Must I make up for the food if I ate a few minutes before the Fajr athan, based on the iPad's timing, while the mosques have not yet called the athan and according to the Umm al-Qura calendar the time has not yet begun?
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One must abstain from things that break the fast at the advent of the true dawn, not upon hearing the adhan, based on the Almighty's saying: "And eat and drink until the white thread of dawn becomes distinct to you from the black thread [of night]. Then complete the fast until nightfall." So, if the eating occurred before the advent of dawn or before the adhan of trustworthy mosques, then the fast is valid.
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