Some Common Doubts and Misconceptions Affiliated with the Laws of Fasting in Ramaḍān and Their Clarification Doubt/Misconception 04: Partaking of the Suhūr while the Aẓān Is Being Made Is Prohibited in All Cases While commenting on the Ḥadīth: “If anyone of you hears the call to prayer while having a vessel in his hand, he should not put it down until he has his fill from it,” Shaykh Muḥammad Nāṣir al-Dīn al-Albānī(رحمه الله) said: “In it is a proof that if someone had a vessel containing food or drink in his hand at the time of dawn, then having his fill from it is permissible.” ● [Tamām al-Minnah, pg. 417] Shaykh Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʿUthaymīn (رحمه الله) said during his commentary of this Ḥadīth: This Ḥadīth can be explained from two perspectives: [1] That the muʿazzin calls the aẓān based upon an estimation, like those who call the aẓān presently. This means that he may or may not call it at its correct time. [2] That the muʿazzin calls the aẓān based upon certainty. This [i.e. continuing to partake of the suhūr while the aẓān is initially being called] is a concession. When a person raises a vessel of water to drink from it, he becomes attached to the water, so from Allāh's mercy is that he can fulfil his craving. Therefore, if the vessel was on the ground [or on the table during the onset of the aẓān], he shouldn't pick it up to drink from it. The water vessel must be in your hand; otherwise, you will not be attached to the water you are about to drink. Similarly, if food was brought in front of you before the imām started praying, then you should partake of the food, even if you miss the prayer [in congregation]. Because you have become attached to the food that was placed in front of you [prior to the congregational prayer], praying in congregation no longer becomes compulsory. ● [Jalasāt Ramaḍāniyyah, Sitting 4, Question 14]