Should I fast with my country if the Ramadan crescent moon is announced to have been sighted by remote sensing?
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The month of is not established except by sighting the crescent moon or by completing Sha'ban as thirty days. Fasting is not obligatory based on astronomical calculations or remote sensing.
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