What is the clarification of the fasting verse "from the white thread until night," and does it mean not being limited to sunset?
Fasting begins at the break of true dawn (Fajr Sadiq) and ends with the complete setting of the sun's disk. This is what is indicated by the texts of the Quran and Sunnah, and the consensus of Muslims. Allah Almighty says: (Then complete the fast until the night) Al-Baqarah/187, which indicates that night begins with sunset. This is further confirmed by the Prophet's (peace be upon him) saying: "When the night approaches from this side, and the day retreats from this side, and the sun sets, then the fasting person may break his fast." This hadith indicates the desirability of hastening to break the fast once sunset is confirmed. Furthermore, the consensus of Muslims on breaking the fast immediately upon the call to Maghrib prayer confirms this, and what some Shi'ites do by delaying the breaking of the fast contradicts this consensus and what they have transmitted from their imams.
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