If the moon is seen far from the sun, with the sun in the west and the moon in the east, does this establish the month?

The questioner : Shaykh, if the moon is seen far from the sun, meaning the sun is in the west and it is in the east, is the sighting rejected?

The Shaykh : The problem, O 'Abd Allah.

The questioner : And we say with this.

The Shaykh : It becomes clear that one should fast on the twenty-sixth day; is the 'Id in the east and in the west?

The questioner : No, it means it is impossible; I am not weak in my understanding.

The Shaykh : The answer is according to the question, meaning seeing the sun at sunset and it at sunrise?

The questioner : No, the time of sunrise is far from it.

The Shaykh : I mean, this is impossible. This is impossible. But if it is close, if it is close to it behind it, it will return.

The questioner : And you, Humayd.

The Shaykh : If it is far, it cannot be said to be the second day, for example, in the east, even though it is difficult; this is the general rule that it is difficult, but it is said that it may be seen in the morning in the east in the morning, and then seen in the west at the end of the day; it is not at one time at the end of the day; it is said like this, and Allah knows best.

The questioner : Is it before days? Yes.

The Shaykh : And the greeting for this issue: if the crescent is before the sun, it is not considered valid, meaning if it disappears before the sun by minutes, it is not a valid month; and if it is delayed, even by a minute, even though it is not possible, but hypothetically, it is valid.