What is the guidance regarding the Hanbali position on establishing the month of Ramadan: if the people of a country see it, is fasting obligatory for everyone?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: regarding the statement of the Hanbalis (may Allah have mercy on them), "If the people of a country see it, fasting becomes obligatory for everyone."
Answer:
This is a matter of scholarly disagreement. If the crescent is seen, is it obligatory for all Muslims on earth to fast, even if the moonrise times differ? No, the correct view is that the moonrise times differ, so each group fasts based on their own sighting. This is because the moonrise times vary; it may rise here but not rise for others until after us, for example. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: regarding the statement of the Hanbalis (may Allah have mercy on them), "If the people of a country see it, fasting becomes obligatory for everyone."
Answer:
This is a matter of scholarly disagreement. If the crescent is seen, is it obligatory for all Muslims on earth to fast, even if the moonrise times differ? No, the correct view is that the moonrise times differ, so each group fasts based on their own sighting. This is because the moonrise times vary; it may rise here but not rise for others until after us, for example. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1088 -3022] ما التوجيه في قول الحنابلة في إثبات شهر رمضان: إذا رآه أهل بلدٍ لزم الناس كلهم الصوم؟ — youtube.com
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