The Ruling on Eating and Drinking Upon Hearing the Adhan
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The questioner : And he gathered his fingers, then he regretted it. I want a match. Regarding the determination of the dawn, meaning, is it necessary for some of the day to enter?
The Shaykh : Yes, and there is no harm.
The questioner : First of all, it is a transgression.
The Shaykh : There is no harm in this, and the boldness that some jurists say has no basis, and the statement that one is required to abstain from a part of the night is not correct. He is required to abstain when the dawn becomes clear.
The questioner : Meaning, no one can extend it for you, that is all.
The Shaykh : It is not possible to determine it precisely, especially the dawn. The setting of the sun can be determined precisely because you see the setting of the sun, but the other times you cannot determine them, meaning, not a minute passes for the dawn, the midday, the afternoon, and the night prayers.
The questioner : Okay, the precaution.
The Shaykh : The precaution is in what our Lord, Mighty and Majestic, said, "until it becomes clear." Therefore, the scholars said: If a man said to two men, "Watch the dawn for me," and they watched the dawn for him, and one said, "The dawn has risen," and the other said, "It has not risen," then he may eat until the two men agree. They stated this explicitly. Yes, you are done. All right, be patient.
The questioner : I do not apologize for it.
The Shaykh : Yes, I have taken it, O Abdul Qadir. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, and there is no harm.
The questioner : First of all, it is a transgression.
The Shaykh : There is no harm in this, and the boldness that some jurists say has no basis, and the statement that one is required to abstain from a part of the night is not correct. He is required to abstain when the dawn becomes clear.
The questioner : Meaning, no one can extend it for you, that is all.
The Shaykh : It is not possible to determine it precisely, especially the dawn. The setting of the sun can be determined precisely because you see the setting of the sun, but the other times you cannot determine them, meaning, not a minute passes for the dawn, the midday, the afternoon, and the night prayers.
The questioner : Okay, the precaution.
The Shaykh : The precaution is in what our Lord, Mighty and Majestic, said, "until it becomes clear." Therefore, the scholars said: If a man said to two men, "Watch the dawn for me," and they watched the dawn for him, and one said, "The dawn has risen," and the other said, "It has not risen," then he may eat until the two men agree. They stated this explicitly. Yes, you are done. All right, be patient.
The questioner : I do not apologize for it.
The Shaykh : Yes, I have taken it, O Abdul Qadir. Yes.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 773 - 1652 باب بيان أن الدخول في الصوم يحصل بطلوع الفجر ، وبيان صفة ...📔 صحيح مسلم - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com (0:48)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.