´Anas bin Malik narrated that :` the Messenger of Allah said: "Whoever has dried dates, then let him break the fast with that, and whoever does not, then let him break the fast with water, for indeed water is purifying."
Hadith Referenceسنن ترمذي / كتاب الصيام عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم / 694
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:ضعيف، ابن ماجة (1699) // ضعيف سنن ابن ماجة برقم (374) //
Hadith Takhrij«تفرد بہ المؤلف (وأخرجہ النسائی فی الکبری) ( تحفة الأشراف : 1026) (ضعیف) (سند میں سعید بن عامر حافظہ کے ضعیف ہیں اور ان سے اس کی سند میں وہم ہوا بھی ہے، دیکھئے الارواء رقم: 922)»
1؎ : Because Sa'id ibn 'Amir «عن شعبة عن عبدالعزيز بن صهيب عن أنس» is unique in narrating this through his chain; the other students of Shu'bah have opposed him. They have narrated it through the chain of «عن شعبة عن عاصم الأحول عن حفصة بنت سيرين عن سلمان بن عامر», and the students of 'Asim al-Ahwal, such as Sufyan al-Thawri and Ibn 'Uyaynah and others, have also narrated it in this same manner.
2؎ : That is, in his narration, Ibn 'Awn has said «عن ام الروائح بنت صلیع» instead of «عن الرباب», and Rabab Umm al-Rawaih is not any other woman; rather, both are one and the same.
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Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
English Commentary: 1: Because Sa'id bin 'Amir is unique in narrating this through the chain “from Shu'bah, from 'Abdul-'Aziz bin Suhaib, from Anas,” while other students of Shu'bah have contradicted him. They have narrated it through the chain “from Shu'bah, from 'Asim al-Ahwal, from Hafsah bint Sirin, from Salman bin 'Amir,” and the students of 'Asim al-Ahwal, such as Sufyan al-Thawri, Ibn 'Uyaynah, and others, have also narrated it in this manner.
2: That is, Ibn 'Awn in his narration said “from al-Rabab” instead of “from Umm al-Rawa’ih bint Sula’i,” and al-Rabab is none other than Umm al-Rawa’ih; in fact, both are the same woman. Note: (In the chain, Sa'id bin 'Amir is weak in memorization, and he has erred in this chain as well. See: al-Irwa’ no. 922)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 694