{"_id":"69a069a2148232586210f586","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Is it valid to follow calculations for Ramadan in a community divided over moonsighting?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"I live in Australia and have been here for almost a year. There has long been division between the Fatwa Council and the moonsighting committee.\\n\\nBefore I came here, I always followed the moon to begin fasting and celebrate ʿEid. Here, the calculations method is followed by the majority, especially in the state where I live.\\n\\nI tried to research reliable sources supporting the calculations method so that I could follow my community, but I did not find one that satisfied me. So I followed what I was accustomed to and began fasting a day later, since the moon was not sighted. Because I live in Australia, the moon is very difficult to sight, and according to statistics from the past ten years, it was only sighted once.\\n\\nFor the sake of community unity, is it valid for me to follow the majority in my area, or should I continue following local moonsighting?\\n\\nAnd can you elaborate on whether following a neighboring Muslim country, meaning global moonsighting, is valid in this situation as well?\\n\\nThis topic is very confusing to me.\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"It is valid to follow calculations, according to some scholars in the Shafi school. Inshāʾa Allah, you should find sufficient explanation here: \"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://www.carolinaqa.com/search/moonsighting\"},\"insert\":\"https://www.carolinaqa.com/search/moonsighting\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fde0b76658b4c232774","tag":"Fasting: Ramadan","count":97},{"_id":"668da0190b76658b4c232e19","tag":"Moonsighting","count":7}],"createdOn":"2026-02-26T15:41:22.603Z"}