Do we follow the mufti of our country in Kazakhstan in determining the start of Ramadan, or do we follow the Arab countries?
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The questioner : Shaykh, we have encountered a problem regarding Ramadan, and what Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) has decreed is... Shaykh, the issue is that here in the Republic of Kazakhstan, although it is considered an Islamic republic, their timing for fasting and breaking the fast is either based on their imitation of Turkey specifically, or on their blind independent legal reasoning, so to speak. Do you know how extreme they are in their adherence to the Hanafi school? They say, "The mufti has decided, so we break our fast tomorrow or fast tomorrow." In other words, he determines Ramadan a month in advance, or perhaps even a year in advance. So the young people have fallen into confusion: should they follow the Arab countries, citing the condition of nightfall, and I do not know what to make of that statement, or should they fast according to the fasting of the people of the country, considering that they are Muslims and may have erred, and considering that they have a religious authority, a mufti, and an Islamic community? May Allah reward you, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : If this mufti follows one of the schools of jurisprudence followed by the people of the Sunnah, then follow him; otherwise, do not. Perhaps you understood me?
The questioner : He does not rely on a school of jurisprudence; the issue is that the man...
The Shaykh: My brother, may Allah guide you, do not repeat the question. Did you understand the answer?
The questioner : If you could repeat it, Shaykh, may Allah reward you...
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you. You have taken up a lot of time, and yet you want to waste even more time. I say: if the mufti adheres to one of the four schools of jurisprudence in his fatwa, then follow his fatwa; otherwise, you should exercise independent legal reasoning based on the Sunnah and the sighting of the crescent moon, or you should fast according to the sighting of the country that announces the start of fasting before another country...
The questioner : The first country, meaning?
The Shaykh : The first country...
The questioner : Yes. May Allah reward you with good, my brother.
The Shaykh : If this mufti follows one of the schools of jurisprudence followed by the people of the Sunnah, then follow him; otherwise, do not. Perhaps you understood me?
The questioner : He does not rely on a school of jurisprudence; the issue is that the man...
The Shaykh: My brother, may Allah guide you, do not repeat the question. Did you understand the answer?
The questioner : If you could repeat it, Shaykh, may Allah reward you...
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you. You have taken up a lot of time, and yet you want to waste even more time. I say: if the mufti adheres to one of the four schools of jurisprudence in his fatwa, then follow his fatwa; otherwise, you should exercise independent legal reasoning based on the Sunnah and the sighting of the crescent moon, or you should fast according to the sighting of the country that announces the start of fasting before another country...
The questioner : The first country, meaning?
The Shaykh : The first country...
The questioner : Yes. May Allah reward you with good, my brother.
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