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05 / 08 / 2026
Please note: this fatwa has been translated by artificial intelligence.
Fasting for a Resident in a Country Where There is Disagreement Over the Moon Sighting
My father is in America now, and at the end of Ramadan, some mosques announced that today is Eid, while other mosques announced that it is the completion of the month of Ramadan. My father fasted that day; is his fast valid? I have a brother who lives in another state in that country, and he broke his fast that day; does he have to make up for it?
Answer
I say, and with God's success: They adhere to the opinion of the community and the council for Muslims if it exists among them, or to the opinion of the nearest mosque to them, and they are not required to judge, and God knows best.
