Chapter on the Reward of Suhoor
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 2|Book 2|Chapter 22
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 2, Book 2, Chapter 22
Chapter on the Reward of Suhoor
7 hadiths · 1 commentary
قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: «اَلسَّحُورُ بَرَكَةٌ» وَ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ «لاَ تَدَعْ أُمَّتِيَ اَلسَّحُورَ وَ لَوْ عَلَى حَشَفَةِ تَمْرٍ ».
The Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى (peace be upon him and his family) said: "Suhoor (the pre-dawn meal) is a blessing." He صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم also said: "My Ummah should not abandon suhoor, even if it is just a single piece of dried date."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh
وَ سَأَلَ سَمَاعَةُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنِ اَلسَّحُورِ لِمَنْ أَرَادَ اَلصَّوْمَ فَقَالَ «أَمَّا فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ فَإِنَّ اَلْفَضْلَ فِي اَلسَّحُورِ وَ لَوْ بِشَرْبَةٍ مِنْ مَاءٍ وَ أَمَّا فِي اَلتَّطَوُّعِ فَمَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يَتَسَحَّرَ فَلْيَفْعَلْ وَ مَنْ لَمْ يَفْعَلْ فَلاَ بَأْسَ.
Sama'ah asked Abu Abdullah عليه السلام about suhoor for someone intending to fast. Imam عليه السلام said: "As for the Month of Ramadan, it is recommended to have suhoor, even if it is just a sip of water. As for voluntary fasting, whoever wishes to have suhoor may do so, and whoever does not, there is no harm."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 99
وَ سَأَلَهُ أَبُو بَصِيرٍ: عَنِ اَلسَّحُورِ لِمَنْ أَرَادَ اَلصَّوْمَ أَ وَاجِبٌ هُوَ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ «لاَ بَأْسَ بِأَنْ لاَ يَتَسَحَّرَ إِنْ شَاءَ فَأَمَّا فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ فَإِنَّهُ أَفْضَلُ أَنْ يَتَسَحَّرَ أُحِبُّ أَنْ لاَ يَتْرُكَ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ ».
Abu Basir asked Imam عليه السلام about suhoor for someone intending to fast, saying, "Is it obligatory?" Imam عليه السلام replied: "There is no harm if one does not have suhoor if they wish. However, in the Month of Ramadan, it is better to have suhoor. I prefer that it not be abandoned in the Month of Ramadan."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 99
وَ قَالَ اَلنَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: «تَعَاوَنُوا بِأَكْلِ اَلسَّحُورِ عَلَى صِيَامِ اَلنَّهَارِ وَ بِالنَّوْمِ عِنْدَ اَلْقَيْلُولَةِ عَلَى قِيَامِ اَللَّيْلِ».
The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) said: "Strengthen yourselves for the fasting of the day by eating suhoor, and for the night prayer by taking a nap during the midday rest (qaylulah)."
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وَ رُوِيَ عَنْ أَمِيرِ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنِ اَلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «إِنَّ اَللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى وَ مَلاَئِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى اَلْمُسْتَغْفِرِينَ وَ اَلْمُتَسَحِّرِينَ بِالْأَسْحَارِ فَلْيَتَسَحَّرْ أَحَدُكُمْ وَ لَوْ بِشَرْبَةٍ مِنْ مَاءٍ.
It is narrated from Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib عليه السلام that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم (peace be upon him and his family) said: "Indeed, Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Blessed and Exalted, and His angels send blessings upon those who seek forgiveness and those who partake in suhoor during the pre-dawn hours. So let one of you partake in suhoor, even if it is just a sip of water."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh
وَ سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ اَلصَّادِقَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فَقَالَ: آكُلُ وَ أَنَا أَشُكُّ فِي اَلْفَجْرِ فَقَالَ «كُلْ حَتَّى لاَ تَشُكَّ».
A man asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام, "I eat while I am unsure if dawn has risen." Imam عليه السلام replied: "Eat until you are no longer in doubt."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh
وَ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «لَوْ أَنَّ اَلنَّاسَ تَسَحَّرُوا ثُمَّ لَمْ يُفْطِرُوا إِلاَّ عَلَى اَلْمَاءِ لَقَدَرُوا عَلَى أَنْ يَصُومُوا اَلدَّهْرَ».
Imam عليه السلام said: "If people were to partake in suhoor and then break their fast only with water, they would be able to fast continuously throughout the year."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh
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