Ruling on eating the pre-dawn meal while the mu'adhdhin is calling the prayer
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Question: Is it permissible to continue eating the pre-dawn meal while the mu'adhdhin is calling the second adhan, or is it prohibited?
Answer: This requires a detailed explanation. If the mu'adhdhin called the adhan for the dawn prayer, and you know that he called it for the dawn, then you must refrain and abstain; based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):. The basis for this is the saying of Allah the Exalted: [al-Baqarah: 187]. So if one knows that the dawn has appeared, even if the adhan has not been called, such as a person in a desert or similar place, if he sees the dawn he must refrain, even if he did not hear the adhan.
As for if the mu'adhdhin is calling the adhan early, or if there is doubt about his adhan as to whether it coincided with the dawn or not, then he may eat and drink until he is certain that the dawn has appeared; either by the known clocks that have been verified to be set for the appearance of the dawn, or by the adhan of a trustworthy person known to call the adhan for the dawn. So he may eat in the case of the adhan; he may eat or drink, or eat what is in his hand or drink what is in his hand; because the adhan is not for the dawn, but rather it is a possibility.
Answer: This requires a detailed explanation. If the mu'adhdhin called the adhan for the dawn prayer, and you know that he called it for the dawn, then you must refrain and abstain; based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
The adhan of Bilal does not prevent you from your pre-dawn meal, for he calls the adhan from the night. So eat and drink until Ibn Umm Maktum calls.
لا يمنعكم أذان بلال من سحوركم، فإنه يؤذن من ليل، فكلوا واشربوا حتى ينادي ابن أم مكتومAnd eat and drink until the white thread of dawn becomes distinct to you from the black thread [of night]
وَكُلُواْ وَاشْرَبُواْ حَتَّى يَتَبَيَّنَ لَكُمُ الْخَيْطُ الأَبْيَضُ مِنَ الْخَيْطِ الأَسْوَدِ مِنَ الْفَجْرِAs for if the mu'adhdhin is calling the adhan early, or if there is doubt about his adhan as to whether it coincided with the dawn or not, then he may eat and drink until he is certain that the dawn has appeared; either by the known clocks that have been verified to be set for the appearance of the dawn, or by the adhan of a trustworthy person known to call the adhan for the dawn. So he may eat in the case of the adhan; he may eat or drink, or eat what is in his hand or drink what is in his hand; because the adhan is not for the dawn, but rather it is a possibility.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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