The issue of differing moon sightings.

The Shaykh : ... regarding catching the takbir of the start of prayer. This is a matter for which there is no text, neither negating nor affirming it, and I have no concern about it... and I will give the answer.

The questioner : That is enough.

The questioner : The ruling on fasting in an Islamic country. Differing moon sightings, meaning.

The Shaykh : Raise your voice.

The questioner : The ruling on fasting in an Islamic country, and regarding the consensus, knowing that the sighting appeared with them... in an Islamic country, and they became fasting, while in the second country they became breaking the fast because they did not see it, despite knowing that the Islamic country is fasting?

The Shaykh : Do you mean to say that if the crescent is seen in one country, is it obligatory for the others to fast in the other country, where the crescent was not seen? Is that what you mean?

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : There is scholarly disagreement on this issue, and the correct view is what is indicated by his statement (peace and blessings be upon him), addressing the entire Ummah: . So if the sighting of the crescent is established in one country, the other countries must follow that country in fasting. Even if they follow another country in breaking the fast, it does not matter. What is important is that the month in their fasting be either thirty days, or at least twenty-nine days. The correct opinion among scholars is that the address is to the entire Ummah. So if the crescent is seen in any place, the entire Ummah must fast. This is, of course, if the news reaches them. If the news does not reach them, then they fast based on the sighting in their own country. This is the answer to your question.