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IRSYAD HUKUM KHAS RAMADHAN SIRI KE-134: BAGAIMANAKAH MENENTUKAN WAKTU BERBUKA DI DALAM KAPAL TERBANG
How should a fasting person determine the time to break the fast on an airplane: by the home country's time, the destination's time, or the country being flown over?
Short answer
The time to break the fast on a plane depends on where the person is at that moment, not on the time of the home country, the country being passed over or the destination.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum Edisi Ramadhan
- Topic
- Fasting
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The time to break the fast on a plane depends on where the person is at that moment, not on the time of the home country, the country being passed over or the destination. The fast is broken when night has truly arrived, seen with one's own eyes or announced by the crew based on current time. If the view of the sun is obstructed, the coming of night from the east serves as the sign. It is best for the fasting person to be certain by personally seeing that the sun has set.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Maka jelaslah bahawa waktu berbuka itu berdasarkan tempat setiap orang yang berpuasa itu berada.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM KHAS RAMADHAN SIRI KE-134: BAGAIMANAKAH MENENTUKAN WAKTU BERBUKA DI DALAM KAPAL TERBANG”, 21 May 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/edisi-ramadhan/3415-irsyad-al-fatwa-khas-ramadhan-siri-ke-134-bagaimanakah-menentukan-waktu-berbuka-di-dalam-kapal-terbang. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/breaking-fast-time-on-an-airplane/