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Is the Islamic day and date determined by sunset after Maghrib prayer or Fajr prayer?

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Assalam-o-Aleykum,

my question regarding islamic date and day, i’ve been told that islamic (hijri) day is ended with sunset on salaah maghrib and new date and day started right after salaah maghrib, is that true ? or date is forwarded but the day will be forwarded after salaah fajar ? for instance on the date of 13th ramadhan day will be thursday and after the sunset (salaah maghrib) date will be forwarded to 14th ramadhan does the day of thursday will be ended and friday will be started at same time or it will changed on salaah fajar on next morning ?
actually i want to undergo for hijaamah (cupping) and proposed time according to hadeeth is 17th, 19th and 21 of hirji date and proposed day is thursday, on this month of ramadhan 19th of ramadhan is coming on thursday fortunately which is best time for hijaamah and gregorian calendar date will be 12 of octuber my question is can i undergo for hijaamah after aftar (sunset) of 11th ramadhan does the date and day will be changed according to hijri calendar after the salaah maghrib of 11th ramadhan ?
thanks in advance,
Hammad.

Answer
Bismillaah-ir-Rahmaan-ir-Raheem.

Wa ‘Alaykumussalaam wa Rahmatullaahi wa Barakaatuh.

In Islam, the night precedes the day. The new day begins with the setting of sun. Hence once the sun sets after the 11th day in Ramadhaan, the 12th has already begun. If you wish to undergo Hijaamah on the 19th of Ramdhaan which is corresponding to the 12th of October, you should do so before the sun sets on that day.

And Allaah Ta’aala knows best.

Wassalaam.

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A. Z. Pandor

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