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As the crescent-sighting was proved on the eve of Mondaywith the testimony of the trusted witnesses, whose testimony wasacceptable to the jurists in the various parts of Saudi Arabia andother countries of the region. Thus it was known that thecommencement of the month of Shawwal 1400H was proved inaccordance with the Islamic Shari’ah on the eve of Monday.It was based as well on the teachings of Islamic Shari’ah. AsAbu Dawood reported in his Sunan from Abdullah Ibn Omar(may Allah be pleased with both of them) that people sighted thecrescent so I informed Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)that I have seen it. He fasted and ordered the people for fasting.Hafiz mentioned this in Talkhees and Al-Daremi, Al-Darqotni,Ibn Hibban, Al-Hakim and Al-Baihaqi also reported it and IbnHazm regarded it a Sahih Hadith.Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with both of them) reportedthat a Bedouin Arab said: “O Messenger of Allah, I have sightedthe crescent.” Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) askedhim: “Do you bear witness that there is no god but Allah and thatI am the Messenger of Allah.” He said: “Yes.” He (the Prophet)said: “O Bilal, call upon the people to observe the fasttomorrow.” Ibn Khuzaimah, Ibn Hibban, Al-Darqotni, Al-Hakimand Al-Baihaqi also reported it and Imam Ahmad and Al-Nassaiehave also reported from Abdul Rahman Ibn Zaid Ibn Al-Khattabas saying that I have enjoyed the company of the Prophet’scompanions and asked them. They reported to me that ProphetMuhammad (peace be upon him) said: “Observe the fast onsighting of the crescent and stop the fast on sighting it. Yourworship should be based on it. If it is cloudy and you are unableto sight the crescent, then complete thirty days of fast and if twowitnesses testify for it, then you have to start and stop the fast.”Harith Ibn Hatib Al-Jamhi, Ameer of Makkah narrated:“Messenger of Allah has instructed us that we observe our98