The Reason for the Blessing of the Pre-Dawn Meal
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Question:
The questioner: We have read in the hadiths about the blessing of the pre-dawn meal (suhur) and also the blessing of breaking the fast. Why, Shaykh Salih, is the pre-dawn meal specifically singled out?
Answer:
The Shaykh: Because it helps one in obeying Allah the Exalted and helps one in fasting. It is a blessed meal, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Ibn Majah 1692Sahih (Darussalam) Since this eating is intended to seek assistance in obeying Allah, it contains reward, goodness, and blessing. Yes.
The questioner: We have read in the hadiths about the blessing of the pre-dawn meal (suhur) and also the blessing of breaking the fast. Why, Shaykh Salih, is the pre-dawn meal specifically singled out?
Answer:
The Shaykh: Because it helps one in obeying Allah the Exalted and helps one in fasting. It is a blessed meal, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Eat Suhur, for in Suhur there is a blessing.
تسحروا فان في السحور بركه
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 14 من 27|شرح أحاديث الصيام من كتاب المنتقى|أسئلة وأجوبة متعلقة بالحلقات السابقة|صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (4:29)
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