Eid Information

Assalam Alaikum

🌙 Moon Sighting: We will be looking for credible reports across North America (USA, Canada, Mexico etc.) tomorrow evening (Thursday, March 19th), inshaaAllah.

🎉 Eid al-Fitr: If the moon is sighted tomorrow evening, we shall complete 29 fasts and Eid will be on Friday, March 20th. If not, we shall complete 30 fasts and Eid will be on Saturday, March 21st inshaaAllah.

📊 Visibility Forecast: Based on data from CrescentWatch and MoonSighting, the moon visibility across all of North America will be very high tomorrow evening. Allah knows best.

🕌 Eid Prayer Times: There will be 3 Eid prayers inshaaAllah:

- Prayer 1: 7:30 AM — Khadeeja Islamic Center

- Prayer 2: 9:00 AM — Khadeeja Islamic Center

- Prayer 3: 10:30 AM — Khadeeja Islamic Center

🕌 Jumu'ah Prayer (if Eid falls on Friday):

- Jumu'ah Prayer 1: 1:30 PM — Masjid Al-Noor (only prayer)

- Jumu'ah Prayer 1: 1:30 PM — Khadeeja Islamic Center

- Jumu'ah Prayer 2: 2:30 PM — Khadeeja Islamic Center

📜 Why local moonsighting?

Hadith in which Abdullah b. 'Abbas (RA) did not accept the sighting of moon in Syria to start the month in Medina, stating that it was not what the Prophet (SAW) had taught them.

-Sahih Muslim » The Book of Fasting » Hadith 1087: https://sunnah.com/muslim/13/34

Sh. Bin Baz, Dr. Zakir Naik, Sh. Humza Yusuf & others: https://www.utahmuslims.com/why-moonsighting