The encouragement to take sahūr

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

The Prophet (ﷺ) said:

تَسَحَّرُوا فَإِنَّ فِي السَّحُورِ بَرَكَةً

Take Sahūr for within Sahūr there is a blessing. (Sahīh, Targhīb wa Tarhīb of Al-Albānī 1063)


The Prophet (ﷺ) said:

فَصْلُ مَا بَيْنَ صِيَامِنَا وَصِيَامِ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ أَكْلَةُ السَّحَرِ

The difference between our fasting and that of the People of the Book is the eating of Sahūr. (Sahīh, Targhīb wa Tarhīb of Al-Albānī 1064)


The Prophet (ﷺ) said:

البَرَكَةُ في ثلاثَةٍ ، في الجماعةِ ، والثَّرِيدِ ، والسُّحُورِ

There are blessings within three; in the congregation, al-tharīd (a type of Arab dish) and Suhūr. (Hasan lighayrihi, Targhīb wa Tarhīb of Al-Albānī 1065)


The Prophet (ﷺ) said:

إنَّ اللهَ وملائكتَه يُصَلُّونَ على المتسحِّرينَ

Indeed Allāh and His Angels send blessings upon those who take Sahūr. (Hasan Sahīh, Targhīb wa Tarhīb of Al-Albānī 1066)


دَعاني رَسولُ اللهِ صلَّى اللهُ عليه وسلَّمَ إلى السَّحورِ في رَمَضانَ، فقالَ: هَلُمَّ إلى الغَداءِ المُبارَكِ

Al-Irbād ibn Sāriyyah narrated:

The Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) invited me to a Sahūr in Ramadān saying: Come to the blessed morning meal. (Sahīh lighayrihi, Targhīb wa Tarhīb of Al-Albānī 1067)


A man from the companions of the prophet (ﷺ) entered upon him (ﷺ) whilst he was having Sahūr. The prophet (ﷺ) said:

إِنَّهَا بَرَكَةٌ أَعْطَاكُمُ اللَّهُ إِيَّاهَا فَلاَ تَدَعُوهُ

It is a blessing that Allāh has given to you, so do not neglect it. (Sahīh, Targhīb wa Tarhīb of Al-Albānī 1069)


The Prophet (ﷺ) said:

السُّحُورُ كلُّه بَرَكَةٌ فَلَا تَدَعُوهُ وَلَوْ أَنْ يَجْرَعَ أَحَدُكُمْ جَرْعَةً مِنْ مَاءٍ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى الْمُتَسَحِّرِينَ

The entire Suhūr is a blessed meal, so do not abandon it even if you take only a sip of water. Verily, Allāh and his angels send blessings upon those who take the Suhūr. (Hasan lighayrihi, Targhīb wa Tarhīb of Al-Albānī 1070)


Published by أبو زكريا عيسى الألباني

BSc (Hons) Microbiology | Qur'ān | Sunnah |

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