Fasting times, moon sighting and the calendar

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   17 May 2017 · Should Muslims in the UK follow Saudi Arabia for moon sighting?

   Mufti Abu Layth says that, since the UK cannot follow its own sighting, it would make sense to follow countries sharing its horizon such as Morocco.

   “given the fact that we're in the UK and we can't really go with our own region in that sense then looking at our Horizon countries like Morocco”

   3:19TranscriptCite 2017-05-17b-S01corrected

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   13 Apr 2021 · Why does Ramadan fall in different seasons each year?

   Mufti Abu Layth says that in his view the calendar in the Prophet's time was lunisolar, kept aligned with the seasons by an intercalary month, nasi, and that Ramadan probably began to rotate through the year only after the practice lapsed during the expansion of the state.

   “the islamic calendar in essence was a uh it was a kind of luna solar calendar”

   1:24:16TranscriptCite 2021-04-13-S23corrected

   13 Apr 2021 · Can I fast for a fixed 12 hours when the days are very long?

   Mufti Abu Layth says one may follow any reasonable fasting timetable, and that he endorses the fatwa that a fast of twelve hours or more is valid for those who need it, whose need others may not judge.

   “i feel that fatwa is valid for people who need it how do you know you need it well i'm not nobody can judge that”

   3:25:43TranscriptCite 2021-04-13-S48corrected

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