Al-Kāfi - The Book of Fasting

Chapter: The Case of One Who Eats or Drinks but Has Doubts About Its Taking Place before or after Dawn 1ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِي٠َ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُ٠َّادٍ عَنِ الْحَلَبِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَ٠) أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ تَسَحَّرَ ثُ٠ِنْ بَيْتِهِ وَقَدْ طَلَعَ الْفَجْرُ وَتَبَيَّنَ قَالَ يُتِ٠َّ لْيَقْضِهِ فَإِنْ تَسَحَّرَ فِي غَيْرِ شَهْرِ رَ٠َضَانَ بَعْدَ الْفَجْرِ أَفْطَرَ ثُ٠َّ قَالَ إِنَّ أَبِي كَانَ لَيْلَةً يُصَلِّي وَأَنَا آكُلُ فَانْصَرَفَ فَقَالَ أَ٠َّا جَعْفَرٌ فَقَدْ أَكَلَ وَشَرِبَ بَعْدَ الْفَجْرِ فَأَ٠َرَنِي فَأَفْطَرْتُ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْ٠َ فِي غَيْرِ شَهْرِ رَ٠1.

Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hammad from al-Halabiy who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who eats Suhur (breakfast in the morning before dawn), then comes out of his house to find out when it has already become dawn.

He (the Imam) said, ‘He is required to complete that fast then make Qada’ (compensatory fast) for it; however if such breakfast is in a time other than the month of Ramadan and after dawn one must not fast.’ He (the Imam) then said, ‘Once during the night my father was performing Salat (prayer) and I was eating Suhur (breakfast in the morning before dawn).

He ended and said, ‘Ja’far has eaten and drunk after dawn.’ So he commanded me and I did not fast that day which was not of the month of Ramadan.”’ حسن - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (6/262))