The Ruling on Eating the Pre-Dawn Meal When the Fajr Adhan Begins

Question: Are we required to stop eating the pre-dawn meal when the Fajr adhan begins, or is it permissible for us to eat and drink until the mu'adhdhin finishes?

Answer: If the mu'adhdhin is known to call to prayer only when the dawn has arrived, then it is obligatory to refrain from eating, drinking, and all other things that break the fast from the moment he calls.
However, if the adhan is based on estimation and verification according to the calendar, there is no blame on eating and drinking during the adhan. This is based on what is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said: The narrator said at the end of this hadith: "And Ibn Umm Maktum was a blind man who did not call to prayer unless he was told: 'The dawn has come, the dawn has come.'" It is agreed upon that it is authentic.
The most cautious course for the believing man and woman is to strive to finish the pre-dawn meal before the dawn; acting in accordance with his (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: , and his (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: .
As for when it is known that the mu'adhdhin calls in the night to alert people to the nearness of the dawn, as Bilal did, then there is no blame on eating and drinking until the mu'adhdhins who call for the dawn call, acting in accordance with the aforementioned hadith.