Is it permissible to eat the pre-dawn meal during the Fajr adhan if the adhan is called before the true dawn appears?

The Shaykh : Do you have another question?

The questioner: Yes, exactly.

The questioner : In our country, the Fajr adhan is called approximately half an hour before the time.

The Shaykh : And what do you mean by the time?

The questioner: Yes? The time of the adhan is half an hour before the scheduled time of the prayer, before the time of the prayer. I mean, we are in the month of Ramadan, and during fasting, some people eat their pre-dawn meal during the adhan.

The Shaykh : Yes, are you speaking from Libya?

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : Do you mean that the adhan is called before the legal time?

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : Yes, and it is the same in many Islamic countries, including our country here in Jordan, that the Fajr adhan is called twenty-five minutes before the true dawn appears. This is one of the errors in the almanacs. It is not permissible to rely on these almanacs. Did you understand?

The questioner: Yes, I understood.

The Shaykh: All right.

The questioner: Based on the hadith regarding delaying the pre-dawn meal, do we sometimes eat our pre-dawn meal during the Fajr adhan?

The Shaykh : Yes, if the dawn has not yet appeared.

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : If the dawn has not yet appeared.

The questioner: No, we do not pay attention to the adhan, meaning?

The Shaykh : Yes, you do not pay attention to the adhan.