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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Evidence for the Establishment of the Month of Ramadan

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Question:
This is a questioner for the program who says: Your Eminence, is the month of Ramadan established by the Hijri date—that is, the calendar—or by opinion only?

Answer:
The best course and the Sunnah that Muslims have followed regarding the Hijri timekeeping is this; it is the best, in order to revive this great Sunnah and this great good. Therefore, the timekeeping should be by the Hijri calendar; this is what is required. Yes.
Source binbaz.org.sa

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