Why do the Ulama of South Africa refuse to unite with Saudi Arabia on the issue of Ramadhaan and Eid?

Answer

It will also be a "beautiful spectre of Muslim unity" if the whole Ummah of the world could have the same times for Salaat. Unity on the basis of baatil is Satanism which culminates in greater disunity and whose consequence is Allah's punishment. A valid and lawful unity is one based on the Shariah, not a superficial facade of unity forged in conflict with the Shariah. Further, why do you highlight Saudi Arabia? Why not Pakistan or Egypt or Indonesia or any of the myriad of Kufristans deceptively dubbed Muslim states?

Ikhtilaaf-e-Mataali' is valid with regard to far away places and cannot be discounted in entirety. Although this factor does not prevent acceptance of hilaal information from Saudi Arabia and our neighbouring countries, there are other valid reasons for our rejection of hilaal news emanating from Saudi Arabia in particular.

If ARABIA had been a truly Islamic State under the governance of a pious Khalifah, then all the Muslims of the world would have proudly and happily submitted to every decree emanating from the Khalifah. Obedience to the Khalifah would have been deemed Waajib. A pious Khalifah is Allah's Shadow on earth. No Muslim may oppose or disobey him.

However, as far as the Faasiq-Faajir, British-installed, American lackey Saudi regime is concerned, it is the shadow of Iblees on earth. Islamically and morally the Saudi regime is absolutely corrupt. Muslims all over the world have no respect for the announcements and decrees made by a faasiq-faajir regime whose policies and efforts are currently designed to eradicate Islam.

The palace scholars being the serfs of the Saudi fussaaq-fujjaar rulers, dance to the tune of their masters. It is their primary obligation to fabricate corrupt 'fatwas' to comply with the whimsical fancies and evil commands