Is eating and drinking considered breaking the fast?

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Al-Mughni

Book of Fasting

Book 9 · Issue 2 · Bab 1

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Eating and drinking break the fast by unanimous agreement, supported by the Quran and Sunnah. The evidence from the Quran is the verse stating: "And eat and drink until the white thread of dawn becomes distinct to you from the black thread [of night]. Then complete the fast until the night." (Quran 2:187). This verse limits eating and drinking until the dawn, commanding fasting afterward. The evidence from the Sunnah is the Prophet's statement: "By Him in Whose Hand is my soul, the breath-odor of a fasting person is sweeter to Allah than the scent of musk, because he has forsaken his food, drink, and desires for My sake."