Fasting Based on the Sighting of the Crescent in a Distant Country
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you with truth, if people fast based on the sighting of the crescent in a country far from them, is that sufficient for them or not?
Answer:
The first opinion is that if the crescent is sighted in a country, Allah obligates fasting upon all of them according to this opinion. Yes. As for the second opinion, no; it is not applied in public affairs, for each people has its own ruling.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you with truth, if people fast based on the sighting of the crescent in a country far from them, is that sufficient for them or not?
Answer:
The first opinion is that if the crescent is sighted in a country, Allah obligates fasting upon all of them according to this opinion. Yes. As for the second opinion, no; it is not applied in public affairs, for each people has its own ruling.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/53 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:09:24)
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