عن عمر بن الخطاب رضي الله عنه قال: سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فال: إذا أقبل الليل من ها
هنا، وأدبر النهار من هاهنا، وغربت الشمس، فقد أفطر الصائم.
أخرجه البخاري ومسلم
On the authority of Umar bin Khattab radiyaLLahu anhu who said that he heard the messager of Allah salallahu alayhi wasalam said:
“When night falls from this side (the east) and the day vanishes from this side (the west) and the sunsets, then the fasting person should break his fast.”
Al-Bukhari and Muslim.
LESSONS FROM THE HADITH
♦ The proper time for iftar (breaking the fast) is immediately after sunset without delay.
♦ It is realised by observing the current time the sun sets which marks the falling of the night and disappearance of the day and not by calculation.
♦ This time is a refutation to the people of the book who holds that the breaking of the fast is only after the appearance of the stars.
May Allah strengthen us and accept our Ibaadah, Aameen.
Don’t forget the Muslim Ummah in your Du’a.
