Fasting
Is One Person’s Sighting of the Ramadan Moon Sufficient?
Shaykh Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd Allah ibn Baz
Local English rendering of the selected Arabic question and answer. The Arabic source remains authoritative; this is not an official published English edition.
Question
Is one person’s sighting sufficient to begin and end Ramadan, or are two witnesses required?
Answer (English translation)
For beginning Ramadan, one witness is sufficient. For ending it, two witnesses are required.