Re: RAMADAN should be celebrated together! FOLLOW SAUDI!
"The horizon of Saudi Arabia is different than ours here in North America. This is why the** senior Muftis and Scholars (Ulama) of Saudi Arabia (Sh. Abdullah bin Baz, Sh. Saleh bin Uthaimeen etc.) ** have also issued fatwas for the Muslims in North America that we should not follow the sighting of Saudi Arabia but rather follow our local sightings. "
(Please see fatwas on the web at: http://www.jas.org.jo/hilaal/).
and for the ** FINAL proof **
During the time of the noble companions (Sahaba – r.a.) who understood and learnt the deen directly from the Holy Prophet (pbuh) there were also different dates for Ramadan and Eid based upon different sightings in different countries as found in the authentic Ahadith.
“Kuraib (ra) reported that Umm Fadl (ra), daughter of Harith, sent him (Fadl, i.e. her son) to Mu’awiya (ra) in Syria. I (Fadl) arrived in Syria, and did the needful for her. It was there in Syria that the month of Ramadan commenced. I saw the new moon (of Ramadan) on Friday. I then came back to Medina at the end of the month. Abdullah b. 'Abbas (ra) asked me (about the new moon of Ramadan) and said: When did you see it? I said.: We saw it on the night of Friday. He said: (Did) you see it yourself?-I said: Yes, and the people also saw it and they observed fast and Mu’awiya also observed fast, whereupon he said: But we saw it on Saturday night. So we would continue to observe fast till we complete thirty (fasts) or we see it (the new moon of Shawwal). I said: Is the sighting of the moon by Mu’awiya not valid for you? He said: No; this is how the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) has commanded us. “
(Saheeh Muslim)
Lets hope there isn’t any more confusion ok?
Unity is not celebrating eid on one day, its not common sense to define someone as united because they ** fast and celebrate eid on the same day ** worldwide., When you have ** muslims in bosnia–to—gujrat----to china slaughtering each other. **
Have muslims follow the law of God first…only then can u acheive unity.