Until what time can one eat for 'sahoor' (or sehri)
Heba E. Husseyn:
Quote from: Ruhi_Rose on June 14, 2016, 12:27:53 pm
Today my husband had sahoor until 4.25. I think I'll do the same from tomorrow InshAllah. It's much more in accordance with the Quran than their timings, and anything in accordance with the Quran is not only more essential but always far easier.
Very thought provoking, MashAllah :) I definitely do see it far more in conformity with the Quran as well. Let me talk it over with my house folks. I would also like to follow the same, set it ahead for 40 minutes beyond what they mention on the calendar. I read it as a very careful, sensible and thoughtful decision. Thanks for sharing sis. And I am sure there's any need to discuss this with our imams or jurists at the masjid or community center.
Ruhi_Rose:
No, no need to discuss with them. We observe the right timing very carefully by looking out each time we're having sahoor to make sure it completely fits the Quranic instruction. It's a very simple matter. Once you're sure you are implementing a Quranic rule that's been spelt out for you in the Quran, then what's the need to ask anyone? The important thing is to be careful about making sure you stop eating at the right moment of dawn (Fajr). For that keep checking by looking out as and when necessary. After all, for many years after Islam, there were no modern clocks as we have today. People identified Fajr by looking at it. And we can presume that their fasting was just as valid as ours.
Heba E. Husseyn:
Spot on! Makes complete sense.
Zainab_M:
Good decision Sister Ruhi. According to the Quran, one can easily eat sahoor until 4.45 a.m. as per 3rd week of June. Until this time there remains a mild orange color along the horizon which differentiates the atmosphere from the dark night.
N. Truth Seeker:
Very useful, correct observation and right decision by your husband and yourself, Sister Ruhi. You know, those timings for Fajr on prayer calendar are not supposed to be in accordance with the Quran. The folks who print the prayer calendar perhaps don't even know about Verse 2:187. Those Fajr timings are simply their presumptive picks and they always like to keep it very early. You need to focus on the sunrise time which is also in the prayer calendar. The sunrise time is the calculated one in conformity with the meteorological or weather department. You have to calculate it backward to find the approximately right Fajr time as described in the Quran. The standard time of dawn is roughly 40 minutes before sunrise. If for example sunrise is 5.40 a.m., dawn will be around 5.00 a.m. By this time you will see sufficient orange glow in the horizon yet no sunlight. However, this time may appear too bright as the deadline for Sahoor. So you can move it another 15 minutes behind at 4.45 a.m. The orange glow will now be much lesser. Until this time you can easily eat Sahoor. You can also offer your Fajr prayers until 5.00 a.m. or a little beyond. If you think you may get late for Fajr if you offer it after finishing Sahoor at 4.45 a.m., then offer Fajr prior to finishing Sahoor. That's what we used to do when we were staying in that part of the world. The place where we're now, total hours for fasting are shorter. However, we still need to do the same calculation for Fajr and Sahoor. The official timing for Fajr is 3.50 a.m. when it's very dark and this isn't the time when the Quran tells us to stop eating.
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