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MENGGUNAKAN MERIAM SEBAGAI PETANDA BERBUKA DAN BERSAHUR
Is it permissible to use a cannon to signal the time for breaking fast or waking up for sahur?
Short answer
Using certain devices to wake people for sahur or to mark the time for breaking the fast is permitted, in line with the fatwa of Sheikh Atiyah Saqr.
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
Using certain devices to wake people for sahur or to mark the time for breaking the fast is permitted, in line with the fatwa of Sheikh Atiyah Saqr. The fatwa notes the historical use of a cannon to signal iftar in Egypt in the mid-9th century Hijri. However, the respondent personally prefers the call to prayer (azan) as the signal for both breaking the fast and sahur.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Menggunakan alat-alat tertentu bagi mengejutkan masyarakat supaya bangun bersahur atau bagi menandakann masuknya waktu berbuka puasa adalah dibolehkan, seperti yang difatwakan oleh Syeikh Atiyah Saqr
Read the full fatwa on the Federal Territories website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “MENGGUNAKAN MERIAM SEBAGAI PETANDA BERBUKA DAN BERSAHUR”, 18 June 2015. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/edisi-ramadhan/2073-menggunakan-meriam-sebagai-petanda-berbuka-dan-bersahur. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/cannon-signal-breaking-fast-sahur/