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I will be on the plane during Iftar time of Ramdan on 21st November. To break the fast by iftar, should I follow the local time of departing station or time of next station?

· 6 Shawwal 1422 AH1 min readFatwa 4169English

Question

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I will be on the plane during Iftar time of Ramdan on 21st November. To break the fast by iftar, should I follow the local time of departing station or time of next station?

Answer

In principle, the time for Iftaar (breaking fast) is sunset. You should make Iftaar wherever you witness sunset, whether at the departing station or even while on the plane. The departing or arriving station is not a criteria for Iftaar. The criteria is sunset.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
FATWA DEPT.

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