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IRSYAD HUKUM KHAS RAMADHAN SIRI KE-106 : ISU APPS & AZAN ZUHUR LEWAT SATU JAM DI BANGLADESH
Can medical workers in Bangladesh follow the prayer times in the MuslimPro app when the local Hanafi mosque delays the call to prayer, especially for Fajr, Zuhr and Asr?
Short answer
A prayer time app may be used to determine the entry of prayer times, the pre-dawn meal and the breaking of fast if it has been tested and confirmed accurate, as it falls under the category of a proven timepiece.
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
- Astronomy & Calendar
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
A prayer time app may be used to determine the entry of prayer times, the pre-dawn meal and the breaking of fast if it has been tested and confirmed accurate, as it falls under the category of a proven timepiece. If it is inaccurate, it should not be used. In the Hanafi school, Asr begins later than in the view of the majority, and delaying the Zuhr call to prayer in intense heat is permitted. For Fajr, one may follow the source one trusts more, but if one personally sees the true dawn, that observation overrides both the app and the muezzin.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Justerum sekiranya aplikasi "Apps MuslimPro" telah diuji dan dipastikan sebagai tempat menunjukkan perubahan waktu solat, maka boleh digunakan sebagai penentu masuk waktu solat termasuk waktu sahur dan berbuka.
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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-106 : ISU APPS & AZAN ZUHUR LEWAT SATU JAM DI BANGLADESH”, 28 May 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/edisi-ramadhan/2431-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-229-isu-apps-azan-zuhur-lewat-satu-jam-di-bangladesh. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/prayer-times-app-delayed-azan-bangladesh/