Some people imitate the disbelievers in their timekeeping, not out of imitation, but for other reasons?
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The questioner : Some institutions and others consider that the Gregorian calendar is not for the purpose of exalting this date, but they say that the European months are long, and therefore, for the purpose of paying the salary.
The Shaykh : What is the difference in the year? Ten days.
The questioner : They multiply this over many years.
The Shaykh : In any case, this is an error. This is from Satan, who has made their evil deeds attractive to them. But they claim that this is now global timekeeping, and that it means there is no difference in the sighting of the crescent, or that it was not seen, or something similar. Yes, and praise be to Allah, there is no burden between the Arabic months. That is to say, we do not need to be overly strict and say that we must see it. It is sufficient that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan an-Nasa'i 2124Sahih (Darussalam) And I am giving this as an example, otherwise there are other things of this type.
The questioner : Some people say, Shaykh, such-and-such date corresponding to the Gregorian date. Is it better to mention the Hijri date alone, or to combine them?
The Shaykh : As for mentioning both, there is nothing wrong with it, because it benefits those who do not know anything but the Gregorian date. And people among us did not mention the Gregorian date at first, nor did they know it at all. But we mixed with people, and people mixed with us, so we must mention this.
The Shaykh : What is the difference in the year? Ten days.
The questioner : They multiply this over many years.
The Shaykh : In any case, this is an error. This is from Satan, who has made their evil deeds attractive to them. But they claim that this is now global timekeeping, and that it means there is no difference in the sighting of the crescent, or that it was not seen, or something similar. Yes, and praise be to Allah, there is no burden between the Arabic months. That is to say, we do not need to be overly strict and say that we must see it. It is sufficient that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
and if it is obscured from you (too cloudy), then complete thirty (days)
إن غم عليكم فأكملوا العدةThe questioner : Some people say, Shaykh, such-and-such date corresponding to the Gregorian date. Is it better to mention the Hijri date alone, or to combine them?
The Shaykh : As for mentioning both, there is nothing wrong with it, because it benefits those who do not know anything but the Gregorian date. And people among us did not mention the Gregorian date at first, nor did they know it at all. But we mixed with people, and people mixed with us, so we must mention this.