Chapter on Fasting Upon Sighting the Moon and Breaking the Fast Upon Sighting the Moon
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 2|Book 2|Chapter 15
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 2, Book 2, Chapter 15
Chapter on Fasting Upon Sighting the Moon and Breaking the Fast Upon Sighting the Moon
وَ سَأَلَهُ سَمَاعَةُ: عَنِ اَلْيَوْمِ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ يُخْتَلَفُ فِيهِ قَالَ «إِذَا اِجْتَمَعَ أَهْلُ اَلْمِصْرِ عَلَى صِيَامِهِ لِلرُّؤْيَةِ فَاقْضِهِ إِذَا كَانَ أَهْلُ اَلْمِصْرِ خَمْسَمِائَةِ إِنْسَانٍ.
Sama'ah asked Imam عليه السلام about a day in the Month of Ramadan over which there is a dispute. Imam عليه السلام said: "If the people of the city agree to fast based on sighting [the crescent], then observe it. This applies if the population of the city is five hundred people."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh