Following the lunar calendar when calculating one's age
Question
If getting baaligh by means of age (15) do you follow the Gregorian or Hijri calendar?
Answer
The lunar calendar.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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