8/15. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 706 — Bilal’s Adhan and Suhur
What Has Been Related About Clarifying Al-Fajr
Bilal’s Adhan and the True Fajr
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 706
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 706
حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، وَيُوسُفُ بْنُ عِيسَى، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ أَبِي هِلاَلٍ، عَنْ سَوَادَةَ بْنِ حَنْظَلَةَ، هُوَ الْقُشَيْرِيُّ عَنْ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنْدَبٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ يَمْنَعَنَّكُمْ مِنْ سُحُورِكُمْ أَذَانُ بِلاَلٍ وَلاَ الْفَجْرُ الْمُسْتَطِيلُ وَلَكِنِ الْفَجْرُ الْمُسْتَطِيرُ فِي الأُفُقِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ .
Samura b. Jundub Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah Said: "Do Not Let The Adhan Of Bilal Prevent You From Your Sahar, Nor The Drawn Out Fajr, But The Fajr That Spreads On The Horizon."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 706In-book reference : Book 8, Hadith 25English translation : Vol. 2, Book 3, Hadith 706
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 706
This Hadith explains a suhur question linked to Bilal’s Adhan. Samurah bin Jundub narrated that the Messenger of Allah said not to let Bilal’s Adhan prevent them from suhur, nor the drawn out Fajr, but the Fajr that spreads on the horizon. The key phrase for search is Bilal Adhan suhur hadith. The teaching is careful and practical: the fasting person should know the difference between a call or early light and the true spreading dawn mentioned in the text. It does not discuss all local timetables or modern clocks. It simply points to the sign by which eating and drinking for suhur should stop.
What we learn from this hadith
- Bilal’s Adhan in this report did not by itself stop suhur.
- The report points to the dawn that spreads on the horizon.
- Fasting practice should be based on clear signs, not confusion.
