The Ruling on the Disagreement Among Muslims Regarding the Entry of Ramadan
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Question:
May Allah bless you and benefit through you. Your Excellency the Shaykh, this questioner says: The difference among Muslim countries regarding the entry and exit of the month of Ramadan, how do we establish the basis for this in the Shari'ah?
Answer:
The disagreement among Muslims regarding the beginning and end of the month is due to the difference in moon-sighting locations. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Mishkat al-Masabih 1970 So every country fasts when they see it. They do not fast as the country that differs from them fasts, unless they are in its vicinity and share the same moon-sighting location. Yes.
May Allah bless you and benefit through you. Your Excellency the Shaykh, this questioner says: The difference among Muslim countries regarding the entry and exit of the month of Ramadan, how do we establish the basis for this in the Shari'ah?
Answer:
The disagreement among Muslims regarding the beginning and end of the month is due to the difference in moon-sighting locations. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
God’s messenger as saying, “Fast when you see it and break your fast when you see it, and if the weather is cloudy treat Sha‘ban as having thirty days.”
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صُومُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ وَأَفْطِرُوا لِرُؤْيَتِهِ فَإِنْ غم عَلَيْكُم فَأَكْمِلُوا عِدَّةَ شَعْبَانَ ثَلَاثِينَ.
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7550 — youtube.com (5:34)
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