Question
Is global moon sighting a Sunnah concept? A scholar says that it is valid in terms of the Shaafi' Math-hab.
Answer
"Global noon sighting" is a convoluted concept of the modernists zindeeqs. The claim that this is allowed by Imaam Shaafi (rahmatullah alayh) is baseless. In fact, Imaam Shaafi's view is the narrowest on the issue of hilaal-sighting. The Shaafi' Math-hab does not accept sightings from far away places.
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- themajlis.co.za
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- The Majlis Vol 22 No 08
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- 4
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