We are from Nigeria and we fasted before the Kingdom. What is our position if Ramadan reaches thirty days here? Do we break our fast before you, or do we fast thirty-one days?
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The questioner : He says:The questioner : We are from Nigeria and we fasted one day before the Kingdom. What is our position if Ramadan reaches thirty days here? Do we break our fast before you, or do we fast thirty-one days?
The Shaykh : Where is the Nigerian? Where is he? Who knows the Yoruba or Hausa language? Is there no one who knows? You? Come, tell him who asked this question? That they fasted one day before us?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Speak Yoruba! You don't know Yoruba? Do you know Yoruba? Hmm, English? No. In any case, I doubt that the people of Nigeria fasted one day before us, because it is known that the people of the East fast before the people of the West. On the contrary, the people of the West have now preceded the people of the East. What is this? Peace be upon you. Is he an Arab?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, did you fast one day before us?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : When did you fast?
The questioner : On the twenty-sixth.
The Shaykh : On the twenty-sixth. We are currently on the twenty-sixth.
The questioner : Seven, seven. I forgot the day because I...
The Shaykh : Do you mean you fasted on Sunday?
The questioner : Yes?
The Shaykh : Did they fast on Sunday in Nigeria?
The questioner : They fasted on Sunday.
The Shaykh : Glory be to Allah!
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : And the people of the country?
The questioner : On Sunday.
The Shaykh : On Sunday? One day before us?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Rest. Okay, now we will answer. In any case, Allah is capable of anything, but this is contrary to custom. However, if a person fasts in a country and then travels to another country where they fasted one day after him, and the people of the second country complete the month at thirty days, what is the number of days for him? The number of days for him is thirty-one. Some scholars say he should break his fast in secret because the lunar month does not exceed thirty days. Others say he should not break his fast until the people of the country break their fast, based on the generality of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): Even if he fasts thirty-one days, he does not break his fast until the people break their fast. An extra day in the month is like an extra hour in the day. What does this mean? An extra day in the month is like an extra hour in the day. For example, if a person travels from the Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia to Cairo, how much time is there between them?
The student: One hour.
The Shaykh : One hour. If he is fasting for thirteen hours, how many hours will he fast if he travels from the Eastern Region to Cairo? Fourteen hours. So they say an extra day in the month is like an extra hour or two hours in the day. Therefore, he does not break his fast until the people break their fast. This is better and more cautious. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The questioner : What if it is the opposite?
The Shaykh : If it is the opposite, meaning he traveled from a country to another country where they fasted before the country he traveled from and broke their fast, while he had only fasted twenty-eight days, we say he must complete it. He must complete it because the month cannot be less than twenty-nine days. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Where is the Nigerian? Where is he? Who knows the Yoruba or Hausa language? Is there no one who knows? You? Come, tell him who asked this question? That they fasted one day before us?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Speak Yoruba! You don't know Yoruba? Do you know Yoruba? Hmm, English? No. In any case, I doubt that the people of Nigeria fasted one day before us, because it is known that the people of the East fast before the people of the West. On the contrary, the people of the West have now preceded the people of the East. What is this? Peace be upon you. Is he an Arab?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, did you fast one day before us?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : When did you fast?
The questioner : On the twenty-sixth.
The Shaykh : On the twenty-sixth. We are currently on the twenty-sixth.
The questioner : Seven, seven. I forgot the day because I...
The Shaykh : Do you mean you fasted on Sunday?
The questioner : Yes?
The Shaykh : Did they fast on Sunday in Nigeria?
The questioner : They fasted on Sunday.
The Shaykh : Glory be to Allah!
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : And the people of the country?
The questioner : On Sunday.
The Shaykh : On Sunday? One day before us?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Rest. Okay, now we will answer. In any case, Allah is capable of anything, but this is contrary to custom. However, if a person fasts in a country and then travels to another country where they fasted one day after him, and the people of the second country complete the month at thirty days, what is the number of days for him? The number of days for him is thirty-one. Some scholars say he should break his fast in secret because the lunar month does not exceed thirty days. Others say he should not break his fast until the people of the country break their fast, based on the generality of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
Breaking the fast is the day the people break their fast, and fasting is the day the people fast.
الفطر يوم يفطر الناس والصوم يوم يصوم الناسThe student: One hour.
The Shaykh : One hour. If he is fasting for thirteen hours, how many hours will he fast if he travels from the Eastern Region to Cairo? Fourteen hours. So they say an extra day in the month is like an extra hour or two hours in the day. Therefore, he does not break his fast until the people break their fast. This is better and more cautious. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The questioner : What if it is the opposite?
The Shaykh : If it is the opposite, meaning he traveled from a country to another country where they fasted before the country he traveled from and broke their fast, while he had only fasted twenty-eight days, we say he must complete it. He must complete it because the month cannot be less than twenty-nine days. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.