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Fasting times, moon sighting and the calendar

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Most recent statement · 13 Apr 2021Why does Ramadan fall in different seasons each year?Older segments link here so no earlier explanation is read as the last word.

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Latest answer · 13 Apr 2021

13 Apr 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth LatestWhy does Ramadan fall in different seasons each year? Mufti Abu Layth says the early Islamic calendar was kept in line with the seasons by an extra month, nasi, and Ramadan only began moving through the year after that practice lapsed. Question from live chatposition checkednasi (the intercalary month)Quran 9:37 (the nasi verse) [?] machine5 min 14 s1:23:41on YouTube

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13 Apr 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth LatestCan I fast for a fixed 12 hours when the days are very long? Follow any timetable you like; Mufti Abu Layth endorses the al-Azhar-derived fatwa that a fast of twelve hours or more is valid for anyone who needs it. Question from live chatposition checkedal-Azhar machine6 min 31 s3:21:50on YouTube

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17 May 2017Ramadan Q&A Fast & Fiqhious Should Muslims in the UK follow Saudi Arabia for moon sighting? Not necessarily: he would follow countries on the same horizon such as Morocco, distrusting Saudi sightings that contradict calculations, while not condemning those who follow Saudi. Question source not recordedposition checkedShafi'i schoolMaliki schoolHanafi schoolAbu Hanifa machine13 min 09 s0:45on YouTube