Completing thirty days if they fasted on the testimony of one person and did not see the crescent moon
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Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If the people fasted on the testimony of one person, and then the crescent moon was not seen on the night of the thirtieth day, do they fast for thirty-one days?
Answer:
No. Many of them are not afflicted with this. Their start was not correct, because if it had been correct, it would have been based on seeing the moon. If it had been correct, the crescent moon would have been seen after the thirty days were completed. This indicates that the start was not correct; it cannot be correct.
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If the people fasted on the testimony of one person, and then the crescent moon was not seen on the night of the thirtieth day, do they fast for thirty-one days?
Answer:
No. Many of them are not afflicted with this. Their start was not correct, because if it had been correct, it would have been based on seeing the moon. If it had been correct, the crescent moon would have been seen after the thirty days were completed. This indicates that the start was not correct; it cannot be correct.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/53 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:15:10)
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