What is the correct time for the adhan of Fajr, Zuhr, and 'Asr, because there is an advance in them from the time, and if the mu'adhdhin is obligated by the Waqf to follow the calendar
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The questioner : In the name of Allah, and praise is to Allah, peace be upon you.
Your Eminence, the Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner : The question concerns correcting the time of the adhan of Fajr.
And as it came in the hadithSahih Muslim 1092b.
This hadith, so we do not see that it is contrary to what people are upon in this time, and as you know, sometimes it comes from the Waqf, meaning to ensure that the mu'adhdhins adhere to the calendar, and some of the brothers from the students of knowledge have previously spoken about this.
So I do not know what your opinion is on this, may Allah reward you with good?
The Shaykh : Our view is that there is no obedience to a created being in disobedience to the Creator, and that if a person is certain that the dawn has not appeared, it is forbidden for him to call the adhan, because the time is critical; if a person were to call the adhan one minute before the time and one of the people said the takbir of ihram upon his adhan before the time, then there is no doubt that he would have deceived the people and obligated them to pray before the time.
The questioner : The mu'adhdhins, O honorable Shaykh, are forced, and if one were to be late regarding what is set in the calendar, he would be summoned to the Waqf and a pledge would be taken from him, and it means?
The Shaykh : And he would be harmed?
By Allah, in any case, the obligatory thing is to look into this issue. I say: the obligatory thing is to look into this issue, because it is a very serious problem.
And what appears to me is that the adhan of Fajr in all seasons of the year has an advance, it has an advance of five minutes in all seasons of the year.
The questioner : Regarding Fajr, it has been confirmed to us by some of the brothers that it is in the range of 15 to 20 minutes ahead of the time, and likewise Zuhr, some of the brothers informed us that it advances in the calendar, it advances ten minutes until the sun declines, as it came in the hadith, and similarly 'Asr, they advanced 'Asr by virtue of the advance of Zuhr, and contrary to this matter, the people of Madinah do not use the Umm al-Qura calendar, they use a calendar that is published monthly for the mu'adhdhins in the mosques?
The Shaykh : I heard this from the brothers, that the people of Madinah do not rely on the Umm al-Qura calendar because there is a defect in it, but I see the brother 'Abd al-'Aziz.
The questioner : ...'Abdullah.
The Shaykh : Brother 'Abd Allah, to investigate the matter thoroughly, and if you knew the subject completely and sent a summary of it to the Committee of Senior Scholars, perhaps they would investigate it in the next session, meaning you sent it quickly and said this is not a trivial matter, as for Maghrib, it appears that it is close to the truth, yes.
Your Eminence, the Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner : The question concerns correcting the time of the adhan of Fajr.
And as it came in the hadith
Indeed, Bilal calls the adhan at night, so eat and drink until you hear the adhan of Ibn Umm Maktum, for he does not call the adhan until it is said to him: You have become morning, you have become morning
إن بلالا يؤذن بليل فكلوا واشربوا حتى تسمعوا أذان ابن أم مكتوم فإنه لا يؤذن حتى يقال له : أصبحت أصبحتThis hadith, so we do not see that it is contrary to what people are upon in this time, and as you know, sometimes it comes from the Waqf, meaning to ensure that the mu'adhdhins adhere to the calendar, and some of the brothers from the students of knowledge have previously spoken about this.
So I do not know what your opinion is on this, may Allah reward you with good?
The Shaykh : Our view is that there is no obedience to a created being in disobedience to the Creator, and that if a person is certain that the dawn has not appeared, it is forbidden for him to call the adhan, because the time is critical; if a person were to call the adhan one minute before the time and one of the people said the takbir of ihram upon his adhan before the time, then there is no doubt that he would have deceived the people and obligated them to pray before the time.
The questioner : The mu'adhdhins, O honorable Shaykh, are forced, and if one were to be late regarding what is set in the calendar, he would be summoned to the Waqf and a pledge would be taken from him, and it means?
The Shaykh : And he would be harmed?
By Allah, in any case, the obligatory thing is to look into this issue. I say: the obligatory thing is to look into this issue, because it is a very serious problem.
And what appears to me is that the adhan of Fajr in all seasons of the year has an advance, it has an advance of five minutes in all seasons of the year.
The questioner : Regarding Fajr, it has been confirmed to us by some of the brothers that it is in the range of 15 to 20 minutes ahead of the time, and likewise Zuhr, some of the brothers informed us that it advances in the calendar, it advances ten minutes until the sun declines, as it came in the hadith, and similarly 'Asr, they advanced 'Asr by virtue of the advance of Zuhr, and contrary to this matter, the people of Madinah do not use the Umm al-Qura calendar, they use a calendar that is published monthly for the mu'adhdhins in the mosques?
The Shaykh : I heard this from the brothers, that the people of Madinah do not rely on the Umm al-Qura calendar because there is a defect in it, but I see the brother 'Abd al-'Aziz.
The questioner : ...'Abdullah.
The Shaykh : Brother 'Abd Allah, to investigate the matter thoroughly, and if you knew the subject completely and sent a summary of it to the Committee of Senior Scholars, perhaps they would investigate it in the next session, meaning you sent it quickly and said this is not a trivial matter, as for Maghrib, it appears that it is close to the truth, yes.