Timings for Fasting for a Traveling Pilot... I am a pilot and I may be flying in the month of Ramadhan. Could you please tell me as to what time of IFTAR should I observe if I change my location (i.e. city or country) from where I took my Sahoor . Seondly, if the flight is heading west or east wherby the sunset time changes, and I am still in the air then what Iftar time should I observe. Thanking you. Allah Hafiz Imtiaz Khan Reply Your question pertains to a situation, which is the result of developments in the transportation facilities. It is primarily due to these developments that a person initiating his fast in Pakistan can be thousands of miles away from Pakistan at the time of Iftaar . It is obvious that the issue was not even considered a remote possibility during the times of the Prophet (pbuh). The Shari`ah , for the stated reasons, has not given any express directives regarding the issue. As a result, the issue should be decided through Ijtehad . There can be two possible opinions regarding your question: Firstly, one may ascribe to the opinion that the person should complete his fast, according to the timings for fasting at the place where he initiated his fast. Thus, according to this opinion, a person who has initiated his fast in Pakistan, may take Iftaar after a time interval when he would have taken his fast had he remained resident in Pakistan. Secondly, one may ascribe to the opinion that the person should follow the timings of the place where he is physically present. Thus, a person, who had initiated his fast in Pakistan and undertook a journey to another place, should observe the timings of that other place. In case, the person encounters sunset before reaching his destiny, he should then take Iftar at the time of the sunset, even if he has not reached his destiny. I am personally inclined toward adhering to the second of the stated options. In my opinion, the second opinion is not only more in keeping with the directive of the Qur'an, regarding fasting, as that directive relates the timings for fasting with the movements of the sun, but is also in keeping with the collective spirit which Islam promotes. I hope this helps. Regards, Moiz Amjad , Otherwise you may simply Close this Window