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Moon sighting

· 17 Shawwal 1438 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

How this moon sighting thing works in different countries? Why eid is celebrated on different days by different people of country? The Hadith says not to fast on the day of eid.. Please clarify.

Answer

We have been commanded to start the month with the sighting of the moon and end the month with the sighting. Hence, the country that sights will start the month and accordingly they will end according to their sighting.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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