68/24. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5297 — Breaking the Fast at Sunset
Using gestures to express the decision of divorce
وَقَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لاَ يُعَذِّبُ اللَّهُ بِدَمْعِ الْعَيْنِ وَلَكِنْ يُعَذِّبُ بِهَذَا». فَأَشَارَ إِلَى لِسَانِهِ. وَقَالَ كَعْبُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ أَشَارَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَيَّ أَيْ خُذِ النِّصْفَ. وَقَالَتْ أَسْمَاءُ صَلَّى النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الْكُسُوفِ، فَقُلْتُ لِعَائِشَةَ مَا شَأْنُ النَّاسِ وَهْيَ تُصَلِّي، فَأَوْمَأَتْ بِرَأْسِهَا إِلَى الشَّمْسِ، فَقُلْتُ آيَةٌ فَأَوْمَأَتْ بِرَأْسِهَا أَنْ نَعَمْ. وَقَالَ أَنَسٌ أَوْمَأَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِيَدِهِ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ أَنْ يَتَقَدَّمَ. وَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ أَوْمَأَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِيَدِهِ لاَ حَرَجَ. وَقَالَ أَبُو قَتَادَةَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الصَّيْدِ لِلْمُحْرِمِ: «آحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ أَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَحْمِلَ عَلَيْهَا أَوْ أَشَارَ إِلَيْهَا». قَالُوا لاَ. قَالَ: «فَكُلُوا».
Breaking Fast at Sunset Hadith: When Night Comes from the East
Sahih