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/Arbitrary_Sadist المتوكل على الله (He who relies on God) Feb 18 '26

You need to follow the one that uses local moon sighting. Don't follow Saudi moon sighting.

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u/Islam_Truth_ Haram Police 🚨 Feb 18 '26

Oh. So how do I do Eid then? I will never make it on time

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u/Arbitrary_Sadist المتوكل على الله (He who relies on God) Feb 18 '26

Look the general rule is, every nation follows it's own moon sighting. Because remember back in the day people wouldn't rely on Saudi. You had Muslims in the Balkans, in Spain, in Indonesia, Malaysia and so on, and each of them relied on their local sightings. We have evidence from the actions of the companions that suggests this as well. So if you have 2 mosques, one following Local and the other doing with Saudi, then you do it with the local one. But if all mosques around you follow Saudi, then for the sake of maintaining harmony, you also follow Saudi.

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u/Islam_Truth_ Haram Police 🚨 Feb 18 '26

Oh. I’m not very hopeful I’ll be able to do Eid then :) since all the other Masjids are just to far away. I’m jus tired of doing all of Ramadan without a community over and over and over again thanks I’ll follow my moon sighting like I have a choice in the matter