Discussion of the issue of the adhan before the time.

The Shaykh : The point itself, tell them: "People, in your 'almanac' you have written that the dawn breaks at such-and-such time, but for all the other times, you have written 'attention' above and below."

The questioner : "Please take note."

The Shaykh : "Please take note of the differences in what?"

The questioner : "The timing."

The Shaykh : "The timing. You yourselves fought against these differences when you unified the adhan for all of Oman; especially for what part of Oman?"

The questioner : "The expanded area."

The Shaykh : "The expansion. So we are taking into account the differences that you instructed us to observe. I see the sun has set; why do you impose on me waiting for the adhan that comes from up there, which is delayed by exactly ten minutes after sunset? And I see the true dawn break half an hour after your astronomical adhan; so why don't you instruct people to observe these differences? I mentioned to him the issue of the observation we saw in al-Na'ur."

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : "He called the adhan for Maghrib, meaning he turned on the radio."

The questioner : "And the sun was up."

The Shaykh : "... and the sun was up, he was calling the adhan for Maghrib and we could see the sun; in Ramadan it had not yet set; why? Because al-Na'ur is low there; do you see? These are the differences you instruct people to observe, then you impose on them not to observe them. I told him: if you want to speak the truth, even if it is against what they are doing, that is an argument against them. So if you see that you consider this speech to be a risk to your job, your livelihood, and your salary, then you are left with , and today he did not come even to ask me what the result was? They are sending a mu'adhdhin ... ."