His Eminence Shaykh 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn Baz (may Allah have mercy on him) issued a statement that the Umm al-Qura calendar for the Fajr adhan is exactly in accordance with the dawn in Riyadh. Does this apply to...
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The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The questioner : Noble Shaykh, His Eminence Shaykh 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn Baz (may Allah preserve him) issued a statement that the Umm al-Qura calendar for the Fajr adhan is exactly in accordance with the dawn in Riyadh. Does this apply to all cities in the Kingdom?
The Shaykh : By Allah, I do not know. If you ask him, ask him, because he is the one who issued the statement. Ask him. The matter is simple; as far as we see, the difference is only five minutes. If a person delays by five minutes, it is not a problem on the surface. And if he says, "Whoever is in charge... and it is on his conscience," that is the most important thing regarding the prayer in the matter of Fajr, and not in the matter of fasting. If he advances by five minutes, it does not harm.
The questioner : If he delays, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : If he delays by five minutes from the calendar in fasting?
The Shaykh : I do not say that. If we say the calendar is correct and we stick to the calendar and say that the correct time is five minutes early, it does not harm. The important thing is the prayer. And praise be to Allah, a person delays by five minutes as a precaution, and it does not harm.
The questioner : The problem is delaying in fasting, in abstaining from the calendar. The mu'adhdhins now delay by ten minutes or a quarter of an hour.
The Shaykh : See, something was issued by the Mufti of the Kingdom. We have no involvement in it. We have no involvement, and we do not say anything about contradicting it, ever. But we say that regarding the prayer specifically, a person should take precaution by delaying five minutes. That is fine. Yes.
The questioner : Noble Shaykh, His Eminence Shaykh 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn Baz (may Allah preserve him) issued a statement that the Umm al-Qura calendar for the Fajr adhan is exactly in accordance with the dawn in Riyadh. Does this apply to all cities in the Kingdom?
The Shaykh : By Allah, I do not know. If you ask him, ask him, because he is the one who issued the statement. Ask him. The matter is simple; as far as we see, the difference is only five minutes. If a person delays by five minutes, it is not a problem on the surface. And if he says, "Whoever is in charge... and it is on his conscience," that is the most important thing regarding the prayer in the matter of Fajr, and not in the matter of fasting. If he advances by five minutes, it does not harm.
The questioner : If he delays, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : If he delays by five minutes from the calendar in fasting?
The Shaykh : I do not say that. If we say the calendar is correct and we stick to the calendar and say that the correct time is five minutes early, it does not harm. The important thing is the prayer. And praise be to Allah, a person delays by five minutes as a precaution, and it does not harm.
The questioner : The problem is delaying in fasting, in abstaining from the calendar. The mu'adhdhins now delay by ten minutes or a quarter of an hour.
The Shaykh : See, something was issued by the Mufti of the Kingdom. We have no involvement in it. We have no involvement, and we do not say anything about contradicting it, ever. But we say that regarding the prayer specifically, a person should take precaution by delaying five minutes. That is fine. Yes.