This excerpt is taken from Sheikh Hussain bin Mubarak Al-Mawsili's Arabic book Al-Awamer wal-Nawahi, whose Urdu translation has been done by Muhammad Sarwar Gohar Sahib under the title Ahkamat o Mamnoaat.
Hastening to break the fast
① It is narrated from Sayyiduna Suhail bin Saad رضي الله عنه that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said:
لا يزال الناس بخير ما عجلوا الفطر
"As long as people hasten to break their fast, they will remain in goodness."
Reference: Bukhari, Kitab al-Sawm 1957. Muslim, Kitab al-Siyam 1098. Tirmidhi, Kitab al-Sawm from the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم 699.
② It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said:
لا يزال الدين ظاهرا ما عجل الناس الفطر ، لأن اليهود والنصارى يؤخرونه
"As long as people hasten to break their fast, the religion will prevail because the Jews and Christians delay in this matter."
Reference: This narration is Hasan. Abu Dawood, Kitab al-Sawm 2353. Ibn Majah, Kitab al-Siyam 1698. Ibn Khuzaymah 2060.
③ It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said:
قال الله عز وجل: أحب عبادي إلى أعجلهم فطرا
"Allah Almighty says: Among My servants, those who hasten to break their fast are the most beloved to Me."
Reference: This narration is Hasan. Tirmidhi, Kitab al-Sawm from the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم 700. Musnad Ahmad, remaining Musnad of the frequent narrators 329/2. Ibn Khuzaymah 2058.
The Reward of Providing Iftar for Fasting
① It is narrated from Sayyiduna Zaid bin Khalid Jahni رضي الله عنه that the Prophet Muhammad صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said:
من فطر صائما كان له مثل أجره من غير أن ينقص من أجر الصائم شيء
"Whoever provides Iftar to a fasting person will receive the same reward as the fasting person without any reduction in the reward of the fasting person."
Reference: Sahih Tirmidhi, Book of Fasting from the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم 807. An-Nasa'i in Al-Sunan Al-Kubra 3330.
Prohibition of fasting one or two days before Ramadan
① It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said:
لا يتقدمن أحدكم رمضان بصوم يوم أو يومين إلا أن يكون رجلا كان يصوم صوما فليصمه
"None of you should fast a day or two before Ramadan unless someone is already fasting, then he may fast that day."
Reference: Bukhari, Book of Fasting 1914. Muslim, Book of Fasting 1082/21.
Prohibition of obscene speech while fasting
① Narrated by Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (RA) that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said:
الصيام جنة فإذا كان أحدكم صائما فلا يرفث ولا يجهل وإن امرؤ قاتله أو شاتمه فليقل إني صائم
"Fasting is a shield; so when any one of you is fasting, he should neither use obscene language nor act foolishly. If someone fights or insults him, he should say, 'I am fasting.'"
Reference: Bukhari, Book of Fasting 1894. Muslim, Book of Fasting 160 / 1151.
② Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (RA) also narrates that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said:
إذا كان يوم صوم أحدكم فلا يرفث ولا يصخب فإن شاتمه أحد أو قاتله فليقل: إني صائم
"On the day any one of you is fasting, he should neither use obscene language nor raise his voice. If someone insults him or fights with him, he should say, 'I am fasting.'"
Reference: Bukhari, Book of Fasting 1894. Muslim, Book of Fasting 1151/160.
