Prophetic Commentary on the Qur'an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh)) · "...And eat and drink until the white thread (light) of dawn appears to you distinct from the black thread (darkness of the night).. ." (V.2:187)
Narrated `Adi bin Hatim:
I said, "O Allah's Messenger! What is the meaning of the white thread distinct from the black thread? Are
these two threads?" He said, "You are not intelligent if you watch the two threads." He then added,
"No, it is the darkness of the night and the whiteness of the day.''
Narrated Ash-Shu`bi:
`Adi took a white rope (or thread) and a black one, and when some part of the night had passed, he
looked at them but he could not distinguish one from the other. The next morning he said, "O Allah'…
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d The Verse "And eat and drink until the white thread appears to you distinct:
from the black thread." was revealed, but: '... of dawn' was not revealed (along with it) so some men,
when intending t…