The Ruling on Delaying Breaking the Fast Until After the Sunset of the Sun
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The Shaykh:
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh Salih, we ask for the truth regarding the etiquette of breaking the fast and the pre-dawn meal from the perspective of people. Shaykh, those inside their houses do not see the sun, and neither does the mu'adhdhin. Do you not see, Honorable Shaykh, that it is befitting to be a little cautious before breaking the fast, until one is certain of the setting of the sun?
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. Whoever sees the setting of the sun, he breaks his fast upon it, and so does the mu'adhdhin, because he is a person of trust. It is befitting that they observe the setting of the sun and then call to prayer at that time.
If one does not see the setting of the sun, whether he is inside buildings or inside the mosque, then there is the recognized and relied-upon time schedule of the government and of the Muslims in this land. They rely on the calculation recorded in their daily calendar. Because it is a sign of the setting of the sun, and it has been tested and no error has been found in it, praise be to Allah, so it is acted upon.
First, the setting of the sun, if possible. Second, adhering to the time schedule and not delaying, saying that this is a precaution, or doubting this established time schedule upon which the Muslims in this land act. Yes.
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh Salih, we ask for the truth regarding the etiquette of breaking the fast and the pre-dawn meal from the perspective of people. Shaykh, those inside their houses do not see the sun, and neither does the mu'adhdhin. Do you not see, Honorable Shaykh, that it is befitting to be a little cautious before breaking the fast, until one is certain of the setting of the sun?
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. Whoever sees the setting of the sun, he breaks his fast upon it, and so does the mu'adhdhin, because he is a person of trust. It is befitting that they observe the setting of the sun and then call to prayer at that time.
If one does not see the setting of the sun, whether he is inside buildings or inside the mosque, then there is the recognized and relied-upon time schedule of the government and of the Muslims in this land. They rely on the calculation recorded in their daily calendar. Because it is a sign of the setting of the sun, and it has been tested and no error has been found in it, praise be to Allah, so it is acted upon.
First, the setting of the sun, if possible. Second, adhering to the time schedule and not delaying, saying that this is a precaution, or doubting this established time schedule upon which the Muslims in this land act. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 14 من 27|شرح أحاديث الصيام من كتاب المنتقى|أسئلة وأجوبة متعلقة بالحلقات السابقة|صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (0:51)
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