ON THE SUBJECT OF 221 VIRTUE OF EATING FOOD BEFORE STARTING TO FAST AS LONG AS DAWN IS NOT NEAR ; EAT FOOD BEFORE THE TIME OF THE FAST BEGINS H 1255 "Eat some food before the fast begins, there is blessing in its partaking." R 1255 Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Anas who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this.
باب فضل السحور وتأخيره مَا لَمْ يخش طلوع الفجر 1229- عن أنس رضي الله عنه ، قَالَ : قَالَ رسولُ الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم : "تَسَحَّرُوا ؛ فَإنَّ في السُّحُورِ بَرَكَةً" متفقٌ عَلَيْهِ .