The ruling on one who deliberately eats or drinks after hearing the adhan on the grounds that the calendar is not accurate
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What about one who deliberately eats or drinks after hearing the adhan, say, five minutes later, on the pretext that the mu'adhdhin calls to prayer according to the calendar and the calendar is not accurate?
There is nothing wrong with it because he is acting on a legal interpretation. The calendar we have in hand—the Umm al-Qura calendar—certainly advances the time by five minutes regarding the dawn. However, the point to consider now is that even if we assume it is extremely accurate, do not clocks differ? If we estimate that the adhan is at five fifteen, for example, and the mu'adhdhin's clock is five minutes fast, that means the mu'adhdhin called at five ten.
But if it is known that this mu'adhdhin is a decisive, trustworthy man who sets the clock exactly and calls to prayer according to the calendar, then as I told you: the calendar advances the time by five minutes for the dawn, so there is no problem.
Regarding the sunset, people told me that they saw the sun even though it had already set according to the timing. This indicates that the calendar may advance the time. But we say that, as for the matter that has not become apparent, the calendar is correct, if Allah wills, and as for the matter that becomes apparent to be otherwise, it is contradicted.
There is nothing wrong with it because he is acting on a legal interpretation. The calendar we have in hand—the Umm al-Qura calendar—certainly advances the time by five minutes regarding the dawn. However, the point to consider now is that even if we assume it is extremely accurate, do not clocks differ? If we estimate that the adhan is at five fifteen, for example, and the mu'adhdhin's clock is five minutes fast, that means the mu'adhdhin called at five ten.
But if it is known that this mu'adhdhin is a decisive, trustworthy man who sets the clock exactly and calls to prayer according to the calendar, then as I told you: the calendar advances the time by five minutes for the dawn, so there is no problem.
Regarding the sunset, people told me that they saw the sun even though it had already set according to the timing. This indicates that the calendar may advance the time. But we say that, as for the matter that has not become apparent, the calendar is correct, if Allah wills, and as for the matter that becomes apparent to be otherwise, it is contradicted.