Is it permissible to continue eating after the Fajr adhan?
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The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : By Allah, may I ask you a question?
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : Is it permissible to eat, or to continue eating, after the Fajr adhan?
The Shaykh : What do you mean by adhan, my brother? Do you mean the astronomical adhan or the legal adhan?
The questioner : The adhan that comes after, which is the adhan of imsak, of course...
The Shaykh : It is not permissible for a person to eat after the legal adhan. As for the astronomical adhan, it is not the legal adhan. Do you distinguish between the two? If you do, I have given you the answer. If you do not, then learn about the legal adhan so that you abstain from food, as the Lord of mankind said:[Al-Baqarah 2:187].
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : As for the astronomical adhan, it is not the legal adhan. In legal terminology, it is the first adhan. The second adhan is when the true dawn appears. When the true dawn appears, the verse is fulfilled:[Al-Baqarah 2:187]. But it is regrettable that today people are lost because there are no mu'adhdhins who observe the legal times; rather, they call the adhan according to the astronomical times. In fact, there are no mu'adhdhins calling the adhan; there is only one adhan.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Perhaps you understood me?
The questioner : I mean.
The Shaykh : I mean, okay.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The questioner : The Shaykh, for example, right now, at about five o'clock minus a third, the true dawn will be...
The Shaykh : My brother, it varies. The place differs between one on the top of a mountain and one on the slope of a mountain, and one in the plain and another in the valley. All these areas have times that differ from one another. Therefore, one ruling and one time are not given to all these people in a country like this, which has mountains, plateaus, plains, and valleys. This is the responsibility of the Waqf, which is not functioning there.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : By Allah, may I ask you a question?
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : Is it permissible to eat, or to continue eating, after the Fajr adhan?
The Shaykh : What do you mean by adhan, my brother? Do you mean the astronomical adhan or the legal adhan?
The questioner : The adhan that comes after, which is the adhan of imsak, of course...
The Shaykh : It is not permissible for a person to eat after the legal adhan. As for the astronomical adhan, it is not the legal adhan. Do you distinguish between the two? If you do, I have given you the answer. If you do not, then learn about the legal adhan so that you abstain from food, as the Lord of mankind said:
And eat and drink until the white thread of dawn becomes distinct to you from the black thread
وَكُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا حَتَّى يَتَبَيَّنَ لَكُمُ الْخَيْطُ الْأَبْيَضُ مِنَ الْخَيْطِ الْأَسْوَدِThe questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : As for the astronomical adhan, it is not the legal adhan. In legal terminology, it is the first adhan. The second adhan is when the true dawn appears. When the true dawn appears, the verse is fulfilled:
until the white thread of dawn becomes distinct to you from the black thread
حَتَّى يَتَبَيَّنَ لَكُمُ الْخَيْطُ الْأَبْيَضُ مِنَ الْخَيْطِ الْأَسْوَدِ مِنَ الْفَجْرِThe questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Perhaps you understood me?
The questioner : I mean.
The Shaykh : I mean, okay.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The questioner : The Shaykh, for example, right now, at about five o'clock minus a third, the true dawn will be...
The Shaykh : My brother, it varies. The place differs between one on the top of a mountain and one on the slope of a mountain, and one in the plain and another in the valley. All these areas have times that differ from one another. Therefore, one ruling and one time are not given to all these people in a country like this, which has mountains, plateaus, plains, and valleys. This is the responsibility of the Waqf, which is not functioning there.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The Shaykh: Yes.
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