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In the Name of Allah the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
All praise be to Allah and prayers and peace of Allah be upon the best of
mankind, our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family, companions and followers.
It was established in the agreed upon Hadith that the Prophet, prayers and
peace of Allah be upon him, has said: ''eat the meal of the Suhûr (the last
light meal before dawn), surely there is a blessing in Suhûr.''
«تسحروا فإن في السحور بركة» متفق عليه
In this great Hadith the Prophet, prayers and peace of Allah be upon him,
orders us of taking the Suhûr which is eating and drinking in the time before
dawn, in preparation for fasting; and he mentions the reason of having the
Suhûr which is the blessing.
The blessing is the descent of the Divine goodness into things, and confirming
it, it is the increase in goodness and in reward, and in all that a slave
needs of the benefits of this world and the Hereafter.
It is noticed on some fasting people that they do not care about the Suhûr or
that they delay it, or they would miss it altogether, or maybe it is eaten in
the middle of the night or before sleeping, either because of fear of not
waking up, or that they wish to sleep for longer hours, or that because of
their lack of interest in this meal and its blessing, or that because of their
ignorance of its importance or for many other reasons.
This is a mistake that should be avoided by the fasting person because it
contradicts the Sunnah, and it deprives from the blessing of Suhûr, so a
fasting person should take the Suhûr, and delay it to when it is before dawn,
even if it was a small meal because of its great blessings and good. And here,
Oh fasting Muslim, are some excerpts about the blessings and secrets of Suhûr:
First: it is responding to the command of the Messenger of Allah, prayers and
peace of Allah be upon him, it is enough of an honor and virtue to obey him.
Allah Almighty has said: {He who obeys the Messenger (Muhammad), has indeed
obeyed Allâh} [Surat An-Nisâ' 4:80],
{مَّنْ يُطِعِ الرَّسُولَ فَقَدْ أَطَاعَ اللّهَ} النساء: 80
Transliteration: Man yutiAAi alrrasoola faqad ataAAa Allaha
And: {And whatsoever the Messenger (Muhammad) gives you, take it} [Surat Al-Hashr
:7],
{وَمَا آتَاكُمُ الرَّسُولُ فَخُذُوهُ} الحشر:7
Transliteration: wamaatakumu alrrasoolu fakhuthoohu
And He has said: {And whosoever obeys Allâh and His Messenger, he has indeed
achieved a great achievement (i.e. he will be saved from the Hell-fire and
will be admitted to Paradise)} [Surat Al-Ahzâb 33:71].
{وَمَن يُطِعْ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ فَقَدْ فَازَ فَوْزاً عَظِيماً} الأحزاب:71
Transliteration: waman yutiAAi Allaha warasoolahu faqad faza fawzan
AAatheeman
Second: Suhûr is the sign of Muslims, it contravenes with the people of the
Scripture (Jews and Christians), as it differentiates between our fasting and
theirs.
The Prophet, prayers and peace of Allah be upon him, has said: ''The
difference between our Fasting and that of the people of the Scripture is the
meal taken before dawn.'' [Reported by Muslim]
«فصل ما بين صيامنا وصيام أهل الكتاب أكلة السحر» رواه مسلم
Third: the occurrence of goodness and preserving it. Sahl ibn Sa'd As-Sa'di,
may Allah be pleased with him, Reported that the Prophet, prayers and peace of
Allah be upon him, has said: ''The people will remain on the right path as
long as they hasten the breaking of the fast and delay taking the Suhûr.'' [Ibn
Al-Molqen, Authentic]
«لا تزال أمتي بخير ما أخروا السحور وعجلوا الفطر» ابن ملقن، صحيح
Fourth: That in Suhûr there is strengthens for obedience, assistance to
worship and an increase in activity and work, the hungry and thirsty lack the
vigor to worship and work.
Fifth: Allah sends His Salât (Graces, Honors, Blessings, Mercy) on those who
take the Suhûr and so do His angels (ask Allah to bless and forgive them).
