Those who considered it recommended to delay suhur

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Bilal calls the adhan while it is still night, so keep eating and drinking after his adhan. When Ibn Umm Maktum calls the adhan, then stop eating and drinking."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Let not the adhan of Bilal keep you from eating your pre-dawn meal, for he calls the adhan while it is still night, so that the one sleeping may wake up and the one standing in night prayer may return."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) likewise that Sayyiduna Bilal used to call the adhan while it was still night. At this the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Keep eating and drinking until Ibn Umm Maktum calls the adhan."

Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: Sayyiduna Bilal used to call the adhan while it was still night. At this the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Keep eating and drinking until Ibn Umm Maktum calls the adhan."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Let not the adhan of Bilal keep you from your pre-dawn meal, for his eyesight is weak."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Samurah bin Jundub (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Let neither the adhan of Bilal nor the dawn that stretches upward lengthwise keep you from the pre-dawn meal; but when the dawn appears spreading widthwise across the horizon, then stop eating and drinking."

Sayyiduna Zayd bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) said: We ate the pre-dawn meal with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), then we stood up for the prayer. He was asked, "How long was the gap between the pre-dawn meal and the prayer?" He said, "About as long as it takes to recite fifty verses."

Salim bin Ubayd al-Ashja'i (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Once I was with Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him). He said to me, "Stand up and screen me from the dawn." Then he ate his pre-dawn meal.

Abu Aqil said: I ate the pre-dawn meal with Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him); after eating the pre-dawn meal he ordered his mu'adhdhin to call the iqamah.

Amir bin Matar said: I came to Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) at his house. He brought out for us what was left of his pre-dawn meal. We ate the pre-dawn meal with him, then the prayer was called, and we went out and prayed with him.

Amr bin Hurayth (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) were quick to break the fast and late in taking the pre-dawn meal.

Jabir bin Zayd said: The predecessors used to take the pre-dawn meal at the last moment.

Ibrahim said: Delaying the pre-dawn meal is Sunnah.

Sayyiduna Abu al-Tufayl (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I ate the pre-dawn meal with my family in al-Jabbanah, then I came to Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him), who was in the house of al-Harith bin Abi Rabi'ah. I found him there, and he milked a she-camel and handed (the milk) to me. I said, "I want to fast." Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "I too want to fast." Then Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) drank, took me by the hand and set off to the mosque as the prayer was being started.

Ibn Sirin said: Between a man's pre-dawn meal and the mu'adhdhin's iqamah there should be a gap as long as it takes to recite Surah Yusuf.

The father of Ibrahim al-Taymi said: In Ramadan I set out with Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) to al-Mada'in. When the dawn rose he said, "Has any of you eaten or drunk anything?" We said, "Those who intend to fast have not eaten or drunk anything." Then we travelled on until we felt he was late with the prayer; then he dismounted and prayed.

Mujahid said: Delaying the pre-dawn meal is one of the characteristics of the prophets.

Al-Sha'bi said: Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) used to eat his pre-dawn meal early in order to join the congregational prayer with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) learned of this, he would send someone to call him and would eat the pre-dawn meal with him, and then both of them would go to the congregation together.

Khubayb bin Abd al-Rahman said: I heard one of my paternal aunts, who had performed Hajj with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), say that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When Ibn Umm Maktum calls the adhan at night, keep eating and drinking until Bilal calls the adhan; and when Bilal calls the adhan at night, keep eating and drinking until Ibn Umm Maktum calls the adhan." She said: One of these two mu'adhdhins would climb up the minaret as the other came down, and we would hold on to him and say, "Stay as you are until we have eaten our pre-dawn meal."