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Yes, they are playing with the religion! 

QUESTION: A person lives in non Muslim country and no Muslim authority, and rely on apps for timing. They used Turkish calculation but changed to UmmAlQura few weeks ago. Today they woke up very thirsty 1 min after Fajr entered, so they changed calculation to Turkish and it showed that it’s 2 min until Farj so they drank water. Are they playing with religion?

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QUESTION: It was time to break fast and I was preparing my water and without thinking started drinking before making my intention to break my fast. I swallowed once before realizing and spit out the remaining water. I verbalized my intention and drank water. Is my fasting from the day still valid?