Suhoor
Suhoor is the meal eaten before dawn, before the day's fast begins. Eating it is recommended, and delaying it close to dawn is preferred over eating early in the night. Missing it doesn't affect whether the fast is valid.
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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?
What is known as "tasḥīr" (waking people for suhoor) 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…
Is it Sunnah to have Suhoor on the day of Eid al-Fitr?
It is not from the Sunnah to have suhoor on the night of Eid. Rather, the Sunnah on the day of Eid al-Fitr is to eat before going out for prayer, based on the hadith narrated by Anas: "The Prophet (peace be upon him)…
Do we sin by not having suhoor in Ramadan because we do not desire it, even though it is a blessing?
The suhoor (pre-dawn meal) is a sunnah (prophetic tradition) and an act of worship, based on what was narrated from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, who said: "Eat suhoor, for in suhoor there is blessing."…
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How can abstaining from food and drink five minutes before Fajr be an innovation (bid'ah), despite Anas's narration from Zayd ibn Thabit that "a period sufficient for reciting fifty verses" separated the Suhoor from the Adhan of Fajr?
Is drinking water at Suhoor sufficient for fasting the six days of Shawwal?
Is it true that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, encouraged eating an odd number of dates when breaking the fast, and how many dates would that be? And what were the foods and drinks that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, regularly consumed for Suhoor and Iftar in Ramadan?