[Machine] I passed by the Prophet of Allah ﷺ while he was having his pre-dawn meal, eating dates. He said, "Come and eat." I said, "I intend to fast." He said, "And I intend what you intend." So we ate, then we stood for the prayer. There was about the amount that a person could recite of fifty verses between what we ate and when we stood for prayer.
مَرَرْتُ بِنَبِيِّ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ يَتَسَحَّرُ يَأْكُلُ تَمْرًا فَقَالَ تَعَالَ فَكُلْ فَقُلْتُ إِنِّي أُرِيدُ الصَّوْمَ فَقَالَ وَأَنَا أُرِيدُ مَا تُرِيدُ فَأَكَلْنَا ثُمَّ قُمْنَا إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ فَكَانَ بَيْنَ مَا أَكَلْنَا وَبَيْنَ أَنْ قُمْنَا إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ قَدْرُ مَا يَقْرَأُ الرَّجُلُ خَمْسِينَ آيَةً