Is it permissible to use the drum to wake people for Suhoor, and how did the Companions and the Salaf wake up for their Suhoor?
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What is known as "tasḥīr" (waking people for ) is a custom that varies with time and place. Among its well-known practices were the use of drums and the firing of cannons, all of which are innovated customs with no basis in Islamic law. Knocking on doors and calling out to people are innovations, as are the use of the tambourine, the flute, singing, and dancing.
The drum falls under the category of forbidden musical instruments.
As for the Companions and the righteous predecessors, they would wake up for suhoor by Bilal's before Fajr, which was intended to awaken the sleeper for suhoor and prayer, as well as by roosters that would crow during the night.
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