Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet ﷺ as saying: How good is the believers meal of dates shortly before dawn.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
The date palm is a blessed tree from top to bottom.
And consuming its fruit at suhur (pre-dawn meal) and iftar (meal to break the fast) is recommended (mustahabb).
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2345