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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Difference in Moonrise Times Regarding the Sighting of the Crescent

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Question:
The issue of the mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah). We read that the religion is not sufficient; one must return from the gathering and some of the Fire, as it was in the early period. Do you believe that

Answer:
I have understood from the hadith of Kuraib with Mu'awiyah and the people of Sham, and the statement of Ibn 'Abbas, that it is necessary for the moonrise times to differ, and that the people of each region have their own sighting. This is the correct opinion among the scholars, and people have no choice but this: that the people of each region have their own sighting if the moonrise times differ. Yes.
Source شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب صلاة العيدين — islamhouse.com (1:04:34)

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