The Sign of the Passing of Half the Night
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Question:
We say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the sign of the passing of half the night?
Answer:
It is known by the hour. Look, how many hours are there between the setting of the sun and the appearance of the dawn? Divide that by two, because this varies with the seasons; the length of the night and the shortness of the night differ. Some scholars define this by the disappearance of the moon, not by half the night. The disappearance of the moon on the night of the tenth is a clear sign. If we rely on the disappearance of the moon, it is a clear sign. But the disappearance of the moon is sometimes delayed because the seasons differ and the moon's stations differ; sometimes the setting of the moon is delayed.
We say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the sign of the passing of half the night?
Answer:
It is known by the hour. Look, how many hours are there between the setting of the sun and the appearance of the dawn? Divide that by two, because this varies with the seasons; the length of the night and the shortness of the night differ. Some scholars define this by the disappearance of the moon, not by half the night. The disappearance of the moon on the night of the tenth is a clear sign. If we rely on the disappearance of the moon, it is a clear sign. But the disappearance of the moon is sometimes delayed because the seasons differ and the moon's stations differ; sometimes the setting of the moon is delayed.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 044 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / المناسك / صفة الحج والعمرة/صالح الفوزان/الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:06:53)
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