Ruling on the mu'adhdhin relying on the timings found in the calendar
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Is it permissible for the mu'adhdhin to rely on the timings found in the calendar for his adhan?The Shaykh: In which country?The questioner: Here in the Kingdom.
The Shaykh: The state did not provide this calendar merely for people to look at it; rather, it provided it for them to act upon it. However, if one is in doubt about a time, let him investigate and delay. The default is that the time has not entered.For example: If we are in doubt about the Fajr, which is the one where there is a problem, many of the brothers went out and observed the Fajr on clear, dark nights, and they found that the calendar is at least five minutes early.And some of them say: Ten minutes,And some of them say: A quarter of an hour,And some of them say: A third of an hour. So if a person is in doubt about this, let him delay, and there is no harm in it.
As for the other times, I have not known of any disagreement among people regarding them.But it was said to me: Some people call the adhan for Maghrib while the sun is still present, and perhaps this is so that their clock is ahead, and they call the adhan at the hour without having seen the sun.
The Shaykh: The state did not provide this calendar merely for people to look at it; rather, it provided it for them to act upon it. However, if one is in doubt about a time, let him investigate and delay. The default is that the time has not entered.For example: If we are in doubt about the Fajr, which is the one where there is a problem, many of the brothers went out and observed the Fajr on clear, dark nights, and they found that the calendar is at least five minutes early.And some of them say: Ten minutes,And some of them say: A quarter of an hour,And some of them say: A third of an hour. So if a person is in doubt about this, let him delay, and there is no harm in it.
As for the other times, I have not known of any disagreement among people regarding them.But it was said to me: Some people call the adhan for Maghrib while the sun is still present, and perhaps this is so that their clock is ahead, and they call the adhan at the hour without having seen the sun.