The ruling on relying on the sighting of a single person or a woman

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Q259: The questioner asks: What is the ruling if a single woman sees the crescent of Ramadan? Do the people fast based on her sighting?
A259: The people fast based on the sighting of a single person, even if it is a woman.

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