The ruling on completing the pre-dawn meal if the dawn adhan is called
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The questioner:
The issue is: if a person is eating his pre-dawn meal and the adhan overtakes him, does he complete the meal until the adhan catches him, or does he stop?
The Shaykh:
The criterion is not the end of the adhan; the criterion is not the end of the adhan, but the beginning, the beginning of the adhan. If the adhan is called, that is proof that the dawn has appeared, because the adhan is not called until the dawn is seen or appears. So the criterion is the beginning, not the end, unless the mu'adhdhin anticipates the adhan in a broadcast; in that case, do not rely on his adhan in case of error. But if the mu'adhdhin is known for his strictness and discipline, adhering to the appearance of the dawn, and he calls the adhan when the dawn appears, then when the adhan begins, he begins the prayer.
The issue is: if a person is eating his pre-dawn meal and the adhan overtakes him, does he complete the meal until the adhan catches him, or does he stop?
The Shaykh:
The criterion is not the end of the adhan; the criterion is not the end of the adhan, but the beginning, the beginning of the adhan. If the adhan is called, that is proof that the dawn has appeared, because the adhan is not called until the dawn is seen or appears. So the criterion is the beginning, not the end, unless the mu'adhdhin anticipates the adhan in a broadcast; in that case, do not rely on his adhan in case of error. But if the mu'adhdhin is known for his strictness and discipline, adhering to the appearance of the dawn, and he calls the adhan when the dawn appears, then when the adhan begins, he begins the prayer.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع كتاب الصيام - 1 — islamhouse.com (59:00)
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