Ramadhaan & Fasting

Masturbation whilst Fasting

Q: 

  1. Does masturbation nullify the fast?

  2. If it does nullify the fast, does this person have to stay without eating and drinking for the rest of the day?

  3. When he takes ghusl, will he just rinse his mouth and nose or will he gargle his mouth properly and put water properly in his nose?

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.