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Copyright %u00a9 2023 Islamic Association of Raleigh. All rights reserved. 25Sighting the MoonWhat is the methodology in confirming the sighting of the Ramadan moon?Scholars have differed in the matter:Sighting by the vast majority Sighting by righteous MuslimsSighting by one righteous MuslimWhat is the methodology in confirming the sighting of the Ramadan moon according to Imam Hanafi?Imam Hanafi requires the following:Sighting by the vast majority in the case of clear skiesSighting by one righteous man suffices in the case of cloudiness or dust; a woman's testimony is also acceptedWhat is the methodology in confirming the sighting of the Ramadan moon according to Imam Hanbali?Sighting by one righteous man and it does not suffice if righteousness is not evident; a woman%u2019s testimony is also accepted.What should a Muslim say at the sighting of the new moon (of the lunar month)?At the sighting of the new moon (of the lunar month), the Prophet (pbuh) used to supplicate:%u201cAllahumma ahillahu %u2018alaina bil-amni wal-iman, was-salamati wal-Islam, Rabbi wa RabbukAllah,Hilalu rushdin wa khairan (O Allah, let this moon appear on us with security and Iman, with
