Does the one who is on the foot of the mountain and the one who is on its peak break their fast at the same time if the one on the foot of the mountain sees the setting of the sun?
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The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Peace be upon you
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh, and may Allah bless you and prolong your life.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you and bless you.
The questioner : ... A question.
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The questioner : We heard your lecture on fasting, that whoever breaks his fast, if Allah wills, breaks it upon the disappearance of the sun.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I mean, the disk of the sun... let the one who is, for example, below me on a mountain, and there are people on top of the mountain and people behind the mountain, do they break their fast with his breaking, or do they wait until they see the sun has set, with evidence?
The Shaykh : Whoever sees the setting of the sun breaks his fast, and whoever does not see the setting of the sun does not break his fast. So, for example, the one on the foot of the mountain is not on the same level as the one on the peak of the mountain. The sun has set for the one on the foot of the mountain, while the one on the peak of the mountain still sees the sun with his own eyes. Do you not conceive of this natural occurrence with me?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So, the one who is on the foot of the mountain or in the valley and sees the setting of the sun, he is the one who breaks his fast. As for the one who is on top of the mountain and the sun is still rising for him, he has another horizon, and the sun will set behind his horizon. And the one in that second horizon has a third horizon, and so on, many horizons, because I think you agree with me that the earth is spherical, is that not so?
The questioner: Likewise
The Shaykh : So, as he (peace and blessings be upon him) saidSahih al-Bukhari 1954, these rising points and setting points differ according to the sphericity of the earth. Have you clarified the matter?
The questioner : I have clarified the matter, but all... Subhan Allah, it is as if knowledge is descending upon you from the sky. May Allah reward you with good and bless you and prolong your life.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you and may Allah reward you with good, and peace be upon you.
The questioner : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : Peace be upon you
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh, and may Allah bless you and prolong your life.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you and bless you.
The questioner : ... A question.
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The questioner : We heard your lecture on fasting, that whoever breaks his fast, if Allah wills, breaks it upon the disappearance of the sun.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I mean, the disk of the sun... let the one who is, for example, below me on a mountain, and there are people on top of the mountain and people behind the mountain, do they break their fast with his breaking, or do they wait until they see the sun has set, with evidence?
The Shaykh : Whoever sees the setting of the sun breaks his fast, and whoever does not see the setting of the sun does not break his fast. So, for example, the one on the foot of the mountain is not on the same level as the one on the peak of the mountain. The sun has set for the one on the foot of the mountain, while the one on the peak of the mountain still sees the sun with his own eyes. Do you not conceive of this natural occurrence with me?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So, the one who is on the foot of the mountain or in the valley and sees the setting of the sun, he is the one who breaks his fast. As for the one who is on top of the mountain and the sun is still rising for him, he has another horizon, and the sun will set behind his horizon. And the one in that second horizon has a third horizon, and so on, many horizons, because I think you agree with me that the earth is spherical, is that not so?
The questioner: Likewise
The Shaykh : So, as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said
When night falls from this side and the day vanishes from this side and the sun sets, then the fasting person should break his fast.
إذا أقبل الليل من هاهنا وأدبر النهار من هاهنا وغربت الشمس فقد أفطر الصائمThe questioner : I have clarified the matter, but all... Subhan Allah, it is as if knowledge is descending upon you from the sky. May Allah reward you with good and bless you and prolong your life.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you and may Allah reward you with good, and peace be upon you.
The questioner : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
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