What is the ruling on the division in the time of fasting, and the ruling of the Gulf states regarding fasting with Saudi Arabia?
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The Shaykh : That we add a division to the division, so that some of us fast and some of us break the fast.
The questioner : What is your opinion on this disagreement, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : It is not permissible.
The questioner : It is not permissible.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible.
The questioner : All right, O Shaykh, is not breaking the fast dependent on the sighting of the crescent moon?
The Shaykh : Yes, but you did not understand what I am saying.
The questioner : The point is.
The Shaykh : The point is that the Islamic countries today are divided, not only in this ruling, but in many rulings.
The questioner : Yes, O Shaykh, we agree with you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : All right, so now here they announced that today is the last day of Ramadan, so some of us followed Saudi Arabia or others who announced it.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The festival, so the Jordanian people will be divided into two groups, and one household will be divided into two, and this is a new division that should not occur. The scholars say: if a Muslim falls between two evils, he chooses the lesser of the two. The lesser evil is the disagreement of the governments, and the greater evil is the disagreement of one people against itself. Perhaps you understood me?
The questioner : Yes, I understand you, O Shaykh, but I am speaking to you from one of the Gulf states, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : If the Gulf states do not announce, or if they announce their agreement with Saudi Arabia, they must fast.
The questioner : Why?
The Shaykh : Allahu Akbar. Why? Because of His saying:
The questioner : What is your opinion on this disagreement, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : It is not permissible.
The questioner : It is not permissible.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible.
The questioner : All right, O Shaykh, is not breaking the fast dependent on the sighting of the crescent moon?
The Shaykh : Yes, but you did not understand what I am saying.
The questioner : The point is.
The Shaykh : The point is that the Islamic countries today are divided, not only in this ruling, but in many rulings.
The questioner : Yes, O Shaykh, we agree with you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : All right, so now here they announced that today is the last day of Ramadan, so some of us followed Saudi Arabia or others who announced it.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The festival, so the Jordanian people will be divided into two groups, and one household will be divided into two, and this is a new division that should not occur. The scholars say: if a Muslim falls between two evils, he chooses the lesser of the two. The lesser evil is the disagreement of the governments, and the greater evil is the disagreement of one people against itself. Perhaps you understood me?
The questioner : Yes, I understand you, O Shaykh, but I am speaking to you from one of the Gulf states, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : If the Gulf states do not announce, or if they announce their agreement with Saudi Arabia, they must fast.
The questioner : Why?
The Shaykh : Allahu Akbar. Why? Because of His saying:
Fast when you see it
صوموا لرؤيته
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