I return to say, finally, in answer to your question, or the second part of your question

The Shaykh : I return to say, finally, in answer to your question, or the second part of your question:
Fasting, in reality, is a matter that we often discuss. Recently, some people asked me about it. We say: The scholars have differed, in reality, on fasting; is the Muslim community, no matter how vast its lands, obligated to fast all together, or does the matter depend on the difference in moon sightings? There are two well-known schools of thought. But if we look at his absolute statement (peace and blessings be upon him): , this absolute text commands the Muslims: fast all together, that you fast all together based on the sighting in one country. But this is within the limits of possibility, especially in that time. As for today, the moon is seen in a moment here, and it is possible to spread the news in the Islamic world in very few minutes. In this case, it is obligatory for all Muslims to begin fasting, even if in succession, because of what? The distance of countries from one another and the difference in moon sightings. But this sighting must be adopted Islamically by all Islamic countries. But what is to be done? Today, Islamic governments do not care about implementing Islam as understood in a single, undivided way, such as establishing the hudud (fixed Qur'anic punishments), for example, and the like. So it is even more likely that they do not care about realizing a legal ruling in which there is disagreement, as we mentioned earlier. As long as the matter is like this, and we, as individual Muslims, do not have the power to oblige the entire Islamic world to fast on one day as they define it on one day; as long as this is not in our possession or our capability, then we must apply an authentic hadith; namely his statement (peace and blessings be upon him): . So if you live in these lands, you must fast with their fasting and celebrate with their celebration, and do not tie your fate to Saudi Arabia or another country that preceded these lands in fasting or lagged behind.
Likewise, we say to the Muslims there: fast with the fasting of the Muslims there; because it is not possible now to gather the Muslims on one opinion and one festival. So then we say: "O my soul, some of the evil is less than some." It is true that it was better for them to fast one fast and celebrate one festival, but this—as we mentioned—is not possible. But it is possible for each person to fast with his country. And let us not create a new faction, as I noticed in my mind when I traveled for 'Umrah to the House of Allah the Sacred in the first Ramadan. In one of the stops we made, in a place called Al-'Ashash, two hundred kilometers before Medina, the car broke down, so I went to the shops to look for a need for it. I stopped at a shop owner who had the appearance of Muslims, bearded, and a man of middle age. In the middle of the conversation, he said: I am not fasting. Why? He said: Because Kuwait... or rather, he said: I am fasting. And this was the first day they fasted there in Kuwait. I said: How do you fast when you live in Saudi Arabia? He said: Fasting was established among the Kuwaitis, and they are Muslims, and the Messenger brought the same hadith: . Yes, this is valid reasoning, but scientifically it cannot be applied. How are you fasting now while the people are...? They are not fasting here. Then you will be surprised by another contradiction; the people are fasting here and you are not fasting, they celebrate and you do not celebrate. Therefore, it is better to follow the Muslims among whom you live. And we hope that Allah (Mighty and Majestic) will inspire the rulers of the Muslims and gather them on fasting on one day, and on celebrating on one day.
But do not be discouraged; the problem does not start here. This is a manifestation of the basic ailment. We must treat problems at their root, as I spoke about recently with some detail. And this is sufficient, and praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds.

The questioner : ... ... and unfortunately, we hope that another opportunity will be given to us ... the Shaykh is broader and more spacious than this lesson we lived with him, and may Allah reward him with good and thank him.