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Question 42
Must the crescent be seen with the naked eye, or is seeing it through modern equipment such as telescopes sufficient?
Ahmed al-Hasan Response:
Equipment may be used to identify the place, elevation, and direction of the crescent, but the crescent is not established unless it is seen with the naked eye.
Source: Jurisprudential Answers - Book of Fasting; Author: Imam Ahmed Al-Hasan; Question 42; Page 13; FIQH-FASTING-Q042. View Arabic source · Open the original Arabic source ↗
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- ↑ Ahmed Al-Hasan. Jurisprudential Answers - Book of Fasting. Question 42; Page 13. FIQH-FASTING-Q042. View Arabic source
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Ahmed Al-Hasan. Jurisprudential Answers - Book of Fasting. Question: 42. Page: 13. FIQH-FASTING-Q042. https://ahmedalhasan.org/ar/Library/BookContent/96