2 months ago
The Fasting Invalidators
I would like to ask about the imsak, which means abstention from the invalidators of fasting in Ramadhan. It is said that we have to do imsak 10 minutes in advance which is the religious legitimate time. What is the benefit of these minutes and what is the benefit of imsak?
Based on opinion Sheikh Basheer Al-najafy
In the name of Allah, be advised, my son, it is very hard to specify the exact fasting time for each place because the earth moves round itself; for every moment there is a new inch from the earth to face the sun. Therefore, the people specializing in making the timetables of Imsak make sure to take extra time for abstention so that the entire province can be covered at one time. They take normally 10 minutes (or more if the province is big) before the real time of imsak so that all the people in the province do imsak before the rise of true dawn. The morning prayer is to be offered after 10 minutes or more if the province is big so that all the people offer it in the time of dawn and not before it. We hope that the reason of the 10 minutes are clear now. No matter what, be cautious of committing the mistake that you are in the east or the west of the province; a matter can make you regret when regret is of no use. Allah knows best.
