Clarification of the obligation of fasting upon the sighting of the crescent moon
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Q250: The questioner says: Fasting the month of Ramadan varies from country to country, as the sighting of the Ramadan crescent may occur in one country before it does in others. What is the ruling on the hadith: Sahih Muslim 1081b?
A250: The correct view is that each region has its own sighting, so it is not obligatory for all Muslims in the various parts of the earth to fast based on the sighting of one region; because the points of observation, according to the stronger opinion, differ, so each people has their own sighting.
Observe fast on sighting it (the new moon) and break (fast) on sighting it (the new moon)
صوموا لرؤيته، وأفطروا لرؤيتهA250: The correct view is that each region has its own sighting, so it is not obligatory for all Muslims in the various parts of the earth to fast based on the sighting of one region; because the points of observation, according to the stronger opinion, differ, so each people has their own sighting.
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