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MENYANGKA FAJAR BELUM TERBIT ATAU MAGHRIB SUDAH MASUK
What is the ruling on the fast of a person who wrongly assumed that dawn had not yet broken while eating the pre-dawn meal, or that sunset had arrived when breaking the fast?
Short answer
If a person eats or drinks assuming dawn has not yet broken and the assumption turns out to be wrong, the fast is invalidated.
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
If a person eats or drinks assuming dawn has not yet broken and the assumption turns out to be wrong, the fast is invalidated. The person must still observe imsak (refrain from breaking the fast) for the rest of that day out of respect for Ramadan. The fatwa cites Ibn Qudamah in al-Mughni that the fast is void and must be made up, including when someone breaks the fast assuming the sun has set. This view is described as strong because certainty cannot be overridden by doubt.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Jika sekiranya seseorang menjangkakan fajar belum terbit lagi dengan makan atau minum, sedangkan ternyata sangkaannya itu salah, maka batallah puasanya.
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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. “MENYANGKA FAJAR BELUM TERBIT ATAU MAGHRIB SUDAH MASUK”, 19 June 2015. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/edisi-ramadhan/2018-menyangka-fajar-belum-terbit-atau-maghrib-sudah-masuk. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/fast-assuming-dawn-not-yet-broken/