{"id":25713,"date":"2022-06-29T20:35:57","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T20:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/?p=25713"},"modified":"2022-06-29T20:35:57","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T20:35:57","slug":"should-we-start-the-fast-from-18-degrees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/should-we-start-the-fast-from-18-degrees\/","title":{"rendered":"Should We Start the Fast From 18 Degrees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Fatwa ID: 06167<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Answered by: Alimah Habiba Akhtar<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><u>Question:<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Will 18 degrees be OK in all places for the start of the fast?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><u>In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><u>Answer:<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">The difference of opinion surrounding 15 degrees and 18 degrees comes down to the difference of opinions of the Hanafi scholars.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Imam Abu Hanifa states that Isha begins after the whiteness in the sky which is 18 degrees and Imam Abu Yusuf and Imam Muhammad state it is after the disappearance of the redness in the sky which is 15 degrees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">The ruling according to what the timings are decided is that it is safer and better to go with the 18 degrees timing as all the scholars are unanimous that by the whiteness in the sky, Isha time begins. However, where there is an uzr (excuse), then the 15 degrees can be used and this is often for those countries where the 18 degrees timing pushes Esha close to midnight. (1)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Thus, in response to your query, generally, the best option would be to take the 18 degrees timing by all countries unless it is difficult for a country to take such timing due to difficulty, then they&#8217;ll take the 15 degrees timing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Only Allah knows best<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Written by Alimah Habiba Akhtar<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Darul Ifta Birmingham<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; 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font-size: 12pt;\">\u0645\u06c1\u0627\u0631\u062a \u06c1\u06d2\u060c \u0627\u062d\u0642\u0631 \u06a9\u0648 \u0645\u06c1\u0627\u0631\u062a \u0646\u06c1\u06cc\u06ba \u06d4 \u06f2:\u06d4 \u0635\u0648\u0631\u062a \u0645\u0633\u0626\u0648\u0644\u06c1 \u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u0634\u0641\u0642 \u0627\u062d\u0645\u0631 \u06a9\u06d2 \u063a\u0631\u0648\u0628 \u06c1\u0648\u062c\u0627\u0646\u06d2 \u06a9\u06d2 \u0628\u0639\u062f \u0639\u0634\u0627\u0621 \u06a9\u06cc \u0646\u0645\u0627\u0632 \u0627\u062f\u0627 \u06a9\u0631 \u0644\u06cc\u0646\u06d2 \u06a9\u06cc \u06af\u0646\u062c\u0627\u0626\u0634 \u06c1\u06d2\u060c \u0639\u0645\u0644\u0627 \u0628\u0642\u0648\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0635\u0627\u062d\u0628\u064a\u0646 \u0641\u064a \u0645\u0648\u0627\u0642\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0630\u0631)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Fatawa Uthmani, volume 1, page 359, Maktab Mariful Quran<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fatwa ID: 06167 &nbsp; 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