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aadil77
is there a thread on the debate of eid day? please send me the link
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I don't know if there is. However there is two opinions. To either follow the global moonsighting or to go on local moonsighting (Shafi'ee school of thought). We celebrated Eid today as our Mosque tends to follow Saudi but many places look for their local moonsighting hence why there is a ikhtilaaf on the matter.
The latter opinion is deemed to be stronger. And the evidence for this is:
Kurayb says: "I went to Sham and finished the job. I was in Sham when the month of Ramadān began and we saw the moon the night of Friday. When I reached Madinah at the end of the blessed month, Ibn ‘Abbas asked me about Sham. (After answering him) He then asked me when we saw the moon.
I said, 'We saw the moon the night of Jumu‘ah.'
He asked, 'Did you see it as well?'
I said, 'Yes, I saw it too and many others saw it and we all kept fasting and so did
Mu‘awiyah (that is according to that moonsighting).'
Ibn ‘Abbas said, 'But we saw the moon on Saturday night, therefore, we will keep fasting for thirty days according to that unless we sight the moon on the 29th.'
I asked, 'You don’t think the moonsighting of Mu‘awiyah and his fasting is enough for you?'
Ibn ‘Abbas replied, 'No, this is how the Blessed Prophet (may the peace and blessing of Allaah be upon him) taught us.'"
(narrated by: Muslim, Tirmidhi, Nasa'i, Abū-Dāwūd, Musnad Ahmad and Daraqutni)
Allaahu'3llaam.Sister Anonymous don't feel guilty, qadrul-llaah. Insha'Allaah next Ramadhaan follow your community.