Question:
ASSALAMU ALAYKUM SHAYKH HISHAM
AS I LIVE IN SRI LANKA THE DAYS OF THE LUNAR MONTH ARE NOT ALWAYS IN TANDEM WITH SAUDI ARABIA. THEREFORE IN ORDER TO DERIVE THE BENIFITS OFTHE TEN DAYS IS IT MORE APPROPRIATE TO FOLLOW SAUDI ARABIA OR FOLLOW THE COLOMBO GRAND MOSQUE (THE MOSQUE THAT DECIDES THE DATES)
WASSALLAM
Answer:
Wa `alaykum salam,
Follow your country and don’t complicate it for yourself, and do eid with your country. Follow the majority decision where you live. If you live in Colombo follow Colombo, if you live in India, follow India, if you live in Saudi, follow Saudi Arabia.
Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani
