Ramadan is here

[voiceofaa]

Due to lack of knowledge people have been indulged in very wrong practices. Some people have adopted a very wrong practice in Fasting and I, Myself, Have seen and heard this thing from many people. That is "During Sahri one can keep eating till Azaan is going on" This totally a wrong practice and whoever does it his/her Fast will be nullified.

We need to understand the ending time of Sahri. When Azaan is being called it means that the time of Fajr has been started and as time of Fajr has been started it means that a new day has been started. So, Now anyone who eats during Azaan it means that he is eating during the Next Day whereas we have to stop eating before the start of the next day.

Now look what Quran says about it.

… and eat and drink until the white thread (light) of dawn appears to you distinct from the black thread (darkness of night), …} [Al-Quran, 2: 187].

Now where does it say that one can keep on eating till Azaan is going on. Question is if time of Fajr starts at 4.45am and in my local mosque Azaan is being called at 5.00am then can I keep on eating till 5.00am? Absolutely not! If anyone does so his/her Fast will be nullified because now he is eating During the next day.

Some people to prove their false statement gives reference of this Hadith. Abu Hurayrah(Radhi'Allah An'ho) narrated : "If the Athaan is called and one of you has a receptacle in his hand, he should not leave it until satisfying his needs". People have drawn a wrong conclusion from this Hadith and they think that we can keep eating till Azaan is going on. Al-Bayhaqi said this narration is according to the majority of Muslim scholars, linked in its meaning with the fact that the Rasool'Allah(Peace Be Upon Him) knew that Azaan is called before the Fajr.

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[voiceofaa]

Now a question can come in mind that how can Hazrat Bilal(Radhi'Allah An'ho) call Azaan before Fajr. To understand this thing read the following Hadith.

Bukhari, Volume 7, Book 63, Number 219a:

Narrated 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud:
The Prophet said, "The call (or the Adhan) of Bilal should not stop you from taking the Suhur-meals for Bilal calls (or pronounces the Adhan) so that the one who is offering the night prayer should take a rest, and he does not indicate the daybreak or dawn." The narrator, Yazid, described (how dawn breaks) by stretching out his hands and then separating them wide apart.


Read another Hadith!

Bukhari ::Volume 3 :: Book 48 :: Hadith 824

Narrated Abdullah bin Umar:

The Prophet said, "Bilal pronounces the Adhan when it is still night (before dawn), so eat and drink till the next Adhan is pronounced (or till you hear Ibn Um Maktum's Adhan)." Ibn Um Maktum was a blind man who would not pronounce the Adhan till he was told that it was dawn.

So, These Hadiths clearly proof that Hazrat Bilal used to call Azaan before the Fajr and it was for other purpose and it does not indicate a daybreak or dawn.


Imam Nawawi said: 'We mentioned that when the Fajr appears while one has something in his month, he should spit it out and complete his fasting. But if he swallows it then his fasting is nullified and there is no disagreement over this issue.

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[voiceofaa]

As a Precaution.

Bukhari :: Volume 1 :: Book 10 :: Hadith 550

Narrated Qatada:
Anas bin Malik said, "The Prophet and Zaid bin Thabit took the 'Suhur' together and after finishing the meal, the Prophet stood up and prayed (Fajr prayer)." I asked Anas, "How long was the interval between finishing their 'Suhur' and starting the prayer?" He replied, "The interval between the two was just sufficient to recite fifty 'Ayat." (Verses of the Quran)."

As mentioned in above Hadith that Prophet and Zaid finished meal before the time(Which is sufficient to recite 50 Verses). Precautionary we should stop eating 8-10 Minutes before the Start time of Fajr(Which is usually mentioned in Calendars). Stop eating before 8-10 Minutes isn't Farz/Wajib but we should try to do it as a precaution.

In short: This is totally a wrong a practice to keep eating during Azaan or After the time of Fajr. If anyone who does so then his/her Fast will be nullified. One should stop eating before the start time of Fajr.

Verily, Allah Subhan Wa Ta'Ala knows the best and may HE gives us courage to keep all Fasts properly.

 

[Janbaz]

Might be late, but happy ramadan all!

 

[haviZsultan]

Belated Ramadan Mubarak!

 

[Awesome]

Due to lack of knowledge people have been indulged in very wrong practices. Some people have adopted a very wrong practice in Fasting and I, Myself, Have seen and heard this thing from many people. That is "During Sahri one can keep eating till Azaan is going on" This totally a wrong practice and whoever does it his/her Fast will be nullified.

We need to understand the ending time of Sahri. When Azaan is being called it means that the time of Fajr has been started and as time of Fajr has been started it means that a new day has been started. So, Now anyone who eats during Azaan it means that he is eating during the Next Day whereas we have to stop eating before the start of the next day.

Now look what Quran says about it.

… and eat and drink until the white thread (light) of dawn appears to you distinct from the black thread (darkness of night), …} [Al-Quran, 2: 187].

Now where does it say that one can keep on eating till Azaan is going on. Question is if time of Fajr starts at 4.45am and in my local mosque Azaan is being called at 5.00am then can I keep on eating till 5.00am? Absolutely not! If anyone does so his/her Fast will be nullified because now he is eating During the next day.

Some people to prove their false statement gives reference of this Hadith. Abu Hurayrah(Radhi'Allah An'ho) narrated : "If the Athaan is called and one of you has a receptacle in his hand, he should not leave it until satisfying his needs". People have drawn a wrong conclusion from this Hadith and they think that we can keep eating till Azaan is going on. Al-Bayhaqi said this narration is according to the majority of Muslim scholars, linked in its meaning with the fact that the Rasool'Allah(Peace Be Upon Him) knew that Azaan is called before the Fajr.

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Bigger question is if time of fajr starts at 4:45 why is your mosque giving the Azaan at 5? The precise timing of the Fajr Azaan is of importance due to so many factors.

I think the bigger factor that Allah would hopefully see is the person's intentions not if any cosmic rays of the sun have managed to penetrate the atmosphere at that hour. And you should not go about nullifying people's fasts, that is for Allah to decide.

Also I'm pretty sure after the fajr AZAAN, it takes up to 30 minutes roughly to see the first crack of light. Now I'm pretty sure the Imams and Muezzins deciding on whatever time are putting a very safe time limit, so I don't see the problem in eating till the Azaan since you get an official Alarm clock.

… and eat and drink until the white thread (light) of dawn appears to you distinct from the black thread (darkness of night), …} [Al-Quran, 2: 187].

I would also like to add one tidbit I know which might point to the fact that the translation of thread as "light" may not be the best one.

In the times of the Prophet the best measure of Fajr was to put a white thread and a black thread stretched in parallel, and to the direction of where the sun was supposed to come out. At the point where they could tell the difference between the two threads it was considered as Fajr time.

So what this too points to is an indication of eating till the crack of dawn, the crack of light. Azaan is usually well before any light and is a safe measure to abide by.

 

[EagleEyes]

Might be late, but happy ramadan all!

Good to see you back after a long time!

 

[Janbaz]

Good to see you back after a long time!

I'm studying really hardcore so...well good to just see the folks here on and off and read!

 

[niaz]

Today is 29th Ramdan in the UAE. While it is sad to say farewell to the holy month. I would like to wish all the honourable members of this august forum

EID MUBARAK

May the Eid bring joy to all the muslims the world over.

 

[EagleEyes]

Sir,

Eid Mubarak to you as well and your whole family!

Enjoy.

 

[Tiki Tam Tam]

Eid Mubarak to you all.

Hope you followed all the rules!