FatwaSarawakFasting
Waktu bermula puasa
When does the fasting period begin: at the start of the Subuh call to prayer or after it ends?
Short answer
The fast runs from the appearance of dawn until sunset, and one must stop eating once the time for the Subuh prayer enters.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Sarawak State Mufti Department
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad (Koleksi Kemusykilan Agama)
- Topic
- Fasting
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The fast runs from the appearance of dawn until sunset, and one must stop eating once the time for the Subuh prayer enters. The imsak timetable is a recommended time to stop eating and drinking as a precaution before dawn breaks. Its duration is based on the hadith of Zaid ibn Thabit about the gap between sahur and the call to prayer being about the recitation of 50 verses, understood by Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani as moderate recitation of moderately long verses.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Berdasarkan hadis di atas, dapatlah kita fahami bahawa hendaklah berhenti makan apabila masuknya waktu solat Subuh.
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How to cite
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Sarawak State Mufti Department. “Waktu bermula puasa”, 28 December 2022. https://muftinegeri.sarawak.gov.my/web/subpage/irsyad_list/#2022-12-28-waktu-bermula-puasa. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/when-does-fasting-begin-subuh-azan/