Moonsighting for sisters

[daywalk3r]

AsalaamzWW,

Why isnt there 'facilities' available anywhere in USA, Canada, S.Africa or UK for sisters to fulfill this sunnah?

From ALL the reports seen on either ICOP, Moonsighting.com or reports from Wifaq, Batley, HilalSighting.org etc none have reports from sisters?

Also from the many educational programs that have taken place on this subject, especially in the UK, NONE have had any facilities whatsoever (far as i know) for sisters to listen and understand this practice/sunnah?

[sudoku]

below is my personal opinion.

Before I was married and lived with my parents, the nights the moon was to be sighted our house would be bombarded by phone calls as to whether the moon had been sighted. This is because my grandfather is part of the shura of our city's main masjid, where they have people stipulated to answering calls about moon sightings. So basically in our community, we'd be the first ones to know. Also, we used to try and sight the moon from our own houses, and if we would see the moon, then we would inform the masjid. I don't really see the need for a facility for something that can be done from home and is not even an obligation on the woman.

[muminah]

AsalaamzWW,

Why isnt there 'facilities' available anywhere in USA, Canada, S.Africa or UK for sisters to fulfill this sunnah?

From ALL the reports seen on either ICOP, Moonsighting.com or reports from Wifaq, Batley, HilalSighting.org etc none have reports from sisters?

Also from the many educational programs that have taken place on this subject, especially in the UK, NONE have had any facilities whatsoever (far as i know) for sisters to listen and understand this practice/sunnah?

Can you bring that up at a wifaq meeting? To be honest, I have more important things to do, but I think my youth group would really enjoy it. It'd be a good educational outing. If only eid was likely to fall on a Thursday, this would prove useful?

[Quraatulain]

Here in the Caribbean we always go by the sighting of the moon and I probably did saw it a few times from my home. I don't see a need though to have a specified place just for the sisters to sight it.

[muminah]

Here in the Caribbean we always go by the sighting of the moon and I probably did saw it a few times from my home. I don't see a need though to have a specified place just for the sisters to sight it.

Do you look with the naked eye or do you use telescopes or other equipment?

No we don't need a specified place, but a group would be nice.

[ENIGMA]

AsalaamzWW,

Why isnt there 'facilities' available anywhere in USA, Canada, S.Africa or UK for sisters to fulfill this sunnah?

From ALL the reports seen on either ICOP, Moonsighting.com or reports from Wifaq, Batley, HilalSighting.org etc none have reports from sisters?

Also from the many educational programs that have taken place on this subject, especially in the UK, NONE have had any facilities whatsoever (far as i know) for sisters to listen and understand this practice/sunnah?

Bruv,you know i love you for the sake of Allah but that is just ker ray zee

you know me,im all for womens lib and all that jazz but this idea is gonna cause more tension.

you think its bad with men,its gonna be dubly worse with the females.

[Quraatulain]

Do you look with the naked eye or do you use telescopes or other equipment?

No we don't need a specified place, but a group would be nice.

With the naked eye.