What is the ruling on one who eats and drinks while the mu'adhdhin is calling the Fajr prayer in Ramadan?
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The questioner : He says: What is the ruling on one who eats or drinks while the mu'adhdhin is calling the Fajr prayer in Ramadan?
The Shaykh : It is not permissible for a person to eat or drink while intending to fast in Ramadan after the dawn has appeared, due to the saying of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He):[Al-Baqarah 2:187] So when the dawn appears, it is obligatory for the fasting person in Ramadan to abstain, whether the adhan is called or not. The criterion is the appearance of the dawn, just as the criterion for breaking the fast is the setting of the sun, whether the adhan is called or not.
So if you are in the open and the sky is clear, and there are no lights around you that obstruct the view of the dawn, and you are watching the east and have not seen the dawn, you may eat and drink until the white thread of dawn becomes distinct from the black thread, whether the adhan is called or not, due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family):.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh, and may He magnify your reward.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible for a person to eat or drink while intending to fast in Ramadan after the dawn has appeared, due to the saying of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He):
So now, have relations with them and seek that which Allah has decreed for you. And eat and drink until the white thread of dawn becomes distinct to you from the black thread [of night]. Then complete the fast until the sunset.
فَالآنَ بَاشِرُوهُنَّ وَابْتَغُوا مَا كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ وَكُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا حَتَّى يَتَبَيَّنَ لَكُمُ الْخَيْطُ الأَبْيَضُ مِنَ الْخَيْطِ الأَسْوَدِ مِنَ الْفَجْرِ ثُمَّ أَتِمُّوا الصِّيَامَ إِلَى اللَّيْلِSo if you are in the open and the sky is clear, and there are no lights around you that obstruct the view of the dawn, and you are watching the east and have not seen the dawn, you may eat and drink until the white thread of dawn becomes distinct from the black thread, whether the adhan is called or not, due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family):
Do not let the adhan of Bilal prevent you from your suhur, for he calls to wake up your sleepers and to return your standers. So eat and drink until you hear the adhan of Ibn Umm Maktum, for he does not call until the dawn appears.
لا يمنعنكم من سحوركم أذان بلال فإنه يؤذن ليوقظ نائمكم ويرجع قائمكم فكلوا واشربوا حتى تسمعوا أذان ابن أم مكتوم فإنه لا يؤذن حتى يطلع الفجرThe questioner : May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh, and may He magnify your reward.