Religious Affairs Fatwa Board – Islam with Questions Is it possible to drink water at the time of prayer in Sahur?
In the dictionary, imsak, which means "to restrain oneself, to hold back, to hold back, to hold back", as a religious concept, means to abstain from eating, drinking, sexual intercourse and other things that invalidate the fast, until the time of dawn and iftar. The opposite of imsak is iftar.
If in public “imsak” It is used to mean the time when the fecr-i-sadiq, which starts fasting, occurs. In this sense, imsak means the time to start fasting. In the Hanafi school, Since it is virtuous to make the morning prayer a little late, they read the adhan after the imsak time, except for the month of Ramadan, and start the prayer. However, it is read early to inform that imsak has entered in the month of Ramadan. So in current practice As soon as the adhan is recited in sahur, it means that imsak has entered and fasting has begun.
When to start and end fasting is explained in the Qur'an as follows: “Eat and drink until you distinguish the light of dawn from the darkness of night (during the nights of Ramadan). Then complete the fast (without eating or drinking or having sexual intercourse) until the evening.” (Baccarat, 2/187)
shown on calendars "imsak", Indicates the time to start fasting. The time of imsak is also the moment when the night comes to an end, the time for the night prayer comes out and the time for the morning prayer starts. Azan is also recited at the beginning of imsak time. For this reason, it is necessary to stop eating and drinking when the adhan starts. There is no harm in swallowing the bite in the mouth when the adhan starts. However, it is not right to eat and drink until the end of the adhan in sahur. As soon as the adhan is recited, it is necessary to stop eating and drinking. If he continues, knowing that his fast will be broken, kaffarah is also required.
Should Eating and Drinking Be Stopped as soon as the Azan starts at Sahur?
Should eating and drinking be stopped as soon as the adhan starts in sahur? Nureddin Yıldız, who was asked about the questions, said, “Whether the imsak call to prayer is recited or not, the meal must be finished with the minute on the calendar.” said.
Nureddin Yıldız asked the question “Should eating and drinking be stopped the moment the prayer starts at sahur?” His answer to the question is as follows:
“For example, if the start time of fasting is 03.20, exactly 03.20 is the beginning of fasting. Since the adhan is recited at the same time, the adhan begins after the fasting begins. According to this, every bite eaten when the adhan starts means fasting. The same is true for the evening iftar time. The adhan begins the second the fast ends. There is no need to wait for the adhan to end because the adhan can only begin when the fast is over. In imsak, the opposite is true. Accordingly, whether the imsak call to prayer is read or not, the meal must be finished with the minute on the calendar.”
PROF. DR. NİHAT HATIOĞLU DOES DRINKING WATER WHEN THE Azan is being recited, does it break the fast?
prof. Dr. Nihat Hatipoğlu made statements about the answer to this question. Here is the answer to the question asked to Hatipoğlu in the details.
QUESTION: If we drink water at the time of sahur, while the adhan is being recited, will our fast be broken?
ANSWER: If you have water after the call to prayer, you can finish it. Because the Prophet There was no clock in the time of Muhammad (SAW). They were looking at the horizon and moving according to the horizon. A little, a few minutes is not a problem for him.