The Meaning of the Hadith: When the Night Approaches from This Side
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Question:
The questioner says: Shaykh, regarding the hadithSahih al-Bukhari 1954, what is its authenticity and what is its meaning?
Answer:
And the sun has set,Sahih al-Bukhari 1954. The hadith is clear that breaking the fast from fasting occurs with the setting of the sun, the approach of the night from the east, and the departure of the day toward the west. When these signs gather, Mishkat al-Masabih 1985 it means the time for fasting has ended. Yes.
The questioner says: Shaykh, regarding the hadith
When night falls from this side and the day vanishes from this side and the sun sets, then the fasting person should break his fast.
إذا أقبل الليل من ها هنا وأدبر النهار من ها هنا فقد أفطر الصائمAnswer:
And the sun has set,
When night falls from this side and the day vanishes from this side and the sun sets, then the fasting person should break his fast.
إذا أقبل الليل من ها هنا وأدبر النهار من ها هنا وغربت الشمس فقد أفطر الصائمWhen the night approaches on this side and the day retreats on that side and the sun sets, he who fasts has reached the time to break it.
أقبل الليل من المشرق وأدبر النهار من المغرب وغربت الشمس فقد أفطر الصائم
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 14 / فتاوى على الهواء - 25 05 1438هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (16:49)
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