Question
My six year old son was laying by me looking out the window at Fajr time on the 1 Ramadhan. He suddenly asked me what was the white line which he saw moving swiftly across the sky from the eastern side to the western side. I did not see it by the time I looked up. I wondered if this is the reference to the white line (khaytul abyadh) Allah Ta'ala tells us about in Surah Baqarah. My son did not know about the mention of the white line in Quran Shareef. He just asked in a perplexed way. If it is so, my concern is that according to the local Ramadhan chart sehri ends and Fajr starts at 4:35am. My son saw the line at about 4:50am. Please advise.
Answer
The white line your son saw was the 'white thread' mentioned in the Qur'aan. It heralds the beginning of Subh Saadiq. Try to sight this phenomenon for a few nights. This happens every night when Sehri ends. The time mentioned in the time table is precautionary because people have not fixed the times by physically ascertaining the phenomenon in the sky. Almost all timetables are deficient in this aspect. While the 4.50 a.m. appears to be correct, nevertheless, adhere to the timetable until certitude has been established.
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Appears under LEASING THEIR OWN PROPERTY? (approximate).