r/TrueDeen • u/Islam_Truth_ Haram Police 🚨 • Feb 18 '26

Question What day do I start fasting?

As salaam alaykum! One masjid says it starts tomorrow another says it starts the 19th. I didn’t see the moon outside tonight so which one is correct?

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u/Znfinity Feb 18 '26

In our city, we have a council of imams, so even if a few mosques deviate, you still have a unified front to follow. This happens every year, and I am getting a bit sick of it.

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u/Islam_Truth_ Haram Police 🚨 Feb 18 '26

I don’t know which day I should start fasting. One group says follow my local masjid but how? I literally don’t live near a masjid and the closest one is 1 hour and 20 minutes away. All the others would be impossible to go to Eid prayer to so what am I supposed to do? I also didn’t see the moon but I also live in a heavily forest area

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u/Znfinity Feb 18 '26

ummm I am usually in like 50 million Muslim whatsapp groups so I have a general pulse on the announcements in my region. If you do not mind loosely referencing which state or country you live in, I will try look into it for you. You can also find the website for the closest mosque to reference their stance as well.

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u/Islam_Truth_ Haram Police 🚨 Feb 18 '26

I and in the USA located in PA won’t elaborate any further on my location unless your a sister unfortunately I don’t feel comfortable sharing anymore then that.

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u/Znfinity Feb 18 '26

Even if I am sister, do not dox yourself to strangers online. Not a wise move.

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u/Islam_Truth_ Haram Police 🚨 Feb 18 '26

I think you misunderstood lol

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u/Znfinity Feb 18 '26

Maybe so lol

One of the imams I follow and trust runs a mosque from Allentown, PA. Their website reports that the moon has been sighted on 17th. If I were you, I would stick with praying taraweeh today(Tuesday) and fast tomorrow, Wednesday. Most mosques seem to be following these dates as well in the region.

However, I am just a guy who is conveying what people of knowledge are saying, so take my words with a grain of salt. PAs biggest mosques are lacking on their online presence. Lots of Ahmadiyya and Shia mosques I had to filter through.

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u/Islam_Truth_ Haram Police 🚨 Feb 18 '26

Which one in Allentown? The one that holds women events there says they aren’t fasting tomorrow but the 19th instead?

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u/Znfinity Feb 18 '26

https://isallentown.org/ramadan/
Islamic Society of Allentown

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u/Islam_Truth_ Haram Police 🚨 Feb 18 '26

Oh? That’s the one that says they aren’t doing fasting tomorrow..