Is it permissible to rely on calculation in worldly matters such as crops and the like?
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The Shaykh : That is the tenth day of Muharram. Then, regarding His saying, the Exalted: [Al-Baqarah 2:189] To whom is this? To people in general. And He said: [At-Tawbah 9:36] after that.
The student: In the Book of Allah.
The Shaykh :[At-Tawbah 9:36] But nations change and alter over the long course of time. A person told me and promised me that tomorrow he would bring me what he told me, which is that the names of the European months were the names of deities; some were the names of deities, some were the names of kings, and some were occasions for them. That is, they are not based on tangible knowledge, reason, or transmission. And this is the reality. In any case, the true calendar for all people, which Allah (Mighty and Majestic) established, is the new moons. As for relying on calculation, one does not rely on calculation. But if one relies on calculation from the perspective of, for example, planting, the time of planting, the time of sowing seeds, and the like, there is no harm in working with these months. And working with the constellations is better, because it is further from imitating the Jews and the Christians. The constellations do not change; for example, there are twelve constellations, and each constellation has a time in the calendar. Yes, that is right.
The student: The time for the questioner has come, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes
The student: I say, the time for the question has come.
The Shaykh : The time for the question has come.
They ask you, [O Muhammad], about the new moons. Say, "They are measurements of time
يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الْأَهِلَّةِ قُلْ هِيَ مَوَاقِيتُIndeed, the number of months with Allah is twelve [lunar] months
إِنَّ عِدَّةَ الشُّهُورِ عِنْدَ اللهِ اثْنَا عَشَرَ شَهْرًاThe student: In the Book of Allah.
The Shaykh :
in the register of Allah [from] the day He created the heavens and the earth; of these, four are sacred. That is the correct religion, so do not wrong yourselves during them
في كِتَابِ اللهِ يَوْمَ خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ مِنْهَا أَرْبَعَةٌ حُرُمٌ ذَلِكَ الدِّينُ الْقَيِّمُ فَلَا تَظْلِمُوا فِيهِنَّ أَنْفُسَكُمْThe student: The time for the questioner has come, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes
The student: I say, the time for the question has come.
The Shaykh : The time for the question has come.