If I ate a suhoor meal in one country and then travelled to another country should I break my fast on the timing of the country I had my suhoor in, or on the timing of the country I am travelling to? And what is the rule if it is time for breaking the fast with iftar while on a flight?
The time for breaking fast for a traveller on a plane is the sunset time of the region of where he is in at that moment. It is not related to the country travelled from, nor the country travelling to. The Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) said: “If the night falls from that side and the day vanishes from that side and the sun sets, then the one who is fasting can break his fast.”
Is it permissible for a cook to taste the food they are preparing if they are fasting?
Yes, it is permissible. If a trace or taste reaches the throat, however, the fast becomes invalid and they have to make up for it.
I was eating and was sure of the fact that the adhan of fajr (dawn call to prayer) had not yet been called. After I finished my meal, however, it became clear that the adhan had already happened.
In that the adhan of fajr symbolises and is in accordance with the coming in of true dawn, you are required to make-up your fast.
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