13. The Book of Fasting
١٣۔ كتاب الصيام
Suhur is full of blessings
The Prophet ﷺ said, "Take Suhur as there is a blessing in it."
قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ تَسَحَّرُوا فَإِنَّ فِي السَّحُورِ بَرَكَةً
Recommendation to eat suhur close to start of Fajr
they took the Suhur (predawn meal) with the Prophet ﷺ and then stood up for the (morning) prayer. I asked him: "How long was the interval between the two (Suhur and Fajr)?" He replied: "The interval between the two was just sufficient to recite fifty or sixty ayah."
«أَنَّهُمْ تَسَحَّرُوا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ، ثُمَّ قَامُوا إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ، قُلْتُ: كَمْ بَيْنَهُمَا؟ قَالَ: قَدْرُ خَمْسِينَ أَوْ سِتِّينَ يَعْنِي آيَةً»
Recommendation to hasten breaking the fast
that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The people will remain on the right path as long as they hasten the breaking of the fast."
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ لاَ يَزَالُ النَّاسُ بِخَيْرٍ مَا عَجَّلُوا الْفِطْرَ