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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Ruling on Praying the Fajr Prayer on a Long Flight by Airplane

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The questioner:
In a question, my brothers. Yes. All right, a questioner asks, Honorable Shaykh, he says: In some trips, the flight lasts thirteen hours continuously. He says: For example, we depart from here at twelve at night, and we arrive in America at three in the morning, which is before Fajr. What is the ruling?

The Shaykh:
They pray before Fajr here.

The questioner:
Yes.

The Shaykh:
Is he asking about the prayer?

The questioner:
Yes, indeed, he did not actually specify, but...

The Shaykh:
He prays on the airplane; he prays Maghrib and 'Isha' on the airplane. But he says they are traveling at twelve at night. When do they pray?

The questioner:
He says three in the morning, or 'Asr? Yes, three in the morning in Makkah?

The Shaykh:
Three in the afternoon means that Fajr passes over him. He prays on the airplane, because Fajr is not combined with any other prayer. He prays it in its time, before the sun rises, in its time on the airplane. Fear Allah as much as you are able. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-39-قضايا فقهية - 03|صالح الفوزان|العام|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (15:20)

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