That is because dates have specific medical benefits that are not found in other foods. We also learn from the Messenger (salallāhu ‘alaihi wasallam) what to break the fast with―and it is with dates. Some of the misguided groups ignore this command of Allah’s Messenger (salallāhu ‘alaihi wasallam), and they delay breaking their fast―this is in imitation of the Jews because they delay breaking the fast until a portion of the night has passed and the stars begin to appear. Sahl bin Sa’d (radiyallāhu ‘anhu) stated that Allāh’s Messenger (salallāhu ‘alaihi wasallam) said: “My ummah will not cease to be upon my Sunnah so long as they do not delay breaking their fast until the stars appear.” Sahl (radiyallāhu ‘anhu) said: “When the Prophet (salallāhu ‘alaihi wasallam ) was fasting, he would command a man to stand upon something, and as soon as the man would say, ‘The Sun has set’, the Prophet would break his fast.” It does not matter if some of the sky still seems to be bright because the darkness spreads in the east and the sun sets in the West, and the fast is broken for the one who clings to the Sunnah. “When the night approaches from here (the east), and the daylight passes away from there (the west) and the sun sets, then the fast of a person is broken.” So, the fast is to be broken as soon as the sun has set. ‘Umar (radiyallāhu ‘anhu) narrated that the Prophet (salallāhu ‘alaihi wasallam) said: It is not allowed to add to matters of worship nor to take anything away from them―rather, you merely commanded to follow the Messenger (salallāhu ‘alaihi wasallam) without any deviation. Delaying the iftār opposes the Sunnah and is a sin―and whoever delays his iftār thinking it to be from piety and that it pleases Allah has innovated into the Religion an affair that is not from it―and he has added to the fast, extra minutes that are, in actuality, from the night time because the day finishes when the Sun has set. Thereafter, you are to make haste with iftār (breaking the fast). The setting of the Sun is known either by witnessing it yourself or by a report that reaches you from someone whose witness can be accepted, or by hearing the Adhān from a Masjid in your locality that is known to be precise in these matters. The Sunnah encourages with hastening to break the fast once it is established that the Sun has set. These narrations are concerning the etiquettes of breaking the fast and taking the pre-dawn meal before Fajr. And if there were not any fresh dates, then with dried dates and if there were no dried dates, he would take some mouthfuls of water.” He also narrated that “Allah’s Messenger (salallāhu ‘alaihi wasallam) would break his fast with fresh dates before praying. Sahl bin Sa’d (radiyallāhu ‘anhu) stated that Allah’s Messenger (salallāhu ‘alaihi wasallam) said: “The people will not cease to remain upon goodness so long as they hasten to break the fast.” Īnd Anas bin Mālik (radiyallāhu ‘anhu) narrated that Allah’s Messenger (salallāhu ‘alaihi wasallam) said: “Take the pre-dawn meal for indeed in the pre-dawn meal (sahūr) there is a blessing.” Taking Sahūr (Pre-Dawn Meal) And Hastening To Break The Fast At Maghrib I request that you donate a small amount as sadaqah to /donat e so we (at Al-Maktabah As-Salafiyyah) can print and distribute free leaflets and booklets to aid the da’wah of Ahlus-Sunnah and Hadīth across the world.
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