Do we fast or break our fast when countries differ in the sighting of the moon?
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The questioner : My Shaykh, those who left Saudi Arabia yesterday.
The Shaykh : Did they fast or break their fast?
The questioner : They broke their fast... My Shaykh, the question involves, so to speak, a precision regarding the timing. They were preparing themselves; Saudi Arabia announced that it was the festival, Saudi Arabia announced that it was the festival. So when the announcement came, they went to Jordan, meaning the day had not yet arrived in Saudi Arabia, so they came to Jordan in the morning.
The Shaykh: When?
The questioner : This morning.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner : So when they arrived at their homes, having eaten with the intention that, by Allah, Saudi Arabia and Jordan are, so to speak, in the same situation. This is the first scenario. The second scenario is that they arrived before dawn, so they learned from the people of the mosques, "No, by Allah, we have fasting here." So in the first scenario, what do they do? And in the second scenario, what do they do?
The Shaykh : In the first scenario, they remain in a state of having broken their fast.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But they abstain from eating and drinking to avert fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). In the second scenario, they fast with the people of the country, because if they fast, they will not have added to their fasting.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : They will have completed the month of thirty days. Yes, that is right.
The questioner : They completed the month of thirty days.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
Another questioner : Shaykh, what does the north and the south say after... and Aqaba is breaking the fast, meaning, or what do they do... a specific comment...?
The Shaykh : The north, meaning Syria.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And the south, Saudi Arabia.
The questioner : I thought the north of Jordan, Syria, is also breaking the fast, and perhaps Egypt is breaking the fast.
The Shaykh : Perhaps I do not have the news.
The questioner : Iraq is breaking the fast, and by Allah, that is strange.
The Shaykh : Did they fast or break their fast?
The questioner : They broke their fast... My Shaykh, the question involves, so to speak, a precision regarding the timing. They were preparing themselves; Saudi Arabia announced that it was the festival, Saudi Arabia announced that it was the festival. So when the announcement came, they went to Jordan, meaning the day had not yet arrived in Saudi Arabia, so they came to Jordan in the morning.
The Shaykh: When?
The questioner : This morning.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner : So when they arrived at their homes, having eaten with the intention that, by Allah, Saudi Arabia and Jordan are, so to speak, in the same situation. This is the first scenario. The second scenario is that they arrived before dawn, so they learned from the people of the mosques, "No, by Allah, we have fasting here." So in the first scenario, what do they do? And in the second scenario, what do they do?
The Shaykh : In the first scenario, they remain in a state of having broken their fast.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But they abstain from eating and drinking to avert fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). In the second scenario, they fast with the people of the country, because if they fast, they will not have added to their fasting.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : They will have completed the month of thirty days. Yes, that is right.
The questioner : They completed the month of thirty days.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
Another questioner : Shaykh, what does the north and the south say after... and Aqaba is breaking the fast, meaning, or what do they do... a specific comment...?
The Shaykh : The north, meaning Syria.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And the south, Saudi Arabia.
The questioner : I thought the north of Jordan, Syria, is also breaking the fast, and perhaps Egypt is breaking the fast.
The Shaykh : Perhaps I do not have the news.
The questioner : Iraq is breaking the fast, and by Allah, that is strange.
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