[05/03/2024] Lesson Four: The Rulings of Fasting – Abu Idrees Muhammad Khān حفظه الله. Lesson series at Masjid As-Sunnah An-Nabawiyyah, Aston, Birmingham, UK.

Some points discussed during this lesson:

- Ḥadīth #3: Anas b. Mālik (رضى الله عنه) narrated that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said, “Take the pre-dawn meal, as there is blessing in the pre-dawn meal (saḥūr).” 
- Brief biography of Anas b. Mālik (رضى الله عنه). 
- The last of the Companions to die.
- The topic of the ḥadīth: the legislation of suḥūr.
- Explanation of the wording of the ḥadīth.
- The difference between saḥūr and suḥūr. 
- The general meaning of the ḥadīth.
- The justice and mercy of Islām.
- The barakah (blessing) attained from suḥūr in one’s dīn and dunyā. 
- The meaning of murabbī. 
- The importance of the dā’ī (caller) knowing the level of the people he is calling and addressing them in a manner in which they can understand. 
- Five points of benefit of the ḥadīth. 
- Aḥādīth that encourage taking the saḥūr.
- The ruling on suḥūr.
- Ḥadith #4: On the authority of Anas b. Mālik , on the authority Zayd b. Thābit (رضى الله عنهما), “We ate the pre-dawn meal with the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, then he stood for the prayer.” Anas said: “I said to Zayd, ‘What was the duration between the adhān and suḥūr?’ He said, ‘The equivalent of fifty verses (i.e. how long it takes a person to recite 50 verses).’”
- Brief biography of Zayd b. Thābit (رضى الله عنه).
- The topic of the ḥadīth: clarification regarding the time the Messenger ﷺ  would have his saḥūr.
- Explanation of the wording of the ḥadīth.
- The general meaning of the ḥadīth.
- Five points of benefit of the ḥadīth.

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