Al-Kāfi - The Book of Fasting

Chapter: What Is Dawn, When Does It Come and When Is It Unlawful to Eat? 2ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِي٠َ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عَطِيَّةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَ٠) قَالَ الْفَجْرُ هُوَ الَّذِي إِذَا رَأَيْتَهُ ٠ُعْتَرِضاً كَأَنَّهُ بَيَاضُ سُورَى. 2.

Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ali ibn ‘ Atiyyah who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Dawn is when you see it, widthwise, like the whiteness of the suray (canal) (Euphrates river).”’ حسن - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (16/266))