It is a Sunnah (practice of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, prayers and peace of Allah be upon Him) to sight the new moon crescent for every lunar month. The crescent is usually sighted a few minutes after sunset in the Western horizon. Once sighted, the following prayer should be recited:
Allah is Greater. O Allah may the crescent come upon us in safety and faith and peace and Islam and in agreement with all that You love and pleases You. Our Lord and your Lord [O Crescent] is Allah.
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