The virtues of partaking in Sehri

Those who love sleep or are kings of sleep say that we will Fast without partaking in Sehri (pre-dawn meal before commencing the Fast), but this is a great deprivation because Prophet ﷺ said:

Verily Allah sends his Mercies and the Angels make

du‟a of forgiveness for those who partake in Sehri.

(Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān)

This is a marvellous system of the Mercy of Allah; the person is enjoying Sehri and at the same receiving Divine Mercies and Du‟a of forgiveness from the angels!

At the time of Sehri Shaytan (Satan) instils this fear that how will you  manage for the entire day, you will not be able to eat till sunset, so eat heavily, fill your first and second floor, and do not forget your basement, irrespective of whether you suffer from acidy burps throughout the day!

Do not overeat, trust in Allah and eat so much that can be easily digested. This will result in adequate strength for the body.

I am telling you through experience that those who overeat with the idea that they will not feel hungry the whole day, experience more weakness and lethargy, their stomachs are upset, they suffer from acidy burps and feel extremely weak.

If it was necessary to eat so much then Prophet Muhammad ﷺ would have made it compulsory upon us. So do not overindulge in the Sunnah of Sehri that you become gluttonous.

This Sunnah of Sehri can be achieved by just eating a date and drinking some water. If there is nothing to eat for Sehri or a person does not feel like eating, then the Sunnah can be fulfilled by just having a gulp of water. Our Last Prophet ﷺ made this Sunnah so easy so why do you burden yourself? Trust in Allah and Allah Ta‟ala will make the Fast easy, so do not panic.

Achievers and losers

At the end of Ramadhan when the crescent is sighted, there will be two types of people; the one type is those who cried and shed tears of regret over their sins, got their sins forgiven and pleased Allah Ta‟ala. These are the forgiven ones and the achievers.

The other type is those who are the losers; those who never left sin in this blessed month, never begged Allah for forgiveness, nor cried to please Him.