The ruling on fasting for one who did not eat the pre-dawn meal
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The questioner:
Shaykh, what do we say about a person who slept through the entire month without eating the pre-dawn meal regarding his fasting?
The Shaykh:
I mean, he continues fasting.
The questioner:
No, I mean he does not eat the pre-dawn meal for the whole month, O Shaykh. He sleeps and gets up for the Fajr prayer.
The Shaykh:
This is contrary to the Sunnah. The Sunnah is that he eats the pre-dawn meal to strengthen himself for fasting. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Mishkat al-Masabih 1982 Therefore, it is not permissible for him to leave the pre-dawn meal. Rather, he should eat it at the break of dawn.
Shaykh, what do we say about a person who slept through the entire month without eating the pre-dawn meal regarding his fasting?
The Shaykh:
I mean, he continues fasting.
The questioner:
No, I mean he does not eat the pre-dawn meal for the whole month, O Shaykh. He sleeps and gets up for the Fajr prayer.
The Shaykh:
This is contrary to the Sunnah. The Sunnah is that he eats the pre-dawn meal to strengthen himself for fasting. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Take a meal a little before dawn, for there is a blessing in taking a meal at that time.
صلى الله عليه وسلم تسحروا فإن في السحور بركة.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [4262] حكم صيام من لم يتسحر - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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