The ruling on one who eats the pre-dawn meal while the mu'adhdhin is calling for the Fajr prayer

Question:
After this, a message reached the program from one of the listening brothers. In one of his questions in this message, he says: On one of the nights of Ramadan, we woke up and the mu'adhdhin for Fajr was calling to prayer, so we ate the pre-dawn meal and we fasted. Is our fasting valid? Or do we have to make up that day? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
If you did not know that the dawn had appeared, and you were in doubt about the appearance of the dawn, then the fasting is valid. But if you knew that the dawn had appeared, then you have to make up the fast. The mu'adhdhin calls to prayer based on a calendar, based on the estimation of the dawn, not on the certainty of the dawn, but on the estimation, or on the calendar he has. So, whoever knows that the dawn has appeared, eating is forbidden for him; otherwise, he may eat when in doubt. The most cautious course for him is to eat before the adhan, so that he may be certain of his fasting and stay away from a doubtful matter. And if he ate a long time after the adhan, the most cautious course for him is to make up the fast. But if it was a very short time, a minute, two minutes, or with the adhan, then there is no blame on him, if Allah wills, provided he did not know that the dawn had appeared. Yes.

The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.