The Difference in the Religious Festivals of Muslims
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Fatwa No. ( 388 )
Q1: What is the Islamic view on the difference in the religious festivals of Muslims , namely 'Id al-Fitr and 'Id al-Adha, knowing that this leads to fasting on a day when fasting is forbidden, the day of 'Id al-Fitr, or breaking the fast on a day when fasting is obligatory? We ask for a comprehensive answer in this serious matter that will serve as a proof before Allah. If this difference is possible on two days, it is possible on three days. If Islam rejects this difference, what is the correct path to unify the festivals of Muslims?
A1: The scholars agreed that the moonrise points differ, and that this is known necessarily by sense and reason. However, they differed in
Considering this in the beginning and end of fasting Ramadan, and not considering it, are two opinions: some of the jurists held that the difference in moonrise locations should be considered in the beginning and end of fasting Ramadan, while others did not consider it in that regard. Each group cited evidence from the Book, the Sunnah, and analogical reasoning, and perhaps both groups cited the same text, such as their shared reliance on the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Baqarah 2:185] and His saying: [Al-Baqarah 2:189] and the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): Sahih Muslim 1081b the hadith, due to the difference in understanding the texts and each group following a path in deriving evidence from them. In summary, the subject of the inquiry is in theoretical issues where there is room for independent legal reasoning, and for this reason, the jurists differed on it in the past and present. There is no blame on the people of any country if they do not see the crescent on the night of the thirtieth to take the sighting from a location other than their own moonrise, provided that it is established for them. If they differ among themselves, they take the ruling of the ruler in their state; if the ruler is Muslim, his ruling with one of the opinions removes the disagreement, and it is obligatory for the community to act upon it. If he is not Muslim, they take the ruling of the Islamic center in their country, in order to preserve unity in their fasting of Ramadan and their prayer of the festival in their country. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad and his family and companions.
the Islamic [in their lands]; maintaining unity in their fasting of Ramadan and their prayer of the festival in their lands. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q1: What is the Islamic view on the difference in the religious festivals of Muslims , namely 'Id al-Fitr and 'Id al-Adha, knowing that this leads to fasting on a day when fasting is forbidden, the day of 'Id al-Fitr, or breaking the fast on a day when fasting is obligatory? We ask for a comprehensive answer in this serious matter that will serve as a proof before Allah. If this difference is possible on two days, it is possible on three days. If Islam rejects this difference, what is the correct path to unify the festivals of Muslims?
A1: The scholars agreed that the moonrise points differ, and that this is known necessarily by sense and reason. However, they differed in
Considering this in the beginning and end of fasting Ramadan, and not considering it, are two opinions: some of the jurists held that the difference in moonrise locations should be considered in the beginning and end of fasting Ramadan, while others did not consider it in that regard. Each group cited evidence from the Book, the Sunnah, and analogical reasoning, and perhaps both groups cited the same text, such as their shared reliance on the saying of Allah the Exalted:
So whoever sights [the new moon of] the month, let him fast it
فَمَنْ شَهِدَ مِنْكُمُ الشَّهْرَ فَلْيَصُمْهُThey ask you, [O Muhammad], about the new moons. Say, "They are measurements of time for the people
يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الأَهِلَّةِ قُلْ هِيَ مَوَاقِيتُ لِلنَّاسِObserve fast on sighting it (the new moon) and break (fast) on sighting it (the new moon)
صوموا لرؤيته وأفطروا لرؤيتهthe Islamic [in their lands]; maintaining unity in their fasting of Ramadan and their prayer of the festival in their lands. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
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