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Following the lunar calendar when calculating one’s age

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Q: If getting baaligh by means of age (15) do you follow the Gregorian or Hijri calendar?

Bismillaah

A: The lunar calendar.

And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

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