The prince of Mecca Al Hareth Ibn The prince of Mecca Al Hareth Ibn Khatab (blessing upon him) gave a Khatab (blessing upon him) gave a speech during the last week of speech during the last week of Ramadan. After he ended the speech Ramadan. After he ended the speech he said: our prophet peace be upon him he said: our prophet peace be upon him ordered us to (fast and break our ordered us to (fast and break our fasting upon crescent seeing) and if we fasting upon crescent seeing) and if we fail to see it and two just witnesses saw fail to see it and two just witnesses saw it, we should agree to thatit, we should agree to that

The prince of Mecca Al Hareth Ibn The prince of Mecca Al Hareth Ibn Khatab (blessing upon him) gave a Khatab (blessing upon him) gave a speech during the last week of speech during the last week of Ramadan. After he ended the speech Ramadan. After he ended the speech he said: our prophet peace be upon him he said: our prophet peace be upon him ordered us to (fast and break our ordered us to (fast and break our fasting upon crescent seeing) and if we fasting upon crescent seeing) and if we fail to see it and two just witnesses saw fail to see it and two just witnesses saw it, we should agree to thatit, we should agree to that

as you have among your folks people as you have among your folks people who are knowledgeable with Allah and who are knowledgeable with Allah and his prophet . He then pointed to an old his prophet . He then pointed to an old man sitting in the mosque.man sitting in the mosque.This old man turned to be Abdullah Ibn This old man turned to be Abdullah Ibn Omar ( blessing on him). So people Omar ( blessing on him). So people asked him and he confirmed that our asked him and he confirmed that our prophet peace be upon him ordered us prophet peace be upon him ordered us to do so. People who witnessed the to do so. People who witnessed the time of our prophet Mohamed used to time of our prophet Mohamed used to differ about the last day of Ramadan. differ about the last day of Ramadan.

as you have among your folks people as you have among your folks people who are knowledgeable with Allah and who are knowledgeable with Allah and his prophet . He then pointed to an old his prophet . He then pointed to an old man sitting in the mosque.man sitting in the mosque.This old man turned to be Abdullah Ibn This old man turned to be Abdullah Ibn Omar ( blessing on him). So people Omar ( blessing on him). So people asked him and he confirmed that our asked him and he confirmed that our prophet peace be upon him ordered us prophet peace be upon him ordered us to do so. People who witnessed the to do so. People who witnessed the time of our prophet Mohamed used to time of our prophet Mohamed used to differ about the last day of Ramadan. differ about the last day of Ramadan.

Two Arabs came and swore by Allah at Two Arabs came and swore by Allah at the presence of our prophet (peace be the presence of our prophet (peace be upon him) that crescent showed up upon him) that crescent showed up yesterday night. yesterday night. Accordingly, our prophet (peace be Accordingly, our prophet (peace be upon him) ordered the people to break upon him) ordered the people to break their fasting and go to perform the feast their fasting and go to perform the feast prayer at the mosque. (Abu Dawood).prayer at the mosque. (Abu Dawood).

Two Arabs came and swore by Allah at Two Arabs came and swore by Allah at the presence of our prophet (peace be the presence of our prophet (peace be upon him) that crescent showed up upon him) that crescent showed up yesterday night. yesterday night. Accordingly, our prophet (peace be Accordingly, our prophet (peace be upon him) ordered the people to break upon him) ordered the people to break their fasting and go to perform the feast their fasting and go to perform the feast prayer at the mosque. (Abu Dawood).prayer at the mosque. (Abu Dawood).

It is recommended to haste settling the It is recommended to haste settling the due fasting days of Ramadan and to due fasting days of Ramadan and to delay it to Shabaan and if someone delay it to Shabaan and if someone fails in doing so and another Ramadan fails in doing so and another Ramadan arrived, he should fast the present arrived, he should fast the present Ramadan followed by the due days.Ramadan followed by the due days.

It is recommended to haste settling the It is recommended to haste settling the due fasting days of Ramadan and to due fasting days of Ramadan and to delay it to Shabaan and if someone delay it to Shabaan and if someone fails in doing so and another Ramadan fails in doing so and another Ramadan arrived, he should fast the present arrived, he should fast the present Ramadan followed by the due days.Ramadan followed by the due days.