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Determining Fajr near the North Pole
Question 18 · Jurisprudential Answers - Miscellaneous Issues, Vol 4
Author: Imam Ahmed Al-Hasan
Question: I have a question about the legally prescribed times in regions near the North Pole. Previously I sent two questions about prayer and its rulings in areas near the North Pole, and you kindly answered us and the believing brothers living in countries surrounding the North Pole, relieving us of difficulties we had all suffered bef…
From the sourced answer: If the legally recognized dawn is established by the horizontal light spreading across the horizon, its validity is not affected by sunrise occurring three hours later, more or less. Once dawn appears, the time for the Fajr prayer begins, and whoever intends to fast begins abstaining. As for my mentioning an angle of 19 degrees for determining dawn, this is a solution for someone who is completely unable to observe dawn, even during a certain period of the year, so that the angle at which true dawn appears may be determined. But where observation is possible and the angle of dawn can be determined, even during a…
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Imam Ahmed Al-Hasan is a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and the First Mahdi, the successor, vicegerent, and messenger of Imam Muhammad ibn Al-Hasan Al-Mahdi (peace be upon him).
Imam Ahmed Al-Hasan is the First Mahdi, the successor, vicegerent, and messenger of Imam Muhammad ibn Al-Hasan Al-Mahdi. His divine call began in Iraq in 1999 and calls humanity to the Oneness and Supremacy of God, justice, mercy, and truth.
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