Fasting in an airplane and shortening the day
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Question:
May Allah reward you. A person traveling from America to Jeddah says: We were in the middle of the flight when one of the pilots said, “Whoever wants to fast, let him abstain.” He says, “I abstained with your help.” He says, “The one who fasted did not abstain for more than six hours.”
Answer:
If this is the day he is abstaining for, it is easy. Yes, it was before dawn. He said, “You see it now, before dawn, whoever wants.” In some countries, their day is six hours, seven hours, and in some countries, their night is five hours, four hours; it varies.
May Allah reward you. A person traveling from America to Jeddah says: We were in the middle of the flight when one of the pilots said, “Whoever wants to fast, let him abstain.” He says, “I abstained with your help.” He says, “The one who fasted did not abstain for more than six hours.”
Answer:
If this is the day he is abstaining for, it is easy. Yes, it was before dawn. He said, “You see it now, before dawn, whoever wants.” In some countries, their day is six hours, seven hours, and in some countries, their night is five hours, four hours; it varies.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ الشرح الأول ]، بداية من باب قضاء رمضان متتابعا ومتفرقا وتأخيره إلى شعبان — islamhouse.com (1:07:43)
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