Relying on the Adhan or the Calendar
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Question:
Shaykh! Some people say that in Ramadan they drink after hearing the adhan, and then they abstain. Is this permissible for them?
Answer:
One does not rely on the adhan; one relies on the calendar, the Umm al-Qura calendar. So one does not adhere to [the adhan]; one adheres to the timing of Umm al-Qura. If the mu'adhdhin's adhan coincides with the Umm al-Qura calendar, then one relies on it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh
Shaykh! Some people say that in Ramadan they drink after hearing the adhan, and then they abstain. Is this permissible for them?
Answer:
One does not rely on the adhan; one relies on the calendar, the Umm al-Qura calendar. So one does not adhere to [the adhan]; one adheres to the timing of Umm al-Qura. If the mu'adhdhin's adhan coincides with the Umm al-Qura calendar, then one relies on it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 22 / فتاوى على الهواء - 18 10 1438هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (23:36)
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