What happens if.......

tomtomsmom · **What happens if....... -** 10-12-2007

What do you do if the mosque you attend says Eid is Saturday but every other mosque around you says it is Friday?????

tomtomsmom · **Re: What happens if....... -** 10-13-2007

Bump.......wanna make sure yall see this!

tomtomsmom · **Re: What happens if....... -** 10-13-2007

Thank you. It is very confusing! The mosque said it was today but one 15 minutes away said it was Friday!!!!!

- Qatada - · **Re: What happens if....... -** 10-13-2007

Just follow the local masjid you go to, since that's the best option. Here's what i've read:

Question: There is disagreement among the Muslims in our country whether we should follow calculations, a local sighting, or a global sighting. Which group should I follow?

Answered by Sheikh Salman al-Oadah

I hold the opinion that Muslims should fast with the people of the country wherein they reside whether they rely on calculations, use both calculations and a crescent sighting, or rely exclusively upon a sighting. Allah likes people to be together and dislikes separation.

Muslims should avoid looking absurd in front of other nations, particularly in highly visible matters such as fasting, `îd, and the pilgrimage.

From the website editors:

The decision on which sighting to follow (a local one, an international one, or a calculation, as mentioned by Sheikh Salman) must ultimately be made by the scholars in your country. When that decision is made, everyone must follow it. There is no excuse for different communities within the same region to begin Ramadan and to celebrate `îd on different days.
The issue at hand is based on ijtihâd and differences of opinion are allowed in this case. However, when it comes down to implementation, the community must be united. Whoever goes against the majority decision and divides the community is wrong. Therefore, even if you disagree with the ijtihâd that is reached by the majority of the scholars in your country, you must abide by their decision for the sake of Muslim unity.

And Allah knows best.

Fatwâ Department Research Committee of IslamToday.net chaired by Sheikh `Abd al-Wahhâb al-Turayrî

http://www.islamtoday.com/show_detai...&main_cat_id=9

eid mubarak.

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tomtomsmom Dream it anyway!!!!! Status: Offline Posts: 938 Reputation: 4967 Rep Power: 17 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Never Never Land Gender: Way of Life: Agnostic	What happens if....... - 10-12-2007 What do you do if the mosque you attend says Eid is Saturday but every other mosque around you says it is Friday????? __________________ "The only thing neccesary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing." - E. Burke "We have just enough religion to hate but not enough to love one another" -Jonathan Swift

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tomtomsmom Dream it anyway!!!!! Status: Offline Posts: 938 Reputation: 4967 Rep Power: 17 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Never Never Land Gender: Way of Life: Agnostic	Re: What happens if....... - 10-13-2007 Bump.......wanna make sure yall see this! __________________ "The only thing neccesary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing." - E. Burke "We have just enough religion to hate but not enough to love one another" -Jonathan Swift

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tomtomsmom Dream it anyway!!!!! Status: Offline Posts: 938 Reputation: 4967 Rep Power: 17 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Never Never Land Gender: Way of Life: Agnostic	Re: What happens if....... - 10-13-2007 Thank you. It is very confusing! The mosque said it was today but one 15 minutes away said it was Friday!!!!! __________________ "The only thing neccesary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing." - E. Burke "We have just enough religion to hate but not enough to love one another" -Jonathan Swift

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- Qatada - Ummah Under 1 Banner Status: Offline Posts: 10,298 Reputation: 41172 Rep Power: 82 Join Date: May 2005 Location: ...travelling to the hereafter.. Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Re: What happens if....... - 10-13-2007 Just follow the local masjid you go to, since that's the best option. Here's what i've read: Question: There is disagreement among the Muslims in our country whether we should follow calculations, a local sighting, or a global sighting. Which group should I follow? Answered by Sheikh Salman al-Oadah I hold the opinion that Muslims should fast with the people of the country wherein they reside whether they rely on calculations, use both calculations and a crescent sighting, or rely exclusively upon a sighting. Allah likes people to be together and dislikes separation. Muslims should avoid looking absurd in front of other nations, particularly in highly visible matters such as fasting, `îd, and the pilgrimage. From the website editors: The decision on which sighting to follow (a local one, an international one, or a calculation, as mentioned by Sheikh Salman) must ultimately be made by the scholars in your country. When that decision is made, everyone must follow it. There is no excuse for different communities within the same region to begin Ramadan and to celebrate `îd on different days. The issue at hand is based on ijtihâd and differences of opinion are allowed in this case. However, when it comes down to implementation, the community must be united. Whoever goes against the majority decision and divides the community is wrong. Therefore, even if you disagree with the ijtihâd that is reached by the majority of the scholars in your country, you must abide by their decision for the sake of Muslim unity. And Allah knows best. Fatwâ Department Research Committee of IslamToday.net chaired by Sheikh `Abd al-Wahhâb al-Turayrî http://www.islamtoday.com/show_detai...&main_cat_id=9 eid mubarak. __________________ iDawah.com Bringing Dawah back..to the future! http://salaf-stories.blogspot.com