with good. If a Bedouin sees it, may Allah be merciful to you.

The Shaykh:
As long as it is by his own eye and does not contradict, as long as it is by the eye and does not contradict, and there is no institution. Yes.