Chapter بَرَكَةِ السَّحُورِ مِنْ غَيْرِ إِيجَابٍ لَانَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَصْحَابَهُ وَاصَلُوا وَلَمْ يُذْكَرِ السَّحُورُ

حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ بْنُ أَبِي إِيَاسٍ, حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ, حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ صُهَيْبٍ, قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " تَسَحَّرُوا فَإِنَّ فِي السَّحُورِ بَرَكَةً ".

1801 Adam Ibn Abu Yas (R.A.) ... Narrated by Hazrat Anas Ibn Malik (R.A.), He said: The Messenger of Allah, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: Eat Sehri and fast. Because there are rewards and blessings in eating Sehri.

Al-Jami's Sahih - Imam Bukhari (RA) (Sahih Bukhari)

Hadith No: 1801 International No: 1923

Tahqiq: Tahqiq is unnecessary

Narrated by: Anas Ibn Malik (RA) (died: 93 AH)

Explanation of hadith:

Sahri is the food that is taken in the morning before Sadiq for the purpose of fasting. Eating Sahri is Sunnah. It is not necessary to eat a full stomach at Sahri; This Sunnah can be performed even by drinking one or two sips of water.

Sahri is blessed

The Messenger of Allah, may God bless him and grant him peace, said

تَسَحّرُوا فَإِنّ فِي السّحُورِ بَرَكَةً.

You take care. Because Sahri food has blessings. Sahih Bukhari, Hadith 1923, Sahih Muslim, Hadith 1095

So sahri food gives strength to fast. Likewise, Khair and Barakat and virtue and welfare are also implied in it.

Allah's mercy is showered on those who take Sahri

There is another hadith

السّحُورُ أَكْلُهُ بَرَكَةٌ, فَلَا تَدَعُوهُ, وَلَوْ أَنْ يَجْرَعَ أَحَدُكُمْ جُرعَةً مِنْ مَاءٍ, فَإِنّ اللهَ عَزّ وَجَلّ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلّونَ عَلَى الْمُتَسَحِّرِينَ.

There is blessing in eating Sahri. Therefore do not leave it; Take Sahri even after drinking a sip of water. Because Allah showers mercy on those who eat sahri and the angels keep praying for them. Musnad Ahmad, Hadith 11086, 11396

Sahri: A feature of our fasting

We have already mentioned that fasting is not the first for this Ummah; Fasting was also prescribed for the previous Ummah. But Sahri is a special line of difference between our fast and the fast of Ahl al-Kitab. The Messenger of Allah, may God bless him and grant him peace, said

فَصْلُ مَا بَيْنَ صِيَامِنَا وَصِيَامِ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ, أَكْلَةُ السّحَرِ.

The difference between our fast and the fast of the People of the Book is eating Sahri. Sahih Muslim, Hadith 1096

In other words, the importance and virtue of eating Sahri during our fast is not there. To us, doing Sahri is a unique act and a great reward.

It is better to take Sahri last time

Just as it is mustahab to do Sahri, it is also better to do it at the end of the time. That is, it is better to do Sahri at the pre-closer time of Subhe Sadiq keeping the precautionary time in hand. The Prophet said:

إِنّا مَعَاشِرَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ أُمِرْنَا أَنْ نُعَجِّلَ فِطْرَنَا, وَأَنْ نُؤَخِّرَ سَحُورَنَا.

We Prophets have been commanded to break the fast as soon as it is time and take the Sahri at the last time. Almuzamul Awasat, Tabarani, Hadith 1884; Majmawz Ghawayd, Hadith 4880

The period of Sahaba Keram was also like this. Hazrat Amr Ibn Maimun Al-Awdi. said

كَانَ أَصْحَابُ مُحَمّدٍ صَلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلّمَ أَسْرَعَ النّاسِ إِفْطَارًا وَأَبْطَأَهُ سُحُورًا.

The Companions used to fast iftar as soon as it was time and had sahri at the last time. Musannaf Abdur Razaq, narration 7591; Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaiba, narration 8932

باب فَضْلِ السُّحُورِ وَتَأْكِيدِ اسْتِحْبَابِهِ وَاسْتِحْبَابِ تَأْخِيرِهِ وَتَعْجِيلِ الْفِطْرِ

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ, حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ, عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُلَىٍّ, عَنْ أَبِيهِ, عَنْ أَبِي قَيْسٍ, مَولَى عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ, أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " فَصلُ مَا بَيْنَ صِيَامِنَا وَصِيَامِ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ أَكْلَةُ السَّحَرِ " .

2421 On the authority of Qutayba Ibn Sa'id (RA) ... Amr Ibn As (RA). The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, The difference between our fasting and those of the people of the Book is eating Sehri.

Al Musnadus Sahih - Imam Muslim (Sahih Muslim)

Hadith No: 2421 International No: 1096 - 1

Tahqiq: Tahqiq is unnecessary

Narrated by: Amr Ibnul As (R.A.) (Died: 42/43 Hijri)

Eating Sahri is Sunnah. It is not necessary to eat a full stomach, even if you drink a mouthful of water, the Sunnah of Sahri will be fulfilled. Eating Sahri during Ramadan is an important act of worship. Eating and drinking at the end of the night or in the morning before Sadiq is called Sahri.

The Messenger of Allah, may God bless him and grant him peace, called it Sunnah to eat Sahri with the intention of fasting, and it is Mustahab to take Sahri late. However, it is makruh to delay so much that in the morning there is a danger of becoming righteous.