The Shaykh spoke about the difference in moon sightings and that the sighting is one for all Muslims?
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The Shaykh : We issue rulings in such a matter that every country must fast according to the fasting of the people of that country, because we say that, although the stronger position in our view is his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): and that this address is directed to the entire Ummah, and that we do not give weight to the difference in moon sightings, following many of the scholars, because the difference in moon sightings is, first of all, a geographical issue, and Islam does not encourage Muslims to judge their worship by knowledge from these sciences, as he indicated in the well-known hadith: Sunan Abi Dawud 2319Sahih (Al-Albani) So, while we believe that it is obligatory for the Islamic world to fast based on the sighting of one country, unfortunately, the Islamic governments are divided to the greatest extent. This ruling is a result of that division. Until the Muslims, along with their rulers, agree to apply this hadith in its generality and comprehensiveness, we see... So I say, and as long as we are asked such a question, especially from Algeria, because Algeria, as I mentioned, is divided like the Egyptians. The Egyptians rarely contact us, and the reason is very clear, because they have many shaykhs and scholars, so they are content with asking them. But as for Algeria, as you know, they do not have scholars. So we told them, in order to avert the greater harm, that the lesser of two evils is for the people of one country to fast with the announcement of the authorities in their country, because the division of the Arab peoples is enough for us; we do not want to add to the division by dividing the same people, who may split into three groups.
Another questioner : The people of the house.
The Shaykh : The people of the house, as I said, and indeed this reminded me that some Algerians told me the same news in one house.
Al-Halabi : Followers, what Allah wills.
The Shaykh : The important thing is that this is my answer: in order to avert the greater evil with the lesser evil, we order the people of one country to fast with their country and not divide, with some following Saudi Arabia, some following Egypt, some following Syria, etc. Now, please.
Another questioner : I only remembered the issue of the research conducted byThe Shaykh : Muhammad ibn Ibrahim, or the stance that I liked very much, which reminded me of the words ofThe Shaykh : (may Allah preserve him), when he said that the Arab states did not unite on the issue of the sighting, nor on what is more important than that, the Arab League in the days ofThe Shaykh : Muhammad ibn Ibrahim, they decided in a committee of theirs, a legal or Islamic committee, to research moon sightings and new moons and to unify what concerns the new moons, gathering the astronomers with the observers and the legal scholars to discuss the issue. So they prepared a memorandum and sent it to His EminenceThe Shaykh : .
The Shaykh : Ibrahim.
Another questioner : Yes.The Shaykh : Muhammad al-Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him), and they said this is for the unification of the sighting in the Arab countries, and this is a departure from the objectives of the Arab League, which is a league that gathers the Arabs.
What Allah willed.
Another questioner : So it is necessary to gather the people on one sighting to avert the disagreement, so he wroteThe Shaykh : words that, as they say, are written in gold ink. It is a long text, but the summary is that the first objective the Arab League researches is to unify the Arab world on "La ilaha illa Allah" and the creed of tawhid (the oneness of Allah). If it can unify the Arab states and the Arab world on the creed of tawhid and the rejection of shirk (associating partners with Allah), then the other issues come after that. As for the issue of the difference in moon sightings and others, this is an old issue, and you are occupied with the branches while neglecting the roots. So I return to you the entire transaction without looking into it.
Another questioner : But, may Allah reward you with good, it happens in the lands of disbelief that they ask a lot there. We found the Moroccan brothers in the Netherlands following
The Shaykh : Morocco.
Another questioner : Morocco, and the Turks followed Turkey.
The Shaykh : Turkey.
Another questioner : And the Turks were two days apart, so the problem there is very difficult. Some of the brothers in Hoven told us that in Germany, near Aachen, near Aachen, a fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) almost occurred at the beginning of Ramadan. Some said we should rely on astronomical calculations and the like, and a lot of discussion took place, with give and take, until it was settled. Usama al-Attar said, "This year we will perform the moon sighting and follow some countries." What is the solution, especially after
The Shaykh : Dr. al-Hawari issued a statement on this matter.
