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 (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) said: "Suhoor (the pre-dawn meal) is a blessing." He (saws) also said: "My Ummah should not abandon suhoor, even if it is just a single piece of dried date."
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 (a.s) about suhoor for someone intending to fast. Imam (a.s) 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."
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 (a.s) about suhoor for someone intending to fast, saying, "Is it obligatory?" Imam (a.s) 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."
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)."
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 (a.s) that the Prophet (saws) (peace be upon him and his family) said: "Indeed, Allah (swt), 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."
وأفضل السحور السويق والتمر، ومطلق لك الطعام والشراب إلى أن تستيقن طلوع الفجر.
The best suhoor is a mixture of barley flour (sawiq) and dates, and you are permitted to eat and drink until you are certain that dawn has risen.
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 (a.s), "I eat while I am unsure if dawn has risen." Imam (a.s) replied: "Eat until you are no longer in doubt."
وَ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «لَوْ أَنَّ اَلنَّاسَ تَسَحَّرُوا ثُمَّ لَمْ يُفْطِرُوا إِلاَّ عَلَى اَلْمَاءِ لَقَدَرُوا عَلَى أَنْ يَصُومُوا اَلدَّهْرَ».
Imam (a.s) 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."
