Fasting: Can Cities with Different Horizons Follow Tehran’s ‘Īd Moon Sighting?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Fasting: Can Cities with Different Horizons Follow Tehran’s ‘Īd Moon Sighting?

English:

Question #836:

If the twenty-ninth day of the month is ‘Īd of Fiṭr in Tehran and Khorasan, is it permissible for the residents of areas like Bushehr to break their fast too, though the horizon of Tehran and Khorasan differs from the horizon of Bushehr?

Answer #836:

In general, if the horizons of two cities are so different that the new moon cannot be seen in one of them when sighted in the other, it is not sufficient.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Fasting