Does My Mosque Have to Affiliate with a Moon-Sighting Committee?

Answerd by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: As a masjid operating in the Greater Toronto Area in Canada, is it a must to be part of one of the moon-sighting committees? Can we as a masjid independently make our decision to start Ramaḍān or ʿEīd? Answer: In the Name of Allāh, Most Kind, Most Merciful Thank…