A man who doubts whether dawn has broken or not

Muslim said: A man came to Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) to ask him about suhur. One of the people sitting with Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas said to him: "Do not eat when you are in doubt." Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas said: "He has said nothing. Eat as long as you are in doubt, until no doubt remains."

Awn bin Abdullah said: Two men came to Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) while he was eating suhur. One of them said: "Dawn has broken." The other said: "Dawn has not broken yet." Sayyiduna Abu Bakr said: "Eat; the two of them have disagreed."

Something similar is reported from Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) through another chain.

Makhul said: I saw Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) draw a bucket of water from Zamzam. He said to two men: "Has dawn broken?" One of them said: "No," and the other said: "Yes." At that, Sayyiduna Ibn Umar drank the water.

Ibrahim said: Eat until you see the light spread out across the horizon.

Ikrimah said: Eat until you see it on the horizon like the slit of a shawl (taylasan).

Ata said: Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) was eating suhur in the house of Sayyidah Umm Hani' (may Allah be pleased with her) in the month of Ramadan. One of his two slaves said: "Dawn has broken," and the other said: "Dawn has not broken yet." He said: "Give me water to drink."

Abu Ja'far said: Eat until the dawn becomes clear.

Yazid bin Zayd said: A man asked al-Hasan: "When I am in doubt about the dawn, may I eat suhur?" Al-Hasan said: "As long as you are in doubt, keep eating. By Allah, there is nothing hidden about the dawn."

Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When two men are in doubt about the dawn, let them eat until they are both certain.

Muslim bin Subayh said: A man asked Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both): "When should I stop eating suhur?" A man sitting with him said: "When you are in doubt, do not eat at that time." Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas said: "When you are in doubt, eat at that time, and keep eating until no doubt remains."

Muhammad (bin Sirin) said: I placed the vessel on my hand, then began looking to see whether dawn had broken.