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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The mu'adhdhin called the Maghrib prayer, but I saw that the sunlight was still present, so I did not break my fast!

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Question:
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, father, the questioner says: I was fasting this day, and the mu'adhdhin called the Maghrib prayer according to the timetable. He says: May Allah reward you. I was fasting this day, and the mu'adhdhin called the Maghrib prayer according to the timetable, but while I was on my way in the car from an elevated place, I saw that the sunlight was still present. I did not break my fast until the mu'adhdhin finished the adhan and I was certain that the sun had set.

Answer:
The setting of the sun is not defined by the light; the setting of the sun is when the disk disappears. If the disk disappears, the sun has set. Even if the light remains, the light lingers and delays; it is not the light that is the criterion, but the disk of the sun. If the disk falls below the horizon, the fasting person breaks his fast. As for the light, it remains after the sun; the rays remain after the sun, after the sun has disappeared. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2600- 4717] أذن المؤذن للمغرب ورأيت ضوء الشمس لا زال باقيا فلم أفطر! - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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