Abdullah ibn 'Umar, may Allah have mercy on him, has Reported in the traceable
Hadith: ''Allah sends His Salât (Graces, Honors, Blessings, Mercy) on those
who take the Suhûr and so do His angels (ask Allah to bless and forgive
them)''. [Considered good by Al-Albani]
«فعن ابن عمر -رضي الله عنه- مرفوعًا: إن الله وملائكته يصلون على المتسحرين»
حسنه الألباني
Sixth: the Suhûr repels bad manners which are being evoked by hunger.
Seventh: the time of Suhûr is a blessed time, it is the time when Allah
descends to the first heaven – as befits His Glory – it is the time of
answering invocations and the time of forgiveness. The Prophet, prayers and
peace of Allah be upon him, has said: ''Our Lord, the Blessed, the Superior,
comes every night down on the nearest heaven to us when the last third of the
night remains, saying: ''Is there anyone to invoke Me, so that I may respond
to invocation? Is there anyone to ask Me, so that I may grant him his request?
Is there anyone seeking My forgiveness, so that I may forgive him?'' [Agreed
upon]
«ينزل ربنا تبارك وتعالى إلى سماء الدنيا كل ليلة حين يبقى ثلث الليل الآخر فيقول:
من يدعوني فأستجيب له، من يسألني فأعطيه، من يستغفرني فأغفر له» متفق عليه
Therefore the elite of the faithful, at this graceful time, are exposed to the
grace and mercy of their Lord, so they start performing acts of worship in
submissiveness to Him, beseeching and invoking Him for their demands which He
has promised to respond to by the words of His Messenger, prayers and peace of
Allah be upon him. So, whoever wakes up to take the Suhûr is worthy of getting
this great benefit.
Eighth: The last hours of the night are of the best times for begging for
forgiveness, if not the best, as Allah Glorified and Exalted has commended the
people who ask for forgiveness at this time by saying: {and those who pray and
beg Allâh's Pardon in the last hours of the night} [Surat Aal-'Imrân 3:17]
{وَالْمُسْتَغْفِرِينَ بِالأَسْحَارِ} آل عمران:17
Transliteration: waalmustaghfireena bialashari
And {And in the hours before dawn, they were (found) asking (Allâh) for
forgiveness} [Surat Az-Zâriyât 51:18].
{وَبِالْأَسْحَارِ هُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ} الذاريات:18
Transliteration: Wabialashari hum yastaghfiroona
So waking up for the Suhûr is a means of attaining this virtue and of gaining
the different blessings of forgiveness.
Ninth: taking the Suhûr is a guarantee to answer the caller for the Fajr
prayer, and following him; the reward on this is not hidden.
Tenth: it guarantees to perform the Fajr prayer in its due time in
congregation, as the sleeper may lose performing the prayer on time.
It is well observed that the number of people who pray the Fajr in
congregation in Ramadan is greater than any time else because of the Suhûr.
Eleventh: taking the Suhûr in itself is an act of worship if it is intended to
assist in being pious in obeying Allah and in following the teachings of His
Messenger, prayers and peace of Allah be upon him.
Twelfth: when a fasting person takes the Suhûr, he will not be bored of
fasting, nevertheless, he will be eager to perform it contrary to those who
miss the Suhûr, they find it hard to perform fasting.
Thirteenth: Allah Glorified and exalted bestows blessings in the deeds of the
one who eats the Suhûr, so he is led to performing good deeds; fasting will
not hinder him from performing prayers or saying the daily invocations, or
from performing the optional acts of worship, and enjoining Al-Ma'rûf (i.e.
Islamic Monotheism and all that Islam orders one to do) and forbidding Al-Munkar
(polytheism and disbelief and all that Islam has forbidden). If he misses the
Suhûr then fasting will hinder him from performing good deeds.
The previous are the blessings of eating the Suhûr, as a whole the blessings
of the Suhûr are abundant and cannot be calculated or beheld; Allah Glorified
and Exalted has His wisdom and secrets by which the minds are confused. So we
should remind ourselves of goodness and righteousness; so that we become of
those who listen to words but follow the most virtuous of them.
Oh Allah, bestow upon us Your blessings and goodness, and grant us success in
following the orders of Your Book and of the Sunnah of Your Prophet, prayers
and peace of Allah be upon him. The last of our invocation is that all the
praises and thanks be to Allah, the Lord of the 'Alamîn (mankind, jinn and all
that exists).
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