Hastening to break the fast and what is mentioned about it

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When the night comes from this side and the day departs from that side, then the fasting person should break his fast."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abi Awfa (may Allah be pleased with him) said: the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was on a journey and was fasting. When the sun had set he said, "O so-and-so, get down and prepare sawiq (a barley drink) for us." He said, "O Messenger of Allah, some part of the day still remains." He said, "Get down and prepare sawiq for us." He said this three times, so the man got down and prepared the sawiq. He drank the sawiq and said: "When you see that the night has come from this side, the fasting person should break his fast." Al-Shaybani said: I asked Sayyiduna Ibn Abi Awfa (may Allah be pleased with him), "Were you with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on that occasion?" He said, "Yes."

Abu Jamrah al-Duba'i said: I broke the fast with Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) in Ramadan. When evening approached, he would send a girl up onto the roof. When the sun set, she would announce it, and then he would eat and we would eat. When they finished eating, the prayer would begin; he would lead the prayer and we would pray with him.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This religion will remain dominant as long as people hasten to break the fast. The Jews and the Christians delay breaking the fast."

Sa'id bin al-Musayyib said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "People will remain in goodness as long as they hasten to break the fast and do not delay it the way the people of the East do."

Sa'id bin al-Musayyib said: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) used to write to his governors: "Do not delay breaking your fast, and do not wait for the stars to appear before offering your prayer."

Tharwan bin Milhan al-Taymi said: A man said to Sayyiduna Ammar bin Yasir (may Allah be pleased with him): Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) says, "Do not break your fast when the stars appear." He said: "That is what the Jews do."

Alqamah said: A large bowl of food was brought to Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him). He said to the people, "Come and eat." Everyone came, but one man stayed back. Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) asked him the reason, and he said, "I am fasting." Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "By the One besides whom there is no god, this is the time at which eating becomes lawful for the fasting person."

Ayman said: I went to Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him). When he broke his fast on a bone with meat on it, it seemed to me that the sun had not yet set.

Mujahid said: I used to bring Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) his food for breaking the fast, and I would cover it out of shyness before people, lest they see it.

A man from Banu Siwarah said: I stayed with Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him). When the sun set, Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) and his companions would break their fast immediately after sunset.

Yazid said: Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) would say to Ibn al-Nabbah, "Has the sun set?" He would reply, "Do not hurry." He would ask again, "Has the sun set?" and he would say, "Do not hurry." Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) would ask again, "Has the sun set?" When Ibn al-Nabbah said that the sun had set, he broke his fast, then dismounted and prayed.

Sayyiduna Sahl bin Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This Ummah will remain in goodness as long as they hasten to break the fast."

Sa'id bin al-Musayyib said: When you see that the time of the Asr prayer has passed, break your fast.

Ibrahim said: Hastening the breaking of the fast (iftar) is part of the Sunnah.

Musa bin Anas said that Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) used to have a slave girl climb onto the top of the house and would say to her: "When the horizon becomes level (dark), inform me."

Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Three things are among the manners of the prophets: hastening the breaking of the fast, delaying the pre-dawn meal (suhur), and placing the right hand over the left in prayer.

Qays said: When the sun set, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) handed a vessel to a man beside him and said to him: "Drink." Then he said: "Perhaps you are one of those who keep postponing their breaking of the fast, saying 'later, later'."