How Muslims in non-Muslim countries can determine the start of Ramadan

Question:
A letter was received for the program from India, sent by a group of brothers from there. Our brothers say: We are Muslim students in non-Muslim countries, and we face the problem of determining the day for Ramadan. For example, in India, we fast after hearing the sighting of the month in Saudi Arabia or one of the Arab countries. However, the Muslim residents, who represent a considerable percentage, fast on a different day according to their own moon sighting, without waiting for the earth to rotate. We ask you to clarify this for us, knowing that Muslims in India number one hundred million. May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
Muslims in India and elsewhere must strive to accurately determine the entry and exit of the month, and they must have someone who takes care of this, such as Islamic councils or courts, if there is an Islamic court that deals with this matter. They should order those who seek the moon to do so so that they can apply the authentic hadiths of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: .
Those responsible for fasting know the entry of Sha'ban. If they see the moon on the night of the thirtieth of Sha'ban, they fast; otherwise, they complete thirty days and fast. They should appoint trustworthy, upright people to take care of this matter by sighting the moon, or assign someone to look for the moon in the first of Sha'ban and the first of Ramadan. Every Muslim individual should be with his brothers, fasting with his brothers and breaking the fast with his brothers, and they should not divide or separate. It is prescribed for Muslims in any country to fast together and break the fast together, and to cooperate in good. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said in the authentic hadith: .
Therefore, it is prescribed for you, O questioner, to fast with your brothers in India, and so in America, and so in Europe, and so in other countries where disbelievers are the majority and Muslims are a minority. Muslims strive and search for the month and fast. If they decide to fast based on the sighting of a specific country, such as Saudi Arabia, because they trust it and fast according to its sighting, there is no harm.
If it is possible for all Muslims to fast together, that is better and more excellent, because Muslims are one body. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: . This is an address to Muslims, and he said: .
Therefore, Muslims must take care of this in any place, and fast when they see the moon or complete the count of Sha'ban, and break the fast when they see the moon or complete Ramadan to thirty days, and cooperate in this, and be one hand, not differing. This is the obligatory duty, and this is what is prescribed. Yes.

The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.