صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب الصيامThe Book of Fasting
باب فَضْلِ السُّحُورِ وَتَأْكِيدِ اسْتِحْبَابِهِ وَاسْتِحْبَابِ تَأْخِيرِهِ وَتَعْجِيلِ الْفِطْرِ:Chapter: The virtue of sahur, which is recommended. It is recommended to delay it and to hasten the breaking of the fast
Hadith 1096
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُلَيٍّ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ أَبِي قَيْسٍ مَوْلَى عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " فَصْلُ مَا بَيْنَ صِيَامِنَا وَصِيَامِ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ أَكْلَةُ السَّحَرِ " ،
'Amr bin al-'As reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: The difference between our fasting and that of the people of the Book is eating shortly before dawn.
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وحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى ، وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ جَمِيعًا ، عَنْ وَكِيعٍ . ح وحَدَّثَنِيهِ أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ كِلَاهُمَا ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُلَيٍّ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ .
Musa bin 'Ali has narrated this hadith through the same chain of transmitters.
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Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
For benefits, see: Hadith: 2164.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 2168
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
All matters of a Muslim’s life—acts of worship and dealings—should be based on righteous intention (niyyah salihah).
One should not eat the pre-dawn meal (suhoor) during fasting merely out of concern for enduring hunger and thirst throughout the day.
Rather, one should eat with the intention that it is obedience to Allah and the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), and also as a means of distinction from the People of the Book (Ahl al-Kitab).
And this is the explanation of the well-known hadith, namely (Innamal a‘malu bin-niyyat) — “Actions are only by intentions.” Through righteous and pure intention, the reward of the deed increases greatly.
And it is also an important requirement of the Shari‘ah that Muslims, as a community, should be distinct from other nations not only in their acts of worship but also in their customs.
All matters of a Muslim’s life—acts of worship and dealings—should be based on righteous intention (niyyah salihah).
One should not eat the pre-dawn meal (suhoor) during fasting merely out of concern for enduring hunger and thirst throughout the day.
Rather, one should eat with the intention that it is obedience to Allah and the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), and also as a means of distinction from the People of the Book (Ahl al-Kitab).
And this is the explanation of the well-known hadith, namely (Innamal a‘malu bin-niyyat) — “Actions are only by intentions.” Through righteous and pure intention, the reward of the deed increases greatly.
And it is also an important requirement of the Shari‘ah that Muslims, as a community, should be distinct from other nations not only in their acts of worship but also in their customs.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2343
