Does the Umm al-Qura calendar align with the appearance of dawn?
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The Shaykh : Yes, Salim?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : What do you say, 'Abd al-Wahhab?
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The Shaykh : No, this is not what Husayn said.
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The Shaykh : In any case, two years ago, some of the brothers from Riyadh went out to the far outskirts, away from the lights, and they saw that dawn is delayed by a third of an hour. Likewise, people in al-Ras observed this.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : They also observed the dawn and said that it is delayed by a third of an hour compared to the calendar. However, it seems to me that a third of an hour is too long, as evidenced by the fact that the sun rises. Therefore, I rely on what I told you before, which is that it is delayed by five minutes throughout the year compared to the Umm al-Qura calendar, whether for prayer or for eating. For this reason, we do not mind eating while the adhan is being called if the adhan is based on the Umm al-Qura calendar, since it is early, and we are permitted to do this.
The scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) said: If a man tells two men to watch for the dawn for him, and one says the dawn has appeared while the other says it has not, he may eat until the two men agree that the dawn has appeared.
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The Shaykh : No, throughout the Kingdom, because it is based on calculation, and the Umm al-Qura calendar is one degree ahead, which is four minutes.
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The Shaykh : Before what?
The questioner : Before the time in the calendar.
The Shaykh : This is the problem.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : What do you say, 'Abd al-Wahhab?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, this is not what Husayn said.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : In any case, two years ago, some of the brothers from Riyadh went out to the far outskirts, away from the lights, and they saw that dawn is delayed by a third of an hour. Likewise, people in al-Ras observed this.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : They also observed the dawn and said that it is delayed by a third of an hour compared to the calendar. However, it seems to me that a third of an hour is too long, as evidenced by the fact that the sun rises. Therefore, I rely on what I told you before, which is that it is delayed by five minutes throughout the year compared to the Umm al-Qura calendar, whether for prayer or for eating. For this reason, we do not mind eating while the adhan is being called if the adhan is based on the Umm al-Qura calendar, since it is early, and we are permitted to do this.
The scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) said: If a man tells two men to watch for the dawn for him, and one says the dawn has appeared while the other says it has not, he may eat until the two men agree that the dawn has appeared.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, throughout the Kingdom, because it is based on calculation, and the Umm al-Qura calendar is one degree ahead, which is four minutes.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Before what?
The questioner : Before the time in the calendar.
The Shaykh : This is the problem.