Friday, August 28, 2009

Merits Of Sahur


Assalamu’alaikum !


Anas (RA) reported: The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said,

“Eat sahur (predawn meal). Surely, there is a blessing in sahur.”

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]


Commentary: This hadith tells us that sahur is the sunnah of the Prophet SAW, even if one takes a small quantity of food. This meal is blessed and maintains one’s energy and vitality during sawm. Against this, if a person goes to sleep after taking his dinner to save himself from the inconvenience of getting up before dawn or takes sahur early will be, on one side, disobeying the Messenger of Allah (SAW), while on the other side, he will be feeling hungry and thirsty very early and very much as he himself has increased the period of fasting by not taking the sahur.

Zaid bin Thabit (RA) reported:

We took sahur with the Messenger of Allah (SAW) and then we stood up for (Fajr) salat (prayer). It was asked: “How long was the gap between the two?” He replied:

“The time required for the recitation of fifty ayat (of the Qur’an)”

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]


Commentary: We learn from this Hadith that sahur should be taken towards the end of its timing. This is the sunnah of the Prophet (SAW). One should, however, take care that it is done before dawn.


No comments:

Post a Comment