Moon Sighting & Calculations

The Prophet ﷺ said: ‘Fast when you see it, and break your fast when you see it. If it is obscured, then complete thirty days.’ This simple guidance affirms why the majority of scholars have always favored moon-sighting over astronomical calculations. It is not a rejection of science, but a commitment to a method rooted in prophetic clarity and accessible to every believer, in every land, and at every time. The dīn of Islām is divinely preserved in its simplicity, and unity will come not through convenience, but by holding firmly to the rope of Allāh.