Sun does not set until late, so when should we break our fast

Reference:: Fataawa Ramadhaan v1 p212 no.155

Question: We live in a land in which the sun does not set until 9:30pm or 10:00pm, so when should we break our fast?

Response: Break your fast when the sun has set. So long as you have a night and day in 24 hours, it is obligatory that you fast even if the day is long.


Translation originally published on 21 November, 1999.

Graduate of the Islaamic University of Madeenah, having completed the Arabic Language programme at the Institute of Arabic Language before progressing to the Faculty of Sharee'ah, from which he graduated in 2004.

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