To all our brothers and sisters in Faith who will be fasting during the present month of Ramadan, remember to break your fast at the right time as instructed in the Glorious Quran.
It's a common mistake which many make by preferring man-made traditions over the Divine order.
The right time to break our fast is approximately 30 minutes after Maghrib or sunset when darkness has taken place completely. Check the following Quranic verses for evidence and information.
وَكُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا حَتَّى يَتَبَيَّنَ لَكُمُ الْخَيْطُ الأَبْيَضُ مِنَ الْخَيْطِ الأَسْوَدِ مِنَ الْفَجْرِ ثُمَّ أَتِمُّوا الصِّيَامَ إِلَى اللَّيْل
2:187 - Al-Baqrah
TransliterationWa Kulū Wa Ashrabū Ĥattá Yatabayyana Lakumu Al-Khayţu Al-'Abyađu Mina Al-Khayţi Al-'Aswadi Mina Al-Fajri ۖ Thumma 'Atimmū Aş-Şiyāma 'Ilá Al-Layli (2:187)
Translation"eat and drink until the white thread becometh distinct to you from the black thread of the dawn. Then strictly observe the fast till nightfall" (2:187) Surah Al-Baqrah
The above verse makes it clear that fasting begins from sunrise and ends when darkness of the night has taken place which is 30 to 40 minutes after we offer our Maghrib prayers. The Arabic term used for describing the time to end the fast is ليل or "leyl." This term refers to the darkness of the night and NOT sunset.
Sunset (Maghrib or setting of the sun) and darkness of the night are NOT the same. Sunset has been explicitly differentiated from nightfall in the Glorious Quran. A very good example to elucidate this difference is Verse 17:78 of Surah Bani Israel (also known as Surah Al-Isra) which states the specific timing for the Maghrib or sunset prayer and the importance of reciting the Quran at dawn.
أَقِمِ الصَّلاةَ لِدُلُوكِ الشَّمْسِ إِلَى غَسَقِ اللَّيْلِ وَقُرْآنَ الْفَجْرِ إِنَّ قُرْآنَ الْفَجْرِ كَانَ مَشْهُودًا
17:78 - Surah Al-Isra
Transliteration
'Aqimi Aş-Şalāata Lidulūki Ash-Shamsi 'Ilá Ghasaqi Al-Layli Wa Qur'āna Al-Fajri ۖ 'Inna Qur'āna Al-Fajri Kāna Mash/hūdāan (17:78)
Translation"Establish worship at the going down of the sun until the dark of night, and (the recital of) the Qur'an at dawn. Lo! (the recital of) the Qur'an at dawn is ever witnessed." (17:78) Surah Al-Isra
The above verse is self-explanatory asserting that the time for Maghrib prayer begins when the sun goes down, that is, at sunset. The verse also clarifies that Maghrib prayer can be offered from the time the sun goes down until it gets dark which takes about 30 minutes, in certain parts of the globe it might take a bit longer, around 40 minutes. In this verse 17:78 the Arabic term mentioned for sunset or going down of the sun is دلوك الشمس (dulook al-shams), and the Arabic term for "dark of night" is leyl or ليل
"Leyl" or night is by no means the same as as sunset of dulook al-shams. That's absolutely clear and obvious.
And Verse 2:187 confirms that we are to break our fast at "leyl."
Also, another expression used in the Quran for the setting of the sun is مغرب الشمس or maghrib al-shams. This expression has been used in Verse 18:86 of Surah Al-Kahf.
حَتَّى إِذَا بَلَغَ مَغْرِبَ الشَّمْسِ وَجَدَهَا تَغْرُبُ فِي عَيْنٍ حَمِئَةٍ وَوَجَدَ عِنْدَهَا قَوْمًا قُلْنَا يَا ذَا الْقَرْنَيْنِ إِمَّا أَنْ تُعَذِّبَ وَإِمَّا أَنْ تَتَّخِذَ فِيهِمْ حُسْنًا
18:86 - Surah Al-Kahf
Tranliteration
Ĥattá 'Idhā Balagha Maghriba Ash-Shamsi Wajadahā Taghrubu Fī `Aynin Ĥami'atin Wa Wajada `Indahā Qawmāan ۗ Qulnā Yā Dhā Al-Qarnayni 'Immā 'An Tu`adhdhiba Wa 'Immā 'An Tattakhidha Fīhim Ĥusnāan (18:86)
Translation"Till, when he reached the setting-place of the sun, he found it setting in a muddy spring, and found a people thereabout. We said: O Dhu'l-Qarneyn! Either punish or show them kindness." (18:86) Surah Al-Kahf.
Thus, you will observe that nowhere does the Quran refer to sunset as "leyl." The word "leyl" has only one reference, that is, nightfall or the darkness of the night.
It's very unfortunate that so many folks who fast regularly waste their entire day's effort by breaking their fasts 30 to 40 minutes prior to the prescribed time in the Glorious Quran.
Dhulook-as-shams and leyl .... the clear difference. Ramadan, the month of fasting, is the Month of the Quran. Yet so many of us violate the Quran by disobeying even the simple timings of fasting confirmed in the Glorious Quran.
