Is it permissible to fast based on the sighting of the crescent moon by a person who is a habitual liar?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, if a person who is a habitual liar sees the crescent moon, should one fast based on his sighting or not?
Answer:
One does not fast except upon the sighting of a just person, a just person known for his truthfulness, about whom lying is not known. As for the one who is known to be a liar, one does not fast based on his sighting, and his report is not accepted.[Al-Hujurat 49:6] That is, verify it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, if a person who is a habitual liar sees the crescent moon, should one fast based on his sighting or not?
Answer:
One does not fast except upon the sighting of a just person, a just person known for his truthfulness, about whom lying is not known. As for the one who is known to be a liar, one does not fast based on his sighting, and his report is not accepted.
O you who have believed, if there comes to you a disobedient one with information, investigate
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِن جَاءَكُمْ فَاسِقٌ بِنَبَإٍ فَتَبَيَّنُوا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يُصام لرؤية الهلال من شخص معتاد الكذب؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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