The Calendar and the Extent of Its Accuracy
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His Eminence Shaykh 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn Baz (may Allah preserve him) issued a statement that the Umm al-Qura calendar for the Fajr adhan is exactly in accordance with the dawn in Riyadh. Does this apply to all cities in the Kingdom?
By Allah, I do not know. If you were to ask him? Because he is the one who issued the statement, and the matter is simple. The difference, as we see it, is only five minutes. And if it is delayed by five minutes, there is no difference.And if he said: Whoever takes charge of its coolness, let him take charge of its heat, and it is upon his responsibility. And the most important thing is the prayer in the matter of Fajr. As for the matter of fasting, if it is advanced by five minutes, there is no difference.
The questioner: If it is delayed by five minutes from the calendar in fasting?The Shaykh: I mean: if we say that the calendar is correct and we abstain according to the calendar, and we say that the truth is that it is five minutes early, nothing is harmed. The important thing is the prayer. And if a person delays the prayer by five minutes as a precaution, it does not harm.
The questioner: The problem is the delay in fasting—in abstaining. The mu'adhdhins are now delaying ten minutes or a quarter of an hour from the calendar?The Shaykh: It is something issued by the Mufti of the Kingdom. We have no involvement in it, and we do not say anything about contradicting it, absolutely not.But we say: As for the prayer specifically, a person should take precaution by delaying five minutes. There is nothing wrong with that.
By Allah, I do not know. If you were to ask him? Because he is the one who issued the statement, and the matter is simple. The difference, as we see it, is only five minutes. And if it is delayed by five minutes, there is no difference.And if he said: Whoever takes charge of its coolness, let him take charge of its heat, and it is upon his responsibility. And the most important thing is the prayer in the matter of Fajr. As for the matter of fasting, if it is advanced by five minutes, there is no difference.
The questioner: If it is delayed by five minutes from the calendar in fasting?The Shaykh: I mean: if we say that the calendar is correct and we abstain according to the calendar, and we say that the truth is that it is five minutes early, nothing is harmed. The important thing is the prayer. And if a person delays the prayer by five minutes as a precaution, it does not harm.
The questioner: The problem is the delay in fasting—in abstaining. The mu'adhdhins are now delaying ten minutes or a quarter of an hour from the calendar?The Shaykh: It is something issued by the Mufti of the Kingdom. We have no involvement in it, and we do not say anything about contradicting it, absolutely not.But we say: As for the prayer specifically, a person should take precaution by delaying five minutes. There is nothing wrong with that.