How is the estimation of the sun's rise by two or three spears in the current time?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: The estimation by two and three spears is confusing to me. How is that estimation done in this time?
Answer:
The spear is known; it is the spear the Arabs use, the Huthali spear, the well-known spear. This is an estimation and a matter of occurrence, not a precise determination, but only an approximation. That is, the intended meaning is that the sun has risen; that is the intent. You go and measure it, and you see how much this is; it is only a matter of approximation. You might estimate that you take the meter and go and measure the distance from the sun's rising point to the sun, and that is up to you. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: The estimation by two and three spears is confusing to me. How is that estimation done in this time?
Answer:
The spear is known; it is the spear the Arabs use, the Huthali spear, the well-known spear. This is an estimation and a matter of occurrence, not a precise determination, but only an approximation. That is, the intended meaning is that the sun has risen; that is the intent. You go and measure it, and you see how much this is; it is only a matter of approximation. You might estimate that you take the meter and go and measure the distance from the sun's rising point to the sun, and that is up to you. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [ 3436/429] كيف يكون تقدير ارتفاع الشمس برمحين أو ثلاثة في الوقت الحالي؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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