Fasting on Mondays and Thursdays without a pre-dawn meal
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, he says: By the grace of Allah, I fast on Mondays and Thursdays, but I do not eat the pre-dawn meal. I get up, drink water, and go to pray the dawn prayer, and I remain fasting until the time for breaking the fast.
Answer:
This is contrary to the Sunnah, my brother. Eat the pre-dawn meal. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Ibn Majah 1692Sahih (Darussalam) Do not leave the pre-dawn meal. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, he says: By the grace of Allah, I fast on Mondays and Thursdays, but I do not eat the pre-dawn meal. I get up, drink water, and go to pray the dawn prayer, and I remain fasting until the time for breaking the fast.
Answer:
This is contrary to the Sunnah, my brother. Eat the pre-dawn meal. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Eat Suhur, for in Suhur there is a blessing.
تسحروا فإن في السحور بركة
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (183) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1440-06-02] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (19:15)
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