Fasting · When the moment comes
Eat suhoor before you fast
- The practice
- On a fasting day, eat something before dawn for its blessing.
- When
- Before Fajr on a day you will fast
- In daily life
- Set your alarm a little before the fast begins and eat something, even if you're not hungry: a few dates and a glass of water are fine. Leave them on the counter the night before so it's easy.
The source
عَنْ أَنَسٍ، - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " تَسَحَّرُوا فَإِنَّ فِي السُّحُورِ بَرَكَةً " .
“Anas (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Messenger ﷺ as saying:Take meal a little before dawn, for there is a blessing in taking meal at that time”Narrated by Anas ibn MalikSahih Muslim 1095
The full hadith, with its chain and grading →Arabic: ara-muslim · Translation: Abdul Hamid Siddiqui (eng-muslim), from the eng-muslim edition of hadith-api (public domain), sunnah.com numbering.
Part of: Perfect Your Ramadan
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Have suhur close to FajrBefore Fajr on a fasting dayLeave false speech while fastingThrough a fasting dayWhen provoked, say 'I am fasting'When someone provokes you on a fasting dayBreak your fast as soon as the sun setsAt Maghrib on a fasting dayBreak your fast with datesAt iftar on a fasting dayGive someone their iftarOn a day someone around you is fasting
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Get early accessSources: Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, and narrations of Jami at-Tirmidhi graded sahih or hasan sahih by al-Albani.