The Shaykh’s remarks on the calendar (timetable) lagging behind the sunset by minutes.
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The Shaykh : I have been observing it for all these years.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The sunset does not differ from the calendar by more than eight minutes, so I am now at ease on this point.
The questioner : Praise be to Allah, meaning, now, our Shaykh, wherever we are.
The Shaykh: No, no.
The questioner : Except in the town.
The Shaykh : Except in my house only.
The questioner : In your house, it is eight minutes, glory be to Allah.
The Shaykh : That is why I told you what I said before.
The questioner : Yes, my Shaykh, this is very beautiful, but this does not hold true, my Shaykh, in every place.
The Shaykh : As for now, I am in my house, and the preacher is in his house.
The questioner : You are right, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : So because of the difference in locations, it becomes a problem there. Even with the Salafi youth, I had Abd al-Rahman al-Harairi with me a few days ago. Do you know him?
The questioner : Yes, my Shaykh, he is the son of the one who is your brother’s daughter’s son.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Yes, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : So he told me that there is a problem among the Muslim youth—right away, right away...—our sons and grandsons there.
The questioner : Yes, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah have mercy on you, like Ja'far, do you know him?
The questioner : He is well known, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : He lives in his house in al-Qadim, while others live in al-Mizah. They gather there under the pretext of an invitation, for example, in a house. Now, each one breaks his fast there according to his location there.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Abd al-Rahman is complaining.
The questioner : Here it comes out, here, my Shaykh...
The Shaykh : Right away, right away.
The questioner : There, because... Abd al-Rahman is complaining, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : He is complaining about the disagreement among the young men, each breaking his fast according to his home.
The questioner : Yes, in one place.
The Shaykh : I am telling you, they are invited guests.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Do you not have a radio there?
The student : No, by Allah, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : The story of Abd al-Rahman with his relatives is that...
The questioner : Yes, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : That we now want to break our fast at 'Ilmi’s house.
The questioner : Correct...
The Shaykh : It is not permissible to break your fast at your house.
The questioner : Yes, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And it is not permissible for me to break my fast at my house.
The questioner : Yes, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Just as our sons do, according to Abd al-Rahman’s complaint.
The questioner : Correct, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : So when we break our fast, it is either on the responsibility of the house owner if he has an observation, or the general adhan that is held by the common people, who mislead the Muslim masses and tell them... and this is what angers me most about social hypocrisy. Considering the circumstances, who is going to look at the circumstances? Are you the judges? You have the Waqf, and you do not know the Shari'ah time, this one is low and this one is on the mountain, and so on. Who is going to observe? I mean, it is happening... a group of extremists who are announcing now, the adhan now, the adhan of Greater Amman, but considering the differences... who is going to consider them? So now, we are breaking our fast on the responsibility of these people.
The questioner : Yes, but my Shaykh, regarding our house, I mentioned, my Shaykh, in the past, we used to... we would arrange it by phone. When the sun sets, you would talk to me and say, "It is setting here, here, at the half of the disk." In the past, my Shaykh, more than seven or eight years ago or more, we used to see the difference between us and your house specifically, and our house where we live, meaning, half a minute to a minute, my Shaykh, between us.
The Shaykh : This is our way now.
The questioner : Yes, my Shaykh, if you were with us or we were with you, our situation would be about the same.
The Shaykh : What concerns us...
The questioner : No, of course, yes, it would be six minutes, not seven, it would be more because it is a low-lying area.
The Shaykh : You have it, you have it now.
The questioner : Now he is calling the adhan, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : In any case, meaning.
The questioner : In any case.
The Shaykh : You are able to observe the sun.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Did you do it?
The questioner : We did.
The Shaykh : Did you find a difference?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : How much?
The questioner : Approximately five minutes. But to avert another harm.
The Shaykh : This is understood.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : We have thirteen minutes.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The sunset does not differ from the calendar by more than eight minutes, so I am now at ease on this point.
The questioner : Praise be to Allah, meaning, now, our Shaykh, wherever we are.
The Shaykh: No, no.
The questioner : Except in the town.
The Shaykh : Except in my house only.
The questioner : In your house, it is eight minutes, glory be to Allah.
The Shaykh : That is why I told you what I said before.
The questioner : Yes, my Shaykh, this is very beautiful, but this does not hold true, my Shaykh, in every place.
The Shaykh : As for now, I am in my house, and the preacher is in his house.
The questioner : You are right, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : So because of the difference in locations, it becomes a problem there. Even with the Salafi youth, I had Abd al-Rahman al-Harairi with me a few days ago. Do you know him?
The questioner : Yes, my Shaykh, he is the son of the one who is your brother’s daughter’s son.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Yes, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : So he told me that there is a problem among the Muslim youth—right away, right away...—our sons and grandsons there.
The questioner : Yes, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah have mercy on you, like Ja'far, do you know him?
The questioner : He is well known, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : He lives in his house in al-Qadim, while others live in al-Mizah. They gather there under the pretext of an invitation, for example, in a house. Now, each one breaks his fast there according to his location there.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Abd al-Rahman is complaining.
The questioner : Here it comes out, here, my Shaykh...
The Shaykh : Right away, right away.
The questioner : There, because... Abd al-Rahman is complaining, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : He is complaining about the disagreement among the young men, each breaking his fast according to his home.
The questioner : Yes, in one place.
The Shaykh : I am telling you, they are invited guests.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Do you not have a radio there?
The student : No, by Allah, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : The story of Abd al-Rahman with his relatives is that...
The questioner : Yes, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : That we now want to break our fast at 'Ilmi’s house.
The questioner : Correct...
The Shaykh : It is not permissible to break your fast at your house.
The questioner : Yes, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And it is not permissible for me to break my fast at my house.
The questioner : Yes, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Just as our sons do, according to Abd al-Rahman’s complaint.
The questioner : Correct, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : So when we break our fast, it is either on the responsibility of the house owner if he has an observation, or the general adhan that is held by the common people, who mislead the Muslim masses and tell them... and this is what angers me most about social hypocrisy. Considering the circumstances, who is going to look at the circumstances? Are you the judges? You have the Waqf, and you do not know the Shari'ah time, this one is low and this one is on the mountain, and so on. Who is going to observe? I mean, it is happening... a group of extremists who are announcing now, the adhan now, the adhan of Greater Amman, but considering the differences... who is going to consider them? So now, we are breaking our fast on the responsibility of these people.
The questioner : Yes, but my Shaykh, regarding our house, I mentioned, my Shaykh, in the past, we used to... we would arrange it by phone. When the sun sets, you would talk to me and say, "It is setting here, here, at the half of the disk." In the past, my Shaykh, more than seven or eight years ago or more, we used to see the difference between us and your house specifically, and our house where we live, meaning, half a minute to a minute, my Shaykh, between us.
The Shaykh : This is our way now.
The questioner : Yes, my Shaykh, if you were with us or we were with you, our situation would be about the same.
The Shaykh : What concerns us...
The questioner : No, of course, yes, it would be six minutes, not seven, it would be more because it is a low-lying area.
The Shaykh : You have it, you have it now.
The questioner : Now he is calling the adhan, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : In any case, meaning.
The questioner : In any case.
The Shaykh : You are able to observe the sun.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Did you do it?
The questioner : We did.
The Shaykh : Did you find a difference?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : How much?
The questioner : Approximately five minutes. But to avert another harm.
The Shaykh : This is understood.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : We have thirteen minutes.
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