The ruling on eating and drinking when the Fajr adhan is called in Ramadan
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Question:
If the Fajr adhan is called in Ramadan, for example, and a person is in the middle of eating and drinking, does he continue until the third adhan?
Answer:
If the adhan is given before the dawn, he must refrain; he must refrain based on the dawn according to the calendar. So there is no harm in eating what is in his hand or drinking what is in his hand; because the adhan is given before the dawn, not at the dawn according to the calendar. And Allah, Exalted and Majestic is He, said: until the white thread becomes distinct from the black thread. The small amount that is in the person's hand while the adhan is being called is not a problem, except if he sees the dawn. Then he relies on the dawn and does not rely on the adhan, even if he does not see the adhan, if he sees the dawn. Like the people in the mountains or the desert, if they see the dawn, they stop, even if they have not heard the adhan. Yes.
If the Fajr adhan is called in Ramadan, for example, and a person is in the middle of eating and drinking, does he continue until the third adhan?
Answer:
If the adhan is given before the dawn, he must refrain; he must refrain based on the dawn according to the calendar. So there is no harm in eating what is in his hand or drinking what is in his hand; because the adhan is given before the dawn, not at the dawn according to the calendar. And Allah, Exalted and Majestic is He, said: until the white thread becomes distinct from the black thread. The small amount that is in the person's hand while the adhan is being called is not a problem, except if he sees the dawn. Then he relies on the dawn and does not rely on the adhan, even if he does not see the adhan, if he sees the dawn. Like the people in the mountains or the desert, if they see the dawn, they stop, even if they have not heard the adhan. Yes.
Source
التعليق على كتاب زاد المعاد، بداية من فصل في هديه - صلى الله عليه وسلم - في الصلاة — islamhouse.com (1:10:54)
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