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How is the duration of a day and a night, or three days with their nights, calculated in books of Fiqh: Is it 24 hours, or does it include both night and day?

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A full day consists of a night and a day. What the jurists mean by "a day and a night" is the total hours of the day and the night, i.e., twenty-four hours.

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