What is the ruling on fasting and breaking the fast with a country that relies on astronomical calculations?
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Question:
He says: If they are in my country and they rely on calculation rather than sighting, should I fast with them?
Answer:
Fast with them. Fast with the Muslims. The day of fasting is the day they fast, and the day of breaking the fast is the day they break it. So, if the Muslims fast, fast with them, and if they break the fast, break it with them. Do not separate from them, for this is what you are able to do[Al-Baqarah 2:286].
He says: If they are in my country and they rely on calculation rather than sighting, should I fast with them?
Answer:
Fast with them. Fast with the Muslims. The day of fasting is the day they fast, and the day of breaking the fast is the day they break it. So, if the Muslims fast, fast with them, and if they break the fast, break it with them. Do not separate from them, for this is what you are able to do
Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity
لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الصوم والإفطار مع بلد تأخذ بالحساب الفلكي؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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