We often hear about sahoor during the blessedmonth of Ramadan, and we
hear in the hadeeths that are quoted in the mosques that sahoor is a
blessing. But sometimes we do not want to eat sahoor because we had
supper late, so we omit this blessing. Is there any sin on us for
that?.
Praise be to Allaah.
There is no doubt that sahoor is a Sunnah and anact of worship,
because the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him)
enjoined that. He said: "Eat sahoor, for insahoor there is barakah
(blessing)." And he (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said:
"The difference between our fasting and the fasting of the people of
the Book is eating sahoor." The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah
be upon him) used to eat sahoor, so sahoor isSunnah but it is not
obligatory. The one who does not eat sahoor is notsinning but he is
forsakinga Sunnah.
So people should eat sahoor even if it is only a little; it does not
have to be a lot. So one should eatsahoor using whatever is available,
whether it is a few dates or some other kind of food, at the end ofthe
night. If there is no food or he does not feel like eating, then he
can drink a little milk or at least water, whatever he can, and he
should not forgo sahoor, because there is barakah and a great deal of
goodness in eating it; it will help the fasting person in whatever he
does during the day. So the fasting person should not forgo sahoor
even if it is a little, because the Prophet (blessings and peace of
Allah be upon him) said: "Eat sahoor, for in sahoor there is barakah
(blessing)." This is what the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be
upon him) said, and this kind of barakah should not be ignored; rather
thebeliever should be keen to attain it even if that is by eating a
small amount of food or dates or milk, which will help him in both
religious and worldly acts during the day. End quote.
Shaykh 'Abd al-'Azeez ibn Baaz (may Allah have mercy on him)
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