Asalaamu alaikum -
As Ramadan rapidly approaches us (my 2nd, inshallah) I find myself once again confused on when we're suppose to stop eating.
I've been told we stop when the sky starts to turn light, something about a 'white line' that is apart from the dark. Some say you can eat/drink until the sky is light enough to read by.
Others say to stop eating when we hear the adhan for Fajr. But here in my area the adhan depends on what masjid one goes to... the masjid I attend, the adhan is at 0444 with fajr prayed at 0515, but then sunrise isn't until almost an hour later at 0614. And also here in the US its illegal to have the adhan loud enough to be heard beyond the parking lot, so where I live I will never hear an adhan unless its the one on my iPod...which is 3 minutes later than the time my masjid has.
So just to make sure I'm doing it right...when should I put down my fork? Thanks bunches!
JazakAllah Khairn
D.
As Ramadan rapidly approaches us (my 2nd, inshallah) I find myself once again confused on when we're suppose to stop eating.
I've been told we stop when the sky starts to turn light, something about a 'white line' that is apart from the dark. Some say you can eat/drink until the sky is light enough to read by.
Others say to stop eating when we hear the adhan for Fajr. But here in my area the adhan depends on what masjid one goes to... the masjid I attend, the adhan is at 0444 with fajr prayed at 0515, but then sunrise isn't until almost an hour later at 0614. And also here in the US its illegal to have the adhan loud enough to be heard beyond the parking lot, so where I live I will never hear an adhan unless its the one on my iPod...which is 3 minutes later than the time my masjid has.
So just to make sure I'm doing it right...when should I put down my fork? Thanks bunches!
JazakAllah Khairn
D.