222 – Chapter: The virtue of hastening the breaking of the fast, what to break it with, and what to say afterwards
1241 – Sahl ibn Saʿd (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “People will remain in a state of good as long as they hasten to break the fast.” Agreed upon.
1242 – Abu ʿAṭiyyah said: “Masrūq and I entered upon ʿĀʾishah (may Allah be pleased with her). Masrūq said to her, ‘Two men from the Companions of Muhammad ﷺ—both of whom spare no effort in doing good: one hastens the sunset prayer and the breaking of the fast, while the other delays the sunset prayer and the breaking of the fast.’ She asked, ‘Who is it that hastens the sunset prayer and the breaking of the fast?’ He replied, ‘ʿAbdullāh,’ meaning Ibn Masʿūd. She said, ‘That is how the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to do.’ Narrated by Muslim.
His words “lā yaʾlū” mean: he does not fall short in doing good.
1243 – Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said: ‘The dearest of My servants to Me are those who hasten most to break the fast.’” (1) Narrated by al-Tirmidhī, who described it as a good hadith.
1244 – ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “When night approaches from this side (2) and day withdraws from that side, and the sun has set, the fasting person has broken his fast.” Agreed upon.
1245 – Abu Ibrāhīm ʿAbdullāh ibn Abī Awfā (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: “We travelled with …”