When to Sight the Moon?
Q: We have a muslim business manager who has decided that Sunday will be Eid. Since when has Allah given this man the authority to decide that Ramadhaan will only be 29 days? We have now been told that we cannot put in leave for Monday we must wait until friday. So I said but they will only do the moonsighting on Saturday and not Friday as Saturday is the 29 day of ramadhaan.
A: The Hadith commands that we commence the month with the sighting of the moon and we terminate the month with the sighting of the moon. Furthermore, the number of days in an Islamic month is either 29 or 30 days. Hence, the sighting of the moon for the following month can only take place after the 29 th day.
عن ابن عمر قال قال رسول الله -صلى الله عليه وسلم إنا أمة أمية لا نكتب ولا نحسب الشهر هكذا و هكذا وهكذا. وخنس سليمان أصبعه فى الثالثة يعنى تسعا وعشرين وثلاثين. (ابو داود رقم 2321)
عن حذيفة قال قال رسول الله -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « لا تقدموا الشهر حتى تروا الهلال أو تكملوا العدة ثم صوموا حتى تروا الهلال أو تكملوا العدة. (ابو داود رقم 2328).
Answered by:
Checked & Approved:
