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<\/a>When does one stop eating during sahur (pre-dawn meal)? When does one start eating after fasting? During sahur, if one hears the Adhan<\/a> but still has a piece of food in his hand, is he allowed to finish it?<\/p>\n

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In his response to the question,\u00a0Sheikh Ahmad Kutty<\/strong>, a senior lecturer and Islamic scholar at the Islamic Institute of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, states:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There are two times for stopping eating during\u00a0sahur<\/em>\u00a0(pre-dawn meal), namely a preferred time and a permitted time. Preferred time to stop eating is ten minutes before\u00a0Fajr\u00a0time. So if the Fajr time is 6:12 a.m., one should stop eating around 6 a.m.<\/p>\n

Permitted time for eating\u00a0sahur<\/em>, however, extends up to 6:12 a.m., after which time it is considered unlawful. Therefore, if anyone deliberately did so, the fast<\/a> is considered broken.<\/p>\n

We have reports from the\u00a0Prophet\u2019s Companions\u00a0that they finished\u00a0sahur<\/em>\u00a0meal with the Prophet (peace be upon him) and after having done so they still had enough time to finish reading fifty verses of the\u00a0Quran<\/a>\u00a0before\u00a0Fajr. The estimated time for such reading is ten minutes.<\/p>\n

However, as mentioned earlier, the permitted time for\u00a0sahur<\/em>\u00a0can extend up to the time of Fajr. If the\u00a0Adhan\u00a0(call to prayer) is called on time, that is the final cut off point for\u00a0sahur<\/em>.<\/p>\n

But if, on the contrary, the\u00a0Adhan\u00a0<\/a>is called after the time of Fajr has started, then the real time to consider is not the time of Adhan; rather one must consider the time as posted in the time-table.<\/p>\n

Supposing that the\u00a0Adhan\u00a0is called on time, and one still has a piece of food in his hands, he is better advised not to consume it; he may, however, swallow what is already in his mouth.<\/p>\n

As for the question when is one supposed to start eating while breaking fast, the answer is: One should break the fast as soon as the sun has set, without delay.<\/p>\n

The Prophet\u2019s Sunnah<\/a> is not to delay fast breaking. He said that his\u00a0Ummah\u00a0will continue to enjoy blessings of Allah so long as they break their fast as soon as the sun has set without further delay.<\/p>\n

The Prophet used to break his fast on a few dates and water; then he would stand for\u00a0Maghrib; he would take the regular meal only after the Prayer.<\/p>\n

Almighty Allah knows best.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Source:<\/span> <\/strong>www.aboutislam.net<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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