In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Grantor of Mercy. All praise is due to Allah, and may His peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah.

The Assembly of Muslim Jurists of America (AMJA) congratulates Muslims throughout the world, and specifically in the US, on the upcoming arrival of Ramadan and announces the following:

Tomorrow, Wednesday March 22, 2023, will be the 30th of Sha’ban, and the day after tomorrow, Thursday March 23, 2023, is the first day of the blessed month of Ramadan. We ask Allah to make it come, by Allah’s leave, with goodness and success for us all and for the entire ummah.
This is due to the lack of certain confirmation of a sighting of the crescent in the United States, especially with the obstruction in the sky preventing sight due to rain in California. This is in addition to the fact that a number of Islamic nations in the East have announced that the crescent of Ramadan was not sighted tonight. Thus, tomorrow is the completion of Sha’ban.

The Assembly announces this to the Muslims in America, and this is what the extent of our effort has led us to, and it does not rebuke those who have reached another conclusion. Each person is trusted regarding his religion.

The assembly, represented by the fatwa committee, makes this announcement to the Muslims of the United States, praying to Allah, the Majestic, the Most High, to accept the righteous actions of us all, just as we pray to Allah to lift the calamities from our brothers and sisters of our ummah around the world, and specifically to aid those harmed by the earthquakes in Turkey and the Syria and in other places wherever they may be, and to fulfill what He has promised them by saving them and giving them support.

Allah is All-Knowing of people’s intentions, and He is the one who guides to the straight path.

AMJA Resident Fatwa Committee


بيان مجمع فقهاء الشريعة بأمريكا بخصوص دخول شهر رمضان المبارك سنة 1444 هـ

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

الحمد لله، والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله، وعلى آله وصحبه ومن والاه، أما بعد: فإن مجمع فقهاء الشريعة بأمريكا يزف إلى مسلمي الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية ومن ورائهم الأمة كلها أطيب تهانيه بمقدم شهر رمضان المبارك، ويعلن عليهم ما يأتي:

  • أن غدا الأربعاء الموافق 22 من شهر مارس من عام 2023م هو المتمم لشهر شعبان، وأن بعد غد الخميس الموافق 23 من شهر مارس من عام 2023م هو  أول أيام شهر رمضان المبارك، نسأل الله أن يعيده علينا وعليكم وعلى الأمة كلها بالخير واليمن والتوفيق والرفعة بإذن الله.
  • ووجه ذلك عدم ورود إفادات يقينية إلى المجمع برؤية الهلال في الولايات المتحدة، لا سيما مع حالة الإغمام التي تعيشها مناطق كاليفورينا بسبب المطر، وما يعنيه ذلك من تعذر الرؤية، الأمر الذي يترجح معه كذلك إكمال عدة شعبان ثلاثين يوما، فضلا عما أعلن عنه من عديد من البلاد الإسلامية في الشرق من تعذر رؤية هلال رمضان الليلة، فيكون غدا هو المتمم لعدة شعبان
  • وإن المجمع إذ يعلن هذا على الجاليات المسلمة في الولايات المتحدة، ليؤكد على أن هذا هو ما انتهى إليه اجتهاده في هذا المقام، ولا ينكر على من ظهر له خلاف ذلك، والمرء أمين على دينه. 
  • وإن المجمع ممثلا في لجنته الدائمة للإفتاء إذ يعلن هذا البيان على مسلمي الولايات المتحدة ليبتهل إلى الله جل وعلى أن يرفع البلاء عن أمة محمد عامة، وعن إخوتنا متضرري الزلازل خاصة في بلاد الشام وتركيا وغيرها م بلاد المسلمين المأزومة، بارك الله للمسلمين أجمعين في شهرهم، ووفقهم فيه إلى الصالح من القول والعمل، وتقبله منهم بقبول حسن،

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