Is limiting the pre-dawn meal to water considered a pre-dawn meal?
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The questioner : Is limiting the pre-dawn meal to water considered a pre-dawn meal?
The Shaykh : It appears that it is called a pre-dawn meal, but only if he does not find food, based on the hadith: So if he has no food, meaning he has no edible item, or he has an edible item but does not desire it, and he drinks water, I hope that the recommended practice is achieved for him.
The questioner : You say.
The Shaykh : It appears that it is called a pre-dawn meal, but only if he does not find food, based on the hadith:
If one of you breaks his fast, let him break it with fresh dates; if he does not find them, then with dried dates; if he does not find them, then with sips of water.
إذا أفطر أحدكم فليفطر على رطب، فإن لم يجد فعلى تمر، فإن لم يجد حسى حسوات أو حسيات من ماءThe questioner : You say.