Another questioner : Dr. al-Hawari, who was
The Shaykh : We said that every Islamic country and every Muslim group, even in the lands of disbelief, should fast with the first Muslim country that announces the confirmation of the Ramadan moon, and thereby the disagreement is removed.
Another questioner : And regarding breaking the fast, professor?
The Shaykh : Likewise, the country with which they enter into fasting, they exit from fasting with it.
Abu Layla : May Allah give you health, young men.
The Shaykh : What Allah wills, it is eleven o'clock.
Fast when you see it
صوموا لرؤيتهThe month consists of twenty-nine days, but do not fast till you sight it (the moon) and do not break your fast till you sight it. If the weather is cloudy, calculate it thirty days.
نحن أمة أمية لا نكتب ولا نحسب الشهر هكذا وهكذا وهكذا، تسعا و عشرين أوثلاثينAnother questioner : The people of the house.
The Shaykh : The people of the house, as I said, and indeed this reminded me that some Algerians told me the same news in one house.
Al-Halabi : Followers, what Allah wills.
The Shaykh : The important thing is that this is my answer: in order to avert the greater evil with the lesser evil, we order the people of one country to fast with their country and not divide, with some following Saudi Arabia, some following Egypt, some following Syria, etc. Now, please.
Another questioner : I only remembered the issue of the research conducted byThe Shaykh : Muhammad ibn Ibrahim, or the stance that I liked very much, which reminded me of the words ofThe Shaykh : (may Allah preserve him), when he said that the Arab states did not unite on the issue of the sighting, nor on what is more important than that, the Arab League in the days ofThe Shaykh : Muhammad ibn Ibrahim, they decided in a committee of theirs, a legal or Islamic committee, to research moon sightings and new moons and to unify what concerns the new moons, gathering the astronomers with the observers and the legal scholars to discuss the issue. So they prepared a memorandum and sent it to His EminenceThe Shaykh : .
The Shaykh : Ibrahim.
Another questioner : Yes.The Shaykh : Muhammad al-Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him), and they said this is for the unification of the sighting in the Arab countries, and this is a departure from the objectives of the Arab League, which is a league that gathers the Arabs.
What Allah willed.
Another questioner : So it is necessary to gather the people on one sighting to avert the disagreement, so he wroteThe Shaykh : words that, as they say, are written in gold ink. It is a long text, but the summary is that the first objective the Arab League researches is to unify the Arab world on "La ilaha illa Allah" and the creed of tawhid (the oneness of Allah). If it can unify the Arab states and the Arab world on the creed of tawhid and the rejection of shirk (associating partners with Allah), then the other issues come after that. As for the issue of the difference in moon sightings and others, this is an old issue, and you are occupied with the branches while neglecting the roots. So I return to you the entire transaction without looking into it.
Another questioner : But, may Allah reward you with good, it happens in the lands of disbelief that they ask a lot there. We found the Moroccan brothers in the Netherlands following
The Shaykh : Morocco.
Another questioner : Morocco, and the Turks followed Turkey.
The Shaykh : Turkey.
Another questioner : And the Turks were two days apart, so the problem there is very difficult. Some of the brothers in Hoven told us that in Germany, near Aachen, near Aachen, a fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) almost occurred at the beginning of Ramadan. Some said we should rely on astronomical calculations and the like, and a lot of discussion took place, with give and take, until it was settled. Usama al-Attar said, "This year we will perform the moon sighting and follow some countries." What is the solution, especially after
The Shaykh : Dr. al-Hawari issued a statement on this matter.
Another questioner : Dr. al-Hawari, who was
The Shaykh : We said that every Islamic country and every Muslim group, even in the lands of disbelief, should fast with the first Muslim country that announces the confirmation of the Ramadan moon, and thereby the disagreement is removed.
Another questioner : And regarding breaking the fast, professor?
The Shaykh : Likewise, the country with which they enter into fasting, they exit from fasting with it.
Abu Layla : May Allah give you health, young men.
The Shaykh : What Allah wills, it is eleven o'clock.
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