{"id":9222,"date":"2017-07-20T16:23:51","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T16:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/?p=9222"},"modified":"2017-07-20T16:24:37","modified_gmt":"2017-07-20T16:24:37","slug":"following-two-ramadan-timetables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/following-two-ramadan-timetables\/","title":{"rendered":"Following two ramadan timetables"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><strong>Fatwa ID: 02215<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><strong>Answered by&nbsp;<\/strong>Molana Eunus Ali&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><strong>Question:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Asalamualaikum.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Hazrat,&nbsp;I&nbsp;am&nbsp;looking&nbsp;permission,&nbsp;or&nbsp;if&nbsp;it&rsquo;s&nbsp;lawful&nbsp;to&nbsp;follow&nbsp;two<br \/>\n\tdifferent&nbsp;Hanafi&nbsp;timetables&nbsp;this&nbsp;Ramadan.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">I&nbsp;take&nbsp;the&nbsp;full&nbsp;month&nbsp;off&nbsp;work&nbsp;in&nbsp;this&nbsp;blessed&nbsp;month&nbsp;to&nbsp;ensure,&nbsp;I&nbsp;am<br \/>\n\tgiving&nbsp;myself&nbsp;the&nbsp;best&nbsp;chance&nbsp;to&nbsp;secure&nbsp;my&nbsp;Akirah.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Initially,&nbsp;I&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;following&nbsp;the&nbsp;timetable&nbsp;where&nbsp;the&nbsp;sehri&nbsp;time&nbsp;is<br \/>\n\tapproximately&nbsp;between&nbsp;1-1:30am&nbsp;depending&nbsp;on&nbsp;where&nbsp;you&nbsp;are.&nbsp;The&nbsp;reason<br \/>\n\tfor&nbsp;this&nbsp;is&nbsp;because&nbsp;right&nbsp;after&nbsp;Taraweeh&nbsp;finishes&nbsp;which,&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;between<br \/>\n\t&nbsp;mid-night-12:15am,&nbsp;I&nbsp;can&nbsp;have&nbsp;a&nbsp;small&nbsp;snack&nbsp;in&nbsp;readiness&nbsp;for&nbsp;sehri,<br \/>\n\tperform&nbsp;Tahajud,&nbsp;perform&nbsp;Fajar&nbsp;with&nbsp;Jamat&nbsp;(mosque),&nbsp;and&nbsp;then&nbsp;go&nbsp;straight<br \/>\n\tto&nbsp;bed.&nbsp;I&rsquo;d&nbsp;rather&nbsp;not&nbsp;go&nbsp;to&nbsp;sleep,&nbsp;and&nbsp;then&nbsp;wake&nbsp;back&nbsp;up&nbsp;to&nbsp;do&nbsp;sehri,<br \/>\n\tTahajud,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Fajar&nbsp;&ndash;&nbsp;too&nbsp;lazy!<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">However,&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;last&nbsp;10&nbsp;days,&nbsp;that&nbsp;are&nbsp;the&nbsp;greatest,&nbsp;this&nbsp;means&nbsp;there&nbsp;is<br \/>\n\tless&nbsp;time&nbsp;for&nbsp;ibadah&nbsp;especially&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;night&nbsp;of&nbsp;Laylatul&nbsp;Qadr.&nbsp;So,&nbsp;to<br \/>\n\tmake&nbsp;more&nbsp;time&nbsp;for&nbsp;myself,&nbsp;I&nbsp;then&nbsp;would&nbsp;like&nbsp;to&nbsp;change&nbsp;to&nbsp;another&nbsp;Hanafi<br \/>\n\ttimetable&nbsp;where&nbsp;sehri&nbsp;would&nbsp;be&nbsp;a&nbsp;between&nbsp;2-3am.&nbsp;I&nbsp;would&nbsp;not&nbsp;go&nbsp;to&nbsp;sleep<br \/>\n\tafter&nbsp;Taraweeh,&nbsp;and&nbsp;get&nbsp;stuck&nbsp;in&nbsp;ibadah.&nbsp;I&nbsp;understand&nbsp;quality&nbsp;is&nbsp;better<br \/>\n\tthan&nbsp;quantity,&nbsp;but&nbsp;I&nbsp;would&nbsp;to&nbsp;accommodate&nbsp;for&nbsp;both.&nbsp;This&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;month&nbsp;to<br \/>\n\tbe&nbsp;selfish,&nbsp;right?&nbsp;So,&nbsp;I&rsquo;d&nbsp;have&nbsp;almost&nbsp;3&nbsp;hours&nbsp;instead&nbsp;of&nbsp;1&nbsp;hour,&nbsp;and<br \/>\n\t15&nbsp;minutes.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Questions:<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Is&nbsp;this&nbsp;permissible?<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If,&nbsp;I&nbsp;did&nbsp;so&nbsp;anyway,&nbsp;would&nbsp;my&nbsp;fasts,&nbsp;and&nbsp;ibadah&nbsp;still&nbsp;be&nbsp;valid?