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Answers: 13Subcategories: 2Seeing the New Moon
The criterion of deciding the beginning of a Hijri month
What counts with regard to confirming the beginning of a Hijri month is sighting the new moon, or the completion of 30 days of the previous month if the moon is not sighted.35,115Should he fast with his own country or with any country that sights the new moon?
50,766If they did not find out that the month of Ramadan had begun until partway through the day, what should they do?
11,432He did not fast for two years, and now he is unable to fast to make up for it. What should he do?
13,178Can the testimony of a woman be accepted with regard to sighting the new moon of Ramadan?
22,614Ruling on Moon Sighting for `Eid
If you follow the Madhhab of those who believe that sighting the moon in one country is binding upon all countries, and this means that `Eid for you comes before the local community `Eid, then you should conceal the fact that you have broken the fast and offer the `Eid prayer with your local community on the following day.62,635Should he follow the local people with regard to starting and ending the fast?
69,900Is Moon Sighting Essential?
The majority of scholars are of the view that sighting the new moon of Ramadan on the first night of the month is a communal obligation, and if all the people fail to do it then they are sinning.74,659Why are the Muslims not united in their fasting?
114,972Difficulty in sighting the moon in industrialized areas
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