Mufti Online — Madrasah Ta'leemuddeen

Is it Sunnah to partake of Sehri before the 'fast' of Eidul Adha?

Published as Partaking of Sehri before the 'fast' of Eidul Adha

· 15 Rabiʻ I 1447 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Is it Sunnah to partake of Sehri before the 'fast' of Eidul Adha?

Answer

It is sunnah for one to refrain from consuming anything before the qurbaani animal is slaughtered, and thus the first thing one consumes should be the meat of the qurbaani animal.

This is in order to show gratitude to Allah Ta'ala for the qurbaani meat which is an invitation to the servants from Allah Ta'ala.

However, this is not a fast. The Hadith has prohibited fasting on the two Eids. Hence, there is no sehri on this day of Eidul Adha.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
View original Compare with other Darul Iftas
Questions about this ruling, answered only from the archive with sources.

Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.

Fatawa SA is an independent, read-only index of fatawa already published by Mufti Online — Madrasah Ta'leemuddeen. It is not a fatwa service. For your own situation, please ask a Mufti. Report an issue

For corrections or mistakes, please email us at fatawasa786@gmail.com.

Source: Mufti Online — Madrasah Ta'leemuddeen — https://muftionline.co.za/node/36171
Fatawa SA: https://fatawa.co.za/fatwa/muftionline-36171

Related fatawa