NIGHT or MAGHRIB?
Before start reading the short article, have a look to the two pictures and ask yourself, which one among the two of them is night?.... Keep the answer with you.. then continue reading the article…
قال الله تعال في القرآن الكريم... بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم: آلّم * ذَلِكَ الْكِتَابُ لاَ رَيْبَ فِيهِ هُدًى لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ * سورة البقرة 1-2
Allah have mentioned in Quran, By the name of Allah the beneficent the merciful: Alif. Lam. Mim. * This is the book whereof there is no doubt, a guidance unto those cautious from Allah. (Surat Al-Baqarah 1-2)
So if we want a clear guidance to Allah, we must follow the words of this book.
و في نفس السورة , جزء من آية 187, آية الصيام.. قال تعالى, بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم: ... ثُمَّ أَتِمُّوا الصِّيَامَ إِلَى اللَّيْلِ ... صدق الله العظيم
The same surah, precisely in the Ayat of Fasting, part of Ayat 187 states: “ ….Then strictly observe the fast till night …. “
Ramadhan is approaching and we have to do fasting as Allah has ordered us. I want us (Muslims) to focus on the word "ليل"/”LAIL”/“Night” mentioned in the Ayat Above… why? Because I have noticed that most of people break their fast as soon as AZAN/ATHAN Maghrib is up, which is not night yet, which is wrong and against the words of Quran. NOTICE that the Arabic word "ليل"/”LAIL” means “NIGHT” in English, not “NIGHTFALL” as mentioned in some translations. And a proof that Night does NOT means MAGHRIB, We Muslims have Solat Al-LAIL (Night Prayer) and we have Solat MAGHRIB.. those are two different prayers.
When I searched about it, I found that many of those who are being called as ULAMAA’ claimed that the night starts at AZAN MAGHRIB, supporting their claims with some HADITH which might not be true. And after all, why should I look for HADITH if I have a clear sentence in Quran?!!!!
I said ok, anyway, Let me check. So I waited for the Azan Maghrib and found that it is really NOT NIGHT at all… the sky still has light.. not even dark yet. So ACCORDING TO QURA’N, We CAN NOT break our fast at AZAN MAGHRIB, We need to wait for the night to cover the sky, which takes around 15 minutes after Solat MAGHRIB.
We have to correct our IBADAH according to the Quran.
See the pictures and check the sky light when Azan Maghrib is being raised and decide yourselves.