<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Jazak&#39;Allah.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><strong>Answer:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Bismillah.jpg\" rel=\"\" target=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Bismillah\" height=\"50\" src=\"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Bismillah.jpg\" title=\"\" width=\"267\" \/><\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">It is better to follow one timetable throughout the whole month in which you have confidence.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">If you decide to follow a different timetable which has been attested by scholars to be acceptable, then inshallah your fast and ibadah will be valid.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Only Allah knows best<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Written by Molana Eunus Ali<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Darul Ifta Birmingham<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fatwa ID: 02215 Answered by&nbsp;Molana Eunus Ali&nbsp;&nbsp; Question: Asalamualaikum. Hazrat,&nbsp;I&nbsp;am&nbsp;looking&nbsp;permission,&nbsp;or&nbsp;if&nbsp;it&rsquo;s&nbsp;lawful&nbsp;to&nbsp;follow&nbsp;two different&nbsp;Hanafi&nbsp;timetables&nbsp;this&nbsp;Ramadan. I&nbsp;take&nbsp;the&nbsp;full&nbsp;month&nbsp;off&nbsp;work&nbsp;in&nbsp;this&nbsp;blessed&nbsp;month&nbsp;to&nbsp;ensure,&nbsp;I&nbsp;am giving&nbsp;myself&nbsp;the&nbsp;best&nbsp;chance&nbsp;to&nbsp;secure&nbsp;my&nbsp;Akirah. Initially,&nbsp;I&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;following&nbsp;the&nbsp;timetable&nbsp;where&nbsp;the&nbsp;sehri&nbsp;time&nbsp;is approximately&nbsp;between&nbsp;1-1:30am&nbsp;depending&nbsp;on&nbsp;where&nbsp;you&nbsp;are.&nbsp;The&nbsp;reason for&nbsp;this&nbsp;is&nbsp;because&nbsp;right&nbsp;after&nbsp;Taraweeh&nbsp;finishes&nbsp;which,&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;between &nbsp;mid-night-12:15am,&nbsp;I&nbsp;can&nbsp;have&nbsp;a&nbsp;small&nbsp;snack&nbsp;in&nbsp;readiness&nbsp;for&nbsp;sehri, perform&nbsp;Tahajud,&nbsp;perform&nbsp;Fajar&nbsp;with&nbsp;Jamat&nbsp;(mosque),&nbsp;and&nbsp;then&nbsp;go&nbsp;straight to&nbsp;bed.&nbsp;I&rsquo;d&nbsp;rather&nbsp;not&nbsp;go&nbsp;to&nbsp;sleep,&nbsp;and&nbsp;then&nbsp;wake&nbsp;back&nbsp;up&nbsp;to&nbsp;do&nbsp;sehri, Tahajud,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Fajar&nbsp;&ndash;&nbsp;too&nbsp;lazy! However,&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;last&nbsp;10&nbsp;days,&nbsp;that&nbsp;are&nbsp;the&nbsp;greatest,&nbsp;this&nbsp;means&nbsp;there&nbsp;is less&nbsp;time&nbsp;for&nbsp;ibadah&nbsp;especially&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;night&nbsp;of&nbsp;Laylatul&nbsp;Qadr.&nbsp;So,&nbsp;to make&nbsp;more&nbsp;time&nbsp;for&nbsp;myself,&nbsp;I&nbsp;then&nbsp;would&nbsp;like&nbsp;to&nbsp;change&nbsp;to&nbsp;another&nbsp;Hanafi timetable&nbsp;where&nbsp;sehri&nbsp;would&nbsp;be&nbsp;a&nbsp;between&nbsp;2-3am.&nbsp;I&nbsp;would&nbsp;not&nbsp;go&nbsp;to&nbsp;sleep after&nbsp;Taraweeh,&nbsp;and&nbsp;get&nbsp;stuck&nbsp;in&nbsp;ibadah.&nbsp;I&nbsp;understand&nbsp;quality&nbsp;is&nbsp;better&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9222"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9222"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9222\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9224,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9222\/revisions\/9224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9222"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9222"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}