What is the ruling on eating after the Fajr adhan in Ramadan?
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The questioner : His EminenceThe Shaykh : The people of the city are accustomed to finishing their eating after the first Fajr adhan. Are they correct?
The Shaykh : After the first Fajr adhan?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : I mean after the first adhan, right? I mean before the dawn breaks? The questioner says?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : But he does not say "Prayer is better than sleep" except in the Fajr adhan. All right.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : If the Fajr adhan is called, which is after the dawn breaks, then it is not permissible for anyone to eat. It is not permissible to eat, due to the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih Muslim 1092b This indicates that whenever the mu'adhdhin calls the adhan when the dawn has broken, abstaining from food and drink is obligatory.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : In Fajr.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : In Ramadan.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : No, not until they have pronounced it.
All right, listen, my brother. The summary now is: when the dawn breaks, abstaining from food and drink is obligatory, whether you are observing the dawn in the open and see it clearly, or you hear a trustworthy mu'adhdhin who does not call the adhan except after the dawn has broken.
The Shaykh : After the first Fajr adhan?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : I mean after the first adhan, right? I mean before the dawn breaks? The questioner says?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : But he does not say "Prayer is better than sleep" except in the Fajr adhan. All right.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : If the Fajr adhan is called, which is after the dawn breaks, then it is not permissible for anyone to eat. It is not permissible to eat, due to the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him):
Bilal announces Adhan during the night, so you eat and drink, till you hear the Adhan of Ibn Umm Maktum
إن بلالا يؤذن بليل فكلوا واشربوا حتى تسمعوا أذان ابن أم مكتوم فإنه لا يؤذن حتى يطلع الفجرThe student: ... .
The Shaykh : In Fajr.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : In Ramadan.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : No, not until they have pronounced it.
All right, listen, my brother. The summary now is: when the dawn breaks, abstaining from food and drink is obligatory, whether you are observing the dawn in the open and see it clearly, or you hear a trustworthy mu'adhdhin who does not call the adhan except after the dawn has broken.