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AL-KAFI #304 : MAKSUD WAKTU IMSAK
What is meant by imsak time, and is eating and drinking forbidden once imsak time begins?
Short answer
The imsak time marked in timetables is a precaution so that one does not doubt whether dawn has broken.
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
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Fasting
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The imsak time marked in timetables is a precaution so that one does not doubt whether dawn has broken. It is recommended to stop eating and drinking a short while before dawn, and this time is not the Subuh time itself. Imsak in the sense of fasting is the obligation to abstain from whatever invalidates the fast, from the rise of dawn until sunset.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Ada waktu imsak yang yang disunatkan kita berhenti makan sebagai sikap berhati-hati dengan munculnya fajar yang menandakan subuh.
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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. “AL-KAFI #304 : MAKSUD WAKTU IMSAK”, 27 June 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/1192-al-kafi-304-maksud-waktu-imsak. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/meaning-of-imsak-time/