Back to search
The question

What is the ruling on a voluntary fast for someone who intended to fast, then experienced a drop in blood sugar two minutes before the Fajr adhan, and consequently ate?

Share this answer

Source: FtawySummarized from the full answer at Ftawy · imported Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
The answer

The crucial point for a fasting person to abstain from eating is the advent of dawn (Fajr). If the muezzin calls the adhan at the break of dawn, then there is no harm in eating two minutes before his adhan. What people circulate about the obligation to stop eating ten or fifteen minutes before Fajr is not prescribed (in religious law) and is not binding. However, if one eats after the advent of dawn, the fast is invalid. The general principle is that the muezzin is trustworthy and knowledgeable of the times, and he calls the adhan at its proper time. The prayer times are generally based on their accurate correspondence with the actual time.

Summarized from the full answer at Ftawy · imported

Read the full answer on Ftawy
Source platform
Ftawy
Original fatwa ID
109977
Imported
Translation status
Source text, unreviewed
Read the full ruling
Read the full answer on Ftawy