It's a common mistake which many make by preferring man-made traditions over the Divine order.
The right time to break our fast is approximately 30 minutes after Maghrib or sunset when darkness has taken place completely. Check the following Quranic verses for evidence and information.
وَكُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا حَتَّى يَتَبَيَّنَ لَكُمُ الْخَيْطُ الأَبْيَضُ مِنَ الْخَيْطِ الأَسْوَدِ مِنَ الْفَجْرِ ثُمَّ أَتِمُّوا الصِّيَامَ إِلَى اللَّيْل
2:187 - Al-Baqrah
TransliterationWa Kulū Wa Ashrabū Ĥattá Yatabayyana Lakumu Al-Khayţu Al-'Abyađu Mina Al-Khayţi Al-'Aswadi Mina Al-Fajri ۖ Thumma 'Atimmū Aş-Şiyāma 'Ilá Al-Layli (2:187)
Translation"eat and drink until the white thread becometh distinct to you from the black thread of the dawn. Then strictly observe the fast till nightfall" (2:187) Surah Al-Baqrah
The above verse makes it clear that fasting begins from sunrise and ends when darkness of the night has taken place which is 30 to 40 minutes after we offer our Maghrib prayers. The Arabic term used for describing the time to end the fast is ليل or "leyl." This term refers to the darkness of the night and NOT sunset.
Sunset (Maghrib or setting of the sun) and darkness of the night are NOT the same. Sunset has been explicitly differentiated from nightfall in the Glorious Quran. A very good example to elucidate this difference is Verse 17:78 of Surah Bani Israel (also known as Surah Al-Isra) which states the specific timing for the Maghrib or sunset prayer and the importance of reciting the Quran at dawn.
أَقِمِ الصَّلاةَ لِدُلُوكِ الشَّمْسِ إِلَى غَسَقِ اللَّيْلِ وَقُرْآنَ الْفَجْرِ إِنَّ قُرْآنَ الْفَجْرِ كَانَ مَشْهُودًا
17:78 - Surah Al-Isra
Transliteration
'Aqimi Aş-Şalāata Lidulūki Ash-Shamsi 'Ilá Ghasaqi Al-Layli Wa Qur'āna Al-Fajri ۖ 'Inna Qur'āna Al-Fajri Kāna Mash/hūdāan (17:78)
Translation"Establish worship at the going down of the sun until the dark of night, and (the recital of) the Qur'an at dawn. Lo! (the recital of) the Qur'an at dawn is ever witnessed." (17:78) Surah Al-Isra
The above verse is self-explanatory asserting that the time for Maghrib prayer begins when the sun goes down, that is, at sunset. The verse also clarifies that Maghrib prayer can be offered from the time the sun goes down until it gets dark which takes about 30 minutes, in certain parts of the globe it might take a bit longer, around 40 minutes. In this verse 17:78 the Arabic term mentioned for sunset or going down of the sun is دلوك الشمس (dulook al-shams), and the Arabic term for "dark of night" is leyl or ليل
"Leyl" or night is by no means the same as as sunset of dulook al-shams. That's absolutely clear and obvious.
And Verse 2:187 confirms that we are to break our fast at "leyl."
Also, another expression used in the Quran for the setting of the sun is مغرب الشمس or maghrib al-shams. This expression has been used in Verse 18:86 of Surah Al-Kahf.
حَتَّى إِذَا بَلَغَ مَغْرِبَ الشَّمْسِ وَجَدَهَا تَغْرُبُ فِي عَيْنٍ حَمِئَةٍ وَوَجَدَ عِنْدَهَا قَوْمًا قُلْنَا يَا ذَا الْقَرْنَيْنِ إِمَّا أَنْ تُعَذِّبَ وَإِمَّا أَنْ تَتَّخِذَ فِيهِمْ حُسْنًا
18:86 - Surah Al-Kahf
Tranliteration
Ĥattá 'Idhā Balagha Maghriba Ash-Shamsi Wajadahā Taghrubu Fī `Aynin Ĥami'atin Wa Wajada `Indahā Qawmāan ۗ Qulnā Yā Dhā Al-Qarnayni 'Immā 'An Tu`adhdhiba Wa 'Immā 'An Tattakhidha Fīhim Ĥusnāan (18:86)
Translation"Till, when he reached the setting-place of the sun, he found it setting in a muddy spring, and found a people thereabout. We said: O Dhu'l-Qarneyn! Either punish or show them kindness." (18:86) Surah Al-Kahf.
Thus, you will observe that nowhere does the Quran refer to sunset as "leyl." The word "leyl" has only one reference, that is, nightfall or the darkness of the night.
It's very unfortunate that so many folks who fast regularly waste their entire day's effort by breaking their fasts 30 to 40 minutes prior to the prescribed time in the Glorious Quran.
Dhulook-as-shams and leyl .... the clear difference. Ramadan, the month of fasting, is the Month of the Quran. Yet so many of us violate the Quran by disobeying even the simple timings of fasting confirmed in the Glorious Quran.
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