As you described that one should once stop eating when Azan is announced, but he can each only what one has in one`s mouth
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I am
asking a question for the first time, and expect that you answer would
completely be according to Quran And Hadith, As you described that one should
once stop eating when Azan is announced, but he can each only what one has in
one`s mouth,
I am
completely confused about it , plz advise
When a
person is eating food at the time of Suhur and during taking food azan is
announced , should he stop eating at once to what is lying before him/her?
should
he not complete his / her eating according to his desire?
Awaiting
your reply
Hafiz
Muhammed Imran
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Answer:
Suhoor and adhaan eating fast
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask
for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever
He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that
there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 2 Surah
Baqarah verse 187:
187 Permitted to you on the night of the fasts is the approach (sexual
intercourse) to your wives. They are
your garments. And ye are their
garments. Allah knoweth what ye used to
do secretly among yourselves; but He turned to you and forgave you; so now
associate (sexual intercourse) with them (your wives), and seek what Allah hath
ordained for you and eat and drink until the white thread of dawn appear
to you distinct from its black thread; then complete your fast till the
night appears; but do not associate with your wives while ye are in retreat in
the mosques. Those are limits (set by)
Allah; approach not nigh thereto. Thus
doth Allah make clear His signs to men that they may learn self-restraint.
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 1.550 Narrated by Qatada
Anas bin Malik said, "The Prophet and Zaid
bin Thabit took the 'Suhur' together and after finishing the meal, the Prophet
(saws) stood up and prayed (Fajr prayer)." I asked Anas, "How long
was the interval between finishing their 'Suhur' and starting the prayer?"
He replied, "The interval between the two was just sufficient to recite
fifty Verses of the Qur'an)."
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 1.551 Narrated by Sahl bin Sad
I used to take the "Suhur" meal
with my family and hasten so as to catch the Fajr (morning prayer) with Allah's
Messenger (saws).
Your Question: When
a person is eating food at the time of Suhur and during taking food azan is
announced , should he stop eating at once to what is lying before him/her? should
he not complete his / her eating according to his desire?
Dear and beloved brother in Islam, depending on where one
resides, the exact timing of the ‘fajr’ or pre-dawn prayers are a little
different. For example, in the Indian
Subcontinent (
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 3.140 Narrated by Adi bin Hatim
When the above verses were revealed: “…..until the white thread of dawn appear to you distinct from its
black thread …” I took two (hair) strings, one black and the other white, and
kept them under my pillow and went on looking at them throughout the night but
could not make anything out of it. So, the next morning I went to Allah's Messenger
(saws) and told him the whole story. He (saws) explained to me, "That
verse means the darkness of the night and the whiteness of the dawn!"
Thus, regardless of where one resides, the absolute safest
thing to do would be to give oneself ample time to eat and drink of their
‘suhoor’; and abstain from eating and drinking once the ‘fajr’ adhaan has been
declared; thus leaving absolutely no doubt in their minds regarding the
legality of their fasts.
But perchance if one has something in their mouths, and
the fajr ‘adhaan’ is declared, there is absolutely no harm if one finishes
eating what is already in their mouths….but it would be safest to make that the
last morsel of food or drink, and not try to complete their meal until their
desire is fulfilled. That would be the safest.
But if perchance one were to take a few more morsels of food before the
‘adhaan’ is finished, it would still not violate their fast. And Allah Alone Knows Best.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to
Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan
Wister