Ramadhan 1437: Visibility Curves & Sighting

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh

 Wifaqul Ulama advises British Muslims to try to sight the Hilal for the Month of Ramadhan 1437 on Sunday evening 29th Sha'baan / 05th June 2016 and notify us via our email, twitter, facebook.

جزاك اللهُ خيرًا

Wifaqul Ulama Method & Criteria:

1. Frequently Asked Questions
2. Scientific Studies
3. Fatawa

Singapore: twitter.com/Muadh_Khan/status/739454347357085696

Indonesia:  twitter.com/Muadh_Khan/status/739454617805836288

Malaysia: twitter.com/Muadh_Khan/status/739454653117698049

Brunei: twitter.com/Muadh_Khan/status/739462468221734912

Brother,

I know that you are going to take it the wrong way and become abusive.

But I swear by Allah Ta’ala that I mean you no insult, please seek Medical help.

Jazakallahu Khayran

Simple answer is:

Saudi Ulama themselves have said that the sightings are not valid for the UK because of our geographical position.

However, these madkhalis and salafis don't follow this rule at all, they follow the TV.

Malaysia, how can we accept a ruling from a country from the other corner of the world? 

The rules state that the moon must be sighted! Here, we have more of the sun than the moon at this time of the year, here the moon has to be above the horizon after Maghrib for it to be counted and SEEN, and even if it is above the horizon, otherwise if the moon sets before the sun or almost at the same time, then we've moved into another day of the same month, not the new month.

Try to use apps and see where the moon is in real time, then follow ita track to see if we will be able to sight it or not, but remember, these apps are just guides and cannot be used to fulfillt he Sunnah of a sighting without sighting it.

When your ‪#‎Mosque‬ and TV Channel announce the start of Ramadhan before Asar or imports news of Moonsighting from overseas without even looking, the following Authentic Hadeeth cannot be practised!

عن طلحة بن عبيد الله رضي الله عنه أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم كان إذا رأى الهلال قال‏:‏ ‏ "‏اللهم أهله علينا بالأمن والإيمان والسلامة والإسلام، ربي وربك الله، هلال رشد وخير‏"‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه الترمذي وقال‏:‏ حديث حسن‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

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Talhah bin Ubaidullah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: At the sight of the new moon (of the lunar month), the Prophet (ﷺ) used to supplicate: "Allahumma ahillahu 'alaina bil-amni wal-iman, was-salamati wal-Islam, Rabbi wa Rabbuk-Allah, Hilalu rushdin wa khairin (O Allah, let this moon appear on us with security and Iman; with safety and Islam. (O moon!) Your Rubb and mine is Allah. May this moon be bringing guidance and good)." [At- Tirmidhi].