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Re: Moon-sighting & New MonthWhat is the ruling on following the Jewish moon-sighting to indicate the beginning of the new Islamic month? Is the Jewish calendar reliable? What about others (such as Hindus) who also base their months on lunar calendar? JazaakAllaahu Khairan Wassalaam 'Alaikum

Assalamu'alaikum. In my country, I am a follower of madhhab shafi'e. But now that I am in Russia, where madhhab Hanafi is prevalent, I find a little confusing, especially the time of Asr prayer. Shafiites are supposed to pray Asr a little earlier, but Hanafites are a little later. This caused a little confusion about time boundary between Asr and Zuhr. Which one should I follow, the Hanafi or Shafi'e?

Assalamo Alykum dear Scholar; Is it mandatory to follow just one school of thought or one can pick and follow the easiest ways from all four schools,as the Prophet(SAW)used to do the easier between the two halal JAK