عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ العاصِ رَضِيَ اللّهُ عَنْهُ: أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللّهِ صَلَّى اللّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «فَصْلُ مَا بَيْنَ صِيَامِنَا وَصِيَامِ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ أَكْلَةُ السَّحَرِ» رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ.
Amr ibn al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The distinction between our fasting and the fasting of the People of the Book is the pre-dawn meal." Reported by Muslim.
الشرح · explanation
فصل: فاصل وفارق. أهل الكتاب: اليهود والنصارى.
"the distinction (fasl)": that which separates and distinguishes. "the People of the Book": the Jews and the Christians.
الدروس · lessons
أنّ السحور من خصائص الأمة الإسلامية وأنّ اللّه تفضّل به على هذه الأمّة. في السحور التزام بسنّة النّبيّ صَلَّى اللّهُ عليه وَسَلَّمَ، وفائدة للصائم بالتزود من الطعام ليتقوى على مواصلة الصوم طوال النهار.
The pre-dawn meal is among the distinctive features of the Muslim nation, and Allah bestowed it as a favor upon this nation. In the pre-dawn meal there is adherence to the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and a benefit for the fasting person in provisioning himself with food so as to gain strength to continue fasting throughout the day.