صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب الصيامThe Book of Fasting
باب بَيَانِ أَنَّ الدُّخُولَ فِي الصَّوْمِ يَحْصُلُ بِطُلُوعِ الْفَجْرِ وَأَنَّ لَهُ الأَكْلَ وَغَيْرَهُ حَتَّى يَطْلُعَ الْفَجْرُ وَبَيَانِ صِفَةِ الْفَجْرِ الَّذِي تَتَعَلَّقُ بِهِ الأَحْكَامُ مِنَ الدُّخُولِ فِي الصَّوْمِ وَدُخُولِ وَقْتِ صَلاَةِ الصُّبْحِ وَغَيْرِ ذَلِكَ:Chapter: Clarifying that fasting begins at dawn, and a person may eat and other than that until dawn begins; And clarifying the dawn which has to do with the rulings concerning the beginning of fasting and the beginning of the time for the Subh Prayer, and other than that, which is the Second Dawn, which is called the True Dawn. The First Dawn, which is the False Dawn, has nothing to do with the rulings
Hadith 1094
حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ بْنُ فَرُّوخَ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَوَادَةَ الْقُشَيْرِيِّ ، حَدَّثَنِي وَالِدِي ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ سَمُرَةَ بْنَ جُنْدُبٍ ، يَقُولُ : سَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدًا صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يَقُولُ : " لَا يَغُرَّنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ نِدَاءُ بِلَالٍ مِنَ السَّحُورِ ، وَلَا هَذَا الْبَيَاضُ حَتَّى يَسْتَطِيرَ " .
ahadeeth bin Jandub reported Muhammad (ﷺ) as saying. The call of Bilal (RA) may not mislead any one of you (and he may, under the wrong impression gathered from it), refrain from taking meal before the commencement of the fast (for the streaks) of this whiteness (which are vertical) indicate the false dawn and the true dawn with which the fast commences is that when the streaks of light are spread.
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وحَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ ، حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَوَادَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنْدُبٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " لَا يَغُرَّنَّكُمْ أَذَانُ بِلَالٍ ، وَلَا هَذَا الْبَيَاضُ لِعَمُودِ ، الصُّبْحِ حَتَّى يَسْتَطِيرَ هَكَذَا " .
ahadeeth bin Jundub reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: The Adhan of Bilal (RA) should not mislead you nor the whiteness (of the pillar) of dawn, for it is not the whiteness of the true dawn, but that of the false dawn which is vertical like a pillar and you can eat food till the streaks of whiteness spread like it.
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وحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ الزَّهْرَانِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ زَيْدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَوَادَةَ الْقُشَيْرِيُّ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنْدُبٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " لَا يَغُرَّنَّكُمْ مِنْ سَحُورِكُمْ أَذَانُ بِلَالٍ ، وَلَا بَيَاضُ الْأُفُقِ الْمُسْتَطِيلُ هَكَذَا ، حَتَّى يَسْتَطِيرَ هَكَذَا " ، وَحَكَاهُ حَمَّادٌ بِيَدَيْهِ ، قَالَ : يَعْنِي مُعْتَرِضًا .
ahadeeth bin Jundub (RA) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: The Adhan of Bilal (RA) may not mislead you with regard to your food at the commencement of the fast, nor the vertical (streaks) of whiteness in the horizon (for it is an indication of false dawn). You should stop eating (food) till (the whiteness) spreads like it. Hammad narrated it and with the gesture of his hand he explained, the horizontal position (of the streaks of light).
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حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ سَوَادَةَ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ سَمُرَةَ بْنَ جُنْدُبٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ وَهُوَ يَخْطُبُ يُحَدِّثُ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ : " لَا يَغُرَّنَّكُمْ نِدَاءُ بِلَالٍ ، وَلَا هَذَا الْبَيَاضُ ، حَتَّى يَبْدُوَ الْفَجْرُ ، أَوَ قَالَ : حَتَّى يَنْفَجِرَ الْفَجْرُ " ،
ahadeeth bin Jundub addressed and narrated from the Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) having said (these words): Neither the call of Bilal (RA) should mislead you nor this whiteness (of false dawn) till (the true) dawn appears (or he said) till the dawn breaks.
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وحَدَّثَنَاه ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، أَخْبَرَنِي سَوَادَةُ بْنُ حَنْظَلَةَ الْقُشَيْرِيُّ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ سَمُرَةَ بْنَ جُنْدُبٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، يَقُولُ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَذَكَرَ هَذَا .
A hadith like this has been narrated on the authority of ahadeeth bin Jundub.
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Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Footnote:
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
Sahur:
Food prepared for the pre-dawn meal (sahri).
Suhur:
The food of sahri,
food.
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
Sahur:
Food prepared for the pre-dawn meal (sahri).
Suhur:
The food of sahri,
food.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 2544
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
The adhan of Bilal (radi Allahu anhu) was neither for tahajjud (late night prayer), because there is no adhan for voluntary prayers (nawafil), nor was it for suhur (pre-dawn meal), because the adhan is for prayer, not for eating and drinking. Rather, it was for the Fajr prayer itself, but somewhat before its time. However, from this adhan, a person could benefit for tahajjud or suhur, just as one benefits from the Maghrib adhan for breaking the fast (iftar). In the time of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), although there was not much interval between these two adhans, since this interval is not fixed, it can also be longer.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 2173
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
There are two types of dawn: false dawn (fajr kadhdhib) and true dawn (fajr sadiq).
During the false dawn, the pre-dawn meal (suhoor) is eaten, and as soon as the true dawn begins, the time for suhoor ends.
Bilal radi Allahu anhu used to give the call to prayer (adhan) during the false dawn to alert the people.
In the false dawn, at first the whiteness (light) rises vertically towards the sky, then soon after, the whiteness appears again and spreads across the horizon, and this is the true dawn (fajr sadiq).
There are two types of dawn: false dawn (fajr kadhdhib) and true dawn (fajr sadiq).
During the false dawn, the pre-dawn meal (suhoor) is eaten, and as soon as the true dawn begins, the time for suhoor ends.
Bilal radi Allahu anhu used to give the call to prayer (adhan) during the false dawn to alert the people.
In the false dawn, at first the whiteness (light) rises vertically towards the sky, then soon after, the whiteness appears again and spreads across the horizon, and this is the true dawn (fajr sadiq).
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2346
