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HUKUM BERPUASA / MENYAMBUT AIDIL FITRI BAGI SESEORANG YANG BERMUSAFIR KE NEGARA YANG BERBEZA MATLA' DENGAN NEGARA ASALNYA
How should a traveller fast and celebrate Eid al-Fitr after travelling to a country with a different moon-sighting location (matla') from their home country?
Short answer
The days of fasting, the times for pre-dawn meal and breaking fast, and Eid al-Fitr follow the arrangement of the local people in the country where the traveller is.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Kedah State Mufti Department
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad Al-Hukmi
- Topic
- Fasting
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The days of fasting, the times for pre-dawn meal and breaking fast, and Eid al-Fitr follow the arrangement of the local people in the country where the traveller is. If the traveller has completed 29 or 30 days but the locals have not yet celebrated, the traveller must continue fasting with them, according to the more correct view. If the traveller has fasted only 28 days and the country's Ramadan is 29 days, the traveller celebrates Eid with the locals and must make up one day. If the country's Ramadan is 30 days and the traveller has fasted 29 days, no make-up fast is required.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Hari dan waktu berpuasa, berbuka dan menyambut Aidil Fitri hendaklah mengikut ketetapan yang telah dibuat ke atas penduduk setempat di negara di mana dia berada.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Kedah State Mufti Department. “HUKUM BERPUASA / MENYAMBUT AIDIL FITRI BAGI SESEORANG YANG BERMUSAFIR KE NEGARA YANG BERBEZA MATLA' DENGAN NEGARA ASALNYA”, date not stated. https://ifatwa.kedah.gov.my/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Irsyad-al-Hukmi-Hukum-Berpuasa-Atau-Menyambut-Aidilfitri-Bagi-Seseorang-Yang-Musafir-Ke-Negara-Yang-Berbeza-Matla-Dengan-Negara-Asalnya-27-APIL-2022.pdf. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/fasting-eid-travelling-different-matla-country/