The Virtue of the Pre-Dawn Meal
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And among the things that a fasting person should intend with his pre-dawn meal—Meaning: in his taking of the pre-dawn meal—is to comply with the command of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him);Regarding His saying: “Take the pre-dawn meal, for there is a blessing in the pre-dawn meal”.
Second: He should intend to follow the example of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), for he used to take the pre-dawn meal.
Third: He should intend by it to differ from the People of the Book; for they did not take the pre-dawn meal. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: “That which distinguishes our fasting from the fasting of the People of the Book is the pre-dawn meal”. For “suhur” means the food, and “suhur” means the act.
Second: He should intend to follow the example of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), for he used to take the pre-dawn meal.
Third: He should intend by it to differ from the People of the Book; for they did not take the pre-dawn meal. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: “That which distinguishes our fasting from the fasting of the People of the Book is the pre-dawn meal”. For “suhur” means the food, and “suhur” means the act.