<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br> 1) With the first Adhān, it is still permissible to have Suhūr. Fasting begins with the second Adhān, the Adhān of Fajr.<br> 2) The amount of time between the two Adhāns is enough for eating and drinking. The words: “... the time spent in one’s descent and the other’s ascent” denote that the interval between the two was short.<br> Note:<br> It has become common in some countries, like in the Levant, to call the first Adhān "the Adhān of abstention". Due to this erroneous appellation, some people tend to refrain from food and drink upon hearing the first Adhān. However, this contradicts the Sunnah of delaying Suhūr till shortly before the Adhān of Fajr. Also, he who does that abandons the dispensation granted by Allah Almighty to His servants in the following verse: {And eat and drink until the white thread of dawn becomes distinct to you from the black thread [of night].} The first Adhān is intended for awakening those who are asleep and notifying those in prayer, and Allah knows best.