Is it a condition to sight the crescent moon with the naked eye, or is it permissible to use telescopes, modern instruments, and observatories?
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The apparent meaning of the legal evidence is that people are not obligated to seek the crescent moon with instruments; rather, sighting with the naked eye suffices. However, if someone sights the crescent moon with an instrument and is certain that they saw it through it after sunset, and they are a just Muslim, then there is no objection to acting upon their sighting, because it is considered a sighting with the eye, not a calculation.
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