Do the moon sightings differ from one region to another? And a practical example was given of that
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The questioner : The second point, according to my Shaykh, regarding their view, meaning you have heard from us about the moon sightings, do they differ from one region to another?
The Shaykh: Of course.
The questioner : I told him, the Shaykh said that they differ according to the equator, but on the same equator, for example, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and Palestine, their [horizons] are all one. So if their sighting is one, then unification is necessary.
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : ... Yes.
The Shaykh : Unification regarding the difference in moon sightings as well.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : It is not limited to just that.
The questioner : It is not limited to being on the same equator.
The Shaykh : It is not limited to the difference by the non-difference of the regions.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : If the regions differ.
The questioner : If the regions differ, fast together.
The Shaykh : For example, if they saw it in the East and did not see it in the West, then the West fasts with the East, or the reverse.
The questioner: Oh, wonderful.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Meaning, America fasts with us.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Yes, meaning unifying this matter.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh: Of course.
The questioner : I told him, the Shaykh said that they differ according to the equator, but on the same equator, for example, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and Palestine, their [horizons] are all one. So if their sighting is one, then unification is necessary.
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : ... Yes.
The Shaykh : Unification regarding the difference in moon sightings as well.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : It is not limited to just that.
The questioner : It is not limited to being on the same equator.
The Shaykh : It is not limited to the difference by the non-difference of the regions.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : If the regions differ.
The questioner : If the regions differ, fast together.
The Shaykh : For example, if they saw it in the East and did not see it in the West, then the West fasts with the East, or the reverse.
The questioner: Oh, wonderful.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Meaning, America fasts with us.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Yes, meaning unifying this matter.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Yes, indeed.
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