Nine sayings of Rasūlullāh صَلَّی اللّٰہُ
تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ
1.
Eat Saḥarī because it is a blessed
(food). (Ṣaḥīḥ Bukhārī, pp.
633, vol. 1, Ḥadīś 1923)
2. The distinguishing factor between us and the people of the book (Ahl al-Kitāb) lies in eating Saḥarī. (Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, pp. 552, Ḥadīś 1096)
3.
Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ
and His angels send mercy upon the people who eat Saḥarī. (Al-Iḥsān bittartīb Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn
Ḥibbān, pp. 194, vol. 5, Ḥadīś 3458)
4.
When Beloved and Blessed Rasūl صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ
used to call one of his companions to eat Saḥarī with him he would say, ‘Come
(and) eat the blessed food.’ (Sunan Abī Dāwūd, pp. 442, vol. 2, Ḥadīś 2344)
5.
Eat
Saḥarī to gain strength for fast and take rest (siesta) in the afternoon to
gain strength for worshipping at night.
6.
Saḥarī
is a blessing Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has granted you
(therefore) do not miss it.
7.
There
are three people who will not be held accountable no matter how much they eat اِنْ شَـآءَ اللہ عَزَّوَجَلَّ, provided the food is
Ḥalāl: (a) A fasting person at the time of Iftār. (b) The one who eats at
Saḥarī and (c) A warrior that protects the Islamic border in the path of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ.
8.
Saḥarī
is full of blessings, so do not miss it even if you drink just a sip of water.
Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and His angels send
mercy upon the people who consume Saḥarī.
Dear Islamic brothers! These sayings of the Noble Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ teach us that Saḥarī is Allah’s great bounty which has numerous physical and spiritual benefits for us. This is why the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ called it a ‘blessed breakfast.’
9.
Sayyidunā
‘Irbāḍ Bin Sāriyah رَضِیَ اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَنْہُ
has narrated that once the Beloved and Blessed Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ
called him to eat Saḥarī with him during the month of Ramadan and said: ‘Come
for a blessed breakfast.’
Is Saḥarī a condition for fast? No one should have the misconception that Saḥarī is a
condition for fast. A fast can be valid even without Saḥarī, but it is not
appropriate to miss Saḥarī deliberately as eating Saḥarī is a great Sunnah. It
should also be remembered that it is not necessary to eat until you're full at
Saḥarī. A few dates and a little water are also sufficient for Saḥarī and
eating Saḥarī with dates and water is a blessed Sunnah as well.
Eating Saḥarī with dates and water
is Sunnah Sayyidunā Anas Bin Mālik رَضِیَ اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَنْہُ has said that the
Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ
وَسَلَّمَ used to say to me at the time of Saḥarī, ‘I intend to fast,
give me something to eat’, so I used to give him some dates and water in a cup.
(Sunan Kubrā lin-Nasāī, pp. 80, vol. 2, Ḥadīš 2477)
Dates, an excellent Saḥarī Dear Islamic brothers! We have learnt that eating Saḥarī is a Sunnah and eating dates and drinking water at Saḥarī is another Sunnah. Our Noble Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ has also encouraged us to eat dates at Saḥarī. Sayyidunā Sāib Bin Yazīd رَضِیَ اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَنْہُ has narrated that the Noble Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ has said:
Dates are an excellent Saḥarī. نِعْمَ
السَّحُوْرُ التَّمْرُ (Attarghīb Wattarhīb, pp. 90, vol. 2, Ḥadīś 12)
He صَلَّى اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی
عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ has also said:
For a believer dates are an excellent Saḥarī. نِعْمَ سَحُوْرُ الْمُؤْمِنِ التَّمْرُ (Sunan Abī Dāwūd, pp. 443, vol. 2,
Ḥadīś 2345)
Dear Islamic brothers! Eating dates and drinking water
together isn’t a condition for Saḥarī. If one drinks a little bit of water with
the intention of Saḥarī the Sunnah will be fulfilled.
Time for
Saḥarī The famous Arabic dictionary ‘Qāmūs’ says that ‘Saḥarī is the food
that is eaten in the morning.’ A great Ḥanafī scholar ‘Allāmah Maulānā ‘Alī Bin
Sultan Muhammad Al-Ma’rūf Mullā ‘Alī Qārī عَلَیْہِ
رَحْمَۃُ اللّٰہِ الْہَادِی has said, ‘Some (scholars) have said that
the time for Saḥarī begins at midnight.’ (Mirqāt-ul-Mafātīḥ, pp. 477, vol. 4)
Delay in Saḥarī is Mustaḥab as it is mentioned in Ḥadīś
that Sayyidunā Ya’lā Bin Murrah رَضِیَ اللّٰہُ
تَعَالٰی عَنْہُ has narrated that the Beloved and Blessed Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ
has said: ‘There are three things that Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ
likes:
1.
To eat Iftār without delay after
sunset.
2.
To delay Saḥarī and
3.
To place one hand over the other
(while standing) in Ṣalāh.’
(Attarghīb
Wattarhīb, pp. 91, vol. 2, Ḥadīś 4)
What is meant by ‘delaying Saḥarī?’ Dear Islamic brothers! To delay Saḥarī is Mustaḥab and also earns us more reward but it shouldn’t be delayed to the extent that the time of dawn seems to be starting. Here, a question arises as to what is meant by the delay in Saḥarī.
Commenting on the delay in Saḥarī, a
renowned exegetist of the Quran, Mufti Aḥmad Yār Khān عَلَیْہِ
رَحْمَۃُ اللّٰہِ الْحَنَّان has stated in Tafsir-e-Na’īmī,
“This delay refers to the ‘sixth part’ of the night.” ‘Again, a question arises
as to what the sixth part of the night is.’ The answer to this question is that
by Islamic jurisprudence, the duration from sunset to dawn (Ṣubḥ-e-Ṣādiq) is
called ‘night.’ Let’s say for example that the sun sets at 7 p.m. and dawn
occurs at 4 a.m., the total duration of night will be 9 hours. If we divide 9
hours into 6 equal parts; the duration of each part will be 1½ hours. Now,
eating Saḥarī within the last 1½ hours before dawn (i.e. 2:30 a.m. to 4 a.m.)
will be regarded as eating Saḥarī with the delay mentioned in the Ḥadīś. The
times for Saḥarī and Iftār change every day. The above mentioned method can be
used to ascertain the sixth part of any night. If one eats Saḥarī during any
part of the night and makes the intention to fast he can still eat at any time
during the rest of the night, a new intention is not needed.
Fajr Ażān is for Ṣalāh, not for fast Saḥarī must not be delayed to the extent that the time of
dawn (Ṣubḥ-e-Ṣādiq) seems to be starting. Some people keep eating even after
dawn during the Ażān saying: Listen! The sound of that Masjid’s Ażān is
still coming, and if they do not eat they at least drink water to ‘close
their fasts’ (despite the Ażān having begun). This doesn’t ‘close’ the fast, in
fact it leaves the fast ‘completely open’ and makes it invalid. Such people will
gain nothing except bearing thirst and hunger the whole day. ‘Closing the fast’
has nothing to do with the Fajr Ażān. It is absolutely vital that one stop
eating before the break of dawn (as the previous verse stated).
May Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ
grant every Muslim proper sense and the ability to carry out worships such as
Ṣalāh and fasting according to their stipulated times!
اٰمِیْن
بِجَاہِ النَّبِیِّ الْاَمِیْن صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ
وَسَلَّمَ صَلُّوْا عَلَی الْحَبِیْب صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلٰی مُحَمَّد
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