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سنن نسائي
Nasai
كتاب الصيام
The Book of Fasting
بَابُ : تَأْخِيرِ السَّحُورِ وَذِكْرِ الاِخْتِلاَفِ عَلَى زِرٍّ فِيهِ
Chapter: Delaying Sahur and Mentioning the Differences Reported from Zirr about that
Sunan Nasai 2155 — Delaying Sahur and Mentioning the Differences
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ عَدِيٍّ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ زِرَّ بْنَ حُبَيْشٍ ، قَالَ : " تَسَحَّرْتُ مَعَ حُذَيْفَةَ ، ثُمَّ خَرَجْنَا إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ ، فَلَمَّا أَتَيْنَا الْمَسْجِدَ صَلَّيْنَا رَكْعَتَيْنِ ، وَأُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ وَلَيْسَ بَيْنَهُمَا إِلَّا هُنَيْهَةٌ " .
´Zirr bin Hubaish said:` "I had Sahur with Hudhaifah, then we went out to pray. When we came to the Masjid we prayed two Rakahs, then the Iqamah for prayer was said, and there was only a short time between them." Abu Hurairah said : "The Messenger of Allah said: 'Eat Sahur, for in Sahur there is blessing."
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
(1) This narration is weak; if it is authentic, then by "day" is meant the "legal (shar‘i) day," which begins at the break of dawn (tulu‘ al-fajr). The intent of Hudhayfah radi Allahu anhu is that the pre-dawn meal (suhur) should be eaten very close to the break of dawn so that the objectives of suhur are fully achieved. Eating suhur much earlier makes it difficult to maintain the fast, and if one falls asleep after suhur, then not only will the night prayer (tahajjud) be missed, but even the obligatory (fard) prayer may be missed.
(2) The word "sahri" (pre-dawn meal) is derived from "sahar," which means: the last part of the night. Therefore, suhur is specifically that which is eaten in the last part of the night, i.e., immediately before the break of dawn. Eating much earlier is considered a regular meal, not suhur.
(2) The word "sahri" (pre-dawn meal) is derived from "sahar," which means: the last part of the night. Therefore, suhur is specifically that which is eaten in the last part of the night, i.e., immediately before the break of dawn. Eating much earlier is considered a regular meal, not suhur.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 2155
