Is determining the start of the month specific to Ramadan only?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Is determining the start of the month specific to Ramadan only?
Answer:
Yes, this is what the Sunnah mentions regarding the obligatory fast. Determining the new moon is only for the obligatory fast. There is no mention of determining the new moon for the fast of Ashura. A person fasts based on his own effort and determination. Yes, and if he makes a mistake, nothing is required of him for his mistake, and he is rewarded. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Is determining the start of the month specific to Ramadan only?
Answer:
Yes, this is what the Sunnah mentions regarding the obligatory fast. Determining the new moon is only for the obligatory fast. There is no mention of determining the new moon for the fast of Ashura. A person fasts based on his own effort and determination. Yes, and if he makes a mistake, nothing is required of him for his mistake, and he is rewarded. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [675 -954] هل تحري دخول الشهر خاص في رمضان فقط؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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