Prayer: What Is the Duty of a Muslim Regarding Fasting and Prayers in Extremely Long Days?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Prayer: What Is the Duty of a Muslim Regarding Fasting and Prayers in Extremely Long Days?

English:

Question #356:

The sun rises in Denmark and Norway at 4 a.m. and sets at 23 p.m. Then by adding the time for morning payer and the gap between sunset and maghrib, the time for fast comes to about 22 hours. What is my duty with respect to performing prayers and fasting?

Answer #356:

It is obligatory to observe the particular horizon of that area as far as the timing of daily prayers and fasting are concerned. If fasting is impossible or causes unbearable hardship due to the length of the day, it will cease to be obligatory in its time, and instead, it should be performed later as qaḍā’.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Prayer