Can I fast without sehri (suhoor)?
Yes, you can fast without having sehri (suhoor). According to a narration from Al-Kafi, when asked about the pre-dawn meal for someone intending to fast, it was stated: It is permissible to skip suhoor if he wishes. But in the month of Ramadan, it is better to take suhoor. We like that it not be neglected in Ramadan.
Al-Kafi 2:100 This indicates that while it is not obligatory to have suhoor, it is recommended to do so during Ramadan for its benefits.
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Al-Kafi 2:100
Al-Kafi · Book 2, Hadith 100
I found all the knowledge of people to be in four things: First, that you know your Lord; Second, that you know what He has done to you; Third, that you know what He wants from you; Fourth, that you know what takes you out of your religion. — OR — The believer supplicates to Allah the Mighty concerning his need. Allah says, 'Delay his answer to delight in his voice and supplication.' On the Day of Resurrection Allah says, 'My servant, you called upon Me, and I delayed your answer. Your reward is such and such. You called Me on such and such occasions. I delayed your answer, and your reward is such and such.' The believer then wishes that no supplication from this world was answered when he sees the abundance of reward. — OR — I asked him about the pre-dawn meal (suhoor) for the one who intends to fast: Is it obligatory upon him? He said: It is permissible to skip suhoor if he wishes. But in the month of Ramadan, it is better to take suhoor. We like that it not be neglected in Ramadan. — OR — He said to me: "So-and-so has sold his land." I said: "Yes." He said: "It is written in the Torah that whoever sells land or water without putting it into land or water, the price goes to waste." — OR — I asked Abu Abdullah about a man who divorced his wife while he was absent and had witnesses to the divorce, then he returned and stayed with her for months without informing her of the divorce. Then the woman claimed to be pregnant, to which the man responded, 'I divorced you and had witnesses testify to your divorce.' He was told, 'The child is to be kept and his word is not accepted.' — OR — I said to Zurara: 'Bukayr narrated to me from Abu Ja'far (peace be upon him) that the brothers of the father and the sisters of the father and mother have their shares increased or decreased, because they are never allotted a greater share than the brothers and sisters of the father and mother if they were in their place. Indeed, God says: "If a man dies without child but has a sister, then for her is half of what he leaves, and he is her heir if she has no child." This applies to sisters of both parents or sisters of the father. He said: "He inherits all her wealth if she has no child." They give the one named half in full and lessen the share of the one named the whole property to less than half. A woman is never given a greater share than a man if she were in his place.' Zurara said: 'This position stands firm among our companions who do not differ about it.'
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