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Sahih Muslim 1091a (Book 13, Hadith 40) #9679
Revelation of a Verse in the Quran

SUMMARY: The hadith explains the revelation of a verse in the Quran which states that one should eat and drink until they can distinguish between the white streak and dark streak of dawn.

Sahl b. Sa'd said that when this verse was revealed: " Eat and drink till the white streak is distinct from the dark streak," a person would take hold of a white thread and a black thread and keep on eating till he could find them distinct (in the light of the dawn). It was then that Allah, the Majestic and Great, revealed (the words) min al-fajr (from the dawn), and then it became clear (that the word khait refers to the streak of light in the dawn).
حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْقَوَارِيرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا فُضَيْلُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو حَازِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سَهْلُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، قَالَ لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ ‏{‏ وَكُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا حَتَّى يَتَبَيَّنَ لَكُمُ الْخَيْطُ الأَبْيَضُ مِنَ الْخَيْطِ الأَسْوَدِ‏}‏ قَالَ كَانَ الرَّجُلُ يَأْخُذُ خَيْطًا أَبْيَضَ وَخَيْطًا أَسْوَدَ فَيَأْكُلُ حَتَّى يَسْتَبِينَهُمَا حَتَّى أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ‏{‏ مِنَ الْفَجْرِ‏}‏ فَبَيَّنَ ذَلِكَ

TOPICS
revelation  *  verse  *  dawn  *  streak  *  tanzil  *  ayah  *  fajr  *  khait

QUICK LESSONS:
Be mindful when eating or drinking during night time so you don't overindulge yourself before morning comes.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a verse from the Quran which was revealed to Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. The verse states that one should eat and drink until they can distinguish between the white streak and dark streak of dawn, known as Fajr. A person would take hold of a white thread and black thread to try to find this distinction, but it was not clear what this meant until Allah revealed 'min al-fajr' meaning from dawn, making it clear that Khait refers to the light at dawn. This teaches us that we should be mindful when eating or drinking during night time so we don't overindulge ourselves before morning comes.

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