It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Bilal! You give the call to prayer when the dawn appears in the sky, although that is not the real true dawn. The true dawn appears in a horizontal state." Then the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had the pre-dawn meal (suhoor) brought and ate it, and used to say: "My Ummah will remain upon goodness as long as they delay the pre-dawn meal (suhoor) and hasten in breaking the fast (iftar)."