MAAF ZAHIR BATIN
UK raya on Saturday 13th.
addendum:
Just spoke to the erudite young M'sian scholar Sheikh Muhd Afifi al-Akiti of Oxford Islamic Centre. He explained that in actual fact, The UK Ruiyate Hilal Committee (jawatankuasa rukyah UK) has announced that Raya will be on Sunday 14th, based on review of its moon sighting criteria. This is actually the preferred method in Shafie mazhab (as we experience in M'sia). However, as most of UK muslims are of Hanafi, they normally follow the Saudi's rulling, including London Central Mosque.
Nevertheless, he said, it's still okay to follow one's main local mosque. Just that it would be better (afdal) to follow the correct Shafie rulling. So...
esok boleh (jugak kalau nak) rayaaaaaaa
posted by Atok @ 8:59:00 pm
