Is it obligatory to make up the days on which food was consumed after the dawn adhan, based on fatwas stating that the timing of Fajr in Egypt is inaccurate, assuming that Al-Azhar has retracted these fatwas and affirmed that the current official timing is the true dawn?
If a fasting person eats while doubtful of the dawn's emergence, and it does not become clear to him that he ate after the dawn, then his fast is valid, and he is not required to make up for it, according to the majority of scholars. This is because the default is the continuation of the night until the day is established, and the invalidity of the fast is a matter of doubt.
It is preferable and more cautious to abstain from eating when the muezzin calls the adhan, even if there is doubt about the timing of the adhan.
However, if the fasting person becomes certain that he ate after the dawn emerged, then there is a difference of opinion among scholars regarding the necessity of making up the fast. The majority are of the view that making it up is necessary.
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