What is the ruling on one who abstains from food and drink after the time for the Fajr prayer listed in the calendar?
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The questioner: Yes, okay. A sister asked me during the time of the pre-dawn meal in Ramadan. She ate after the time listed here, meaning in the calendar, by five minutes. She knew that Fajr had become obligatory according to the calendar, but she ate five minutes after that. Is there a ruling regarding her day?
The Shaykh : If the local time there, which she broke her fast after by five minutes, is one she relies on and she was aware of it and did it intentionally, then her day is invalid and she must make it up. Otherwise, if she does not rely on that time, as is the case with us here, we eat after the adhan here by about twenty-five minutes. We do this intentionally because...
The questioner: ... after the Fajr adhan.
The Shaykh : Yes, yes. We eat after the Fajr adhan here by about twenty-five minutes because they call the adhan before the time by that amount.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : By twenty-five minutes.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Therefore, we have the right to eat after the adhan by these twenty-five minutes. If the woman you are asking about relies on that time or that schedule and did it intentionally and deliberately, then she must make up the fast.
The questioner: Make up one day, or two months, or how?
The Shaykh : No, she must make up this month, one day.
The questioner : One day.
The Shaykh : Because she may have some kind of excuse, meaning...
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Unless she is like one who intentionally breaks the fast in broad daylight, in which case it is clear that he does not want to fast.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : This type of person who breaks the fast cannot make it up for the rest of their life.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Because one who intentionally breaks a day of Ramadan...
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : is like one who intentionally misses one of the prayers; he cannot make up that day or make up that prayer.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So, one who intentionally breaks a day of Ramadan has his ruling, and one who errs due to some kind of doubt or excuse has another ruling.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : As for the one who forgets...
The questioner: The adhan that you call first.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: Can a person pray Fajr after it, or can they not?
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you. I mean, the one we have here or the one you have there?
The questioner: No, the one you have there.
The Shaykh : The first call to prayer.
The questioner: You have two adhans, right? The first adhan is a warning that it is time to eat now.
The Shaykh : Yes, yes. I told you, the Fajr adhan here, which is the second one in your expression.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The second adhan here is called twenty-five minutes before the true dawn appears.
The questioner: Ah, ah.
The Shaykh : It is a mistake because they call the adhan according to the calendar and the astronomical time.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And the astronomical time in all countries of the world is not the Shari'ah time.
The questioner: Okay, what is the Shari'ah time, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you. The Islamic legal timing for Fajr is as in the Qur'an:.
The questioner: The white thread and the black thread.
The Shaykh : That is it.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And the Zuhr when the sun passes from the middle of the sky, and the 'Asr when the shadow of a thing becomes twice its length plus the shadow at noon, and the Maghrib when the sun sets, yes, and the 'Isha when the red twilight disappears. These are the Shari'ah times.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : As for...
The questioner: Our Shaykh, for us, the Fajr time is when the world is completely dark.
The Shaykh : Yes, that means they are praying before the time.
The questioner: Praying before the time, what?
The Shaykh : This is a problem.
The questioner: Ah, okay. The third question, O honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you. Another sister has... something is happening in her house, meaning... she is a bit sick. So, I actually have no information on this topic. I don't know what to answer you.
The Shaykh : First, I draw your attention to the fact that you have now involved me in the third question, because you told me you had two questions only.
The questioner: I... I didn't tell you, by Allah, that I had two questions.
The Shaykh : If it were.
The questioner: I told you I had a few questions.
The Shaykh : I, by Allah, understood two questions. The important thing is...
The questioner: By Allah, if you want, now... and I will speak with you again another time.
The Shaykh : The important thing is that the time is about to end, and we need to leave room for others.
The questioner: Okay, we will speak with you again another time.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner: Thank you, O honorable Shaykh. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And may Allah protect you, if Allah wills.
The questioner : Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The Shaykh : If the local time there, which she broke her fast after by five minutes, is one she relies on and she was aware of it and did it intentionally, then her day is invalid and she must make it up. Otherwise, if she does not rely on that time, as is the case with us here, we eat after the adhan here by about twenty-five minutes. We do this intentionally because...
The questioner: ... after the Fajr adhan.
The Shaykh : Yes, yes. We eat after the Fajr adhan here by about twenty-five minutes because they call the adhan before the time by that amount.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : By twenty-five minutes.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Therefore, we have the right to eat after the adhan by these twenty-five minutes. If the woman you are asking about relies on that time or that schedule and did it intentionally and deliberately, then she must make up the fast.
The questioner: Make up one day, or two months, or how?
The Shaykh : No, she must make up this month, one day.
The questioner : One day.
The Shaykh : Because she may have some kind of excuse, meaning...
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Unless she is like one who intentionally breaks the fast in broad daylight, in which case it is clear that he does not want to fast.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : This type of person who breaks the fast cannot make it up for the rest of their life.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Because one who intentionally breaks a day of Ramadan...
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : is like one who intentionally misses one of the prayers; he cannot make up that day or make up that prayer.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So, one who intentionally breaks a day of Ramadan has his ruling, and one who errs due to some kind of doubt or excuse has another ruling.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : As for the one who forgets...
The questioner: The adhan that you call first.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: Can a person pray Fajr after it, or can they not?
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you. I mean, the one we have here or the one you have there?
The questioner: No, the one you have there.
The Shaykh : The first call to prayer.
The questioner: You have two adhans, right? The first adhan is a warning that it is time to eat now.
The Shaykh : Yes, yes. I told you, the Fajr adhan here, which is the second one in your expression.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The second adhan here is called twenty-five minutes before the true dawn appears.
The questioner: Ah, ah.
The Shaykh : It is a mistake because they call the adhan according to the calendar and the astronomical time.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And the astronomical time in all countries of the world is not the Shari'ah time.
The questioner: Okay, what is the Shari'ah time, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you. The Islamic legal timing for Fajr is as in the Qur'an:
And eat and drink
وَكُلُوا وَاشْرَبُواThe questioner: The white thread and the black thread.
The Shaykh : That is it.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And the Zuhr when the sun passes from the middle of the sky, and the 'Asr when the shadow of a thing becomes twice its length plus the shadow at noon, and the Maghrib when the sun sets, yes, and the 'Isha when the red twilight disappears. These are the Shari'ah times.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : As for...
The questioner: Our Shaykh, for us, the Fajr time is when the world is completely dark.
The Shaykh : Yes, that means they are praying before the time.
The questioner: Praying before the time, what?
The Shaykh : This is a problem.
The questioner: Ah, okay. The third question, O honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you. Another sister has... something is happening in her house, meaning... she is a bit sick. So, I actually have no information on this topic. I don't know what to answer you.
The Shaykh : First, I draw your attention to the fact that you have now involved me in the third question, because you told me you had two questions only.
The questioner: I... I didn't tell you, by Allah, that I had two questions.
The Shaykh : If it were.
The questioner: I told you I had a few questions.
The Shaykh : I, by Allah, understood two questions. The important thing is...
The questioner: By Allah, if you want, now... and I will speak with you again another time.
The Shaykh : The important thing is that the time is about to end, and we need to leave room for others.
The questioner: Okay, we will speak with you again another time.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner: Thank you, O honorable Shaykh. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And may Allah protect you, if Allah wills.
The questioner : Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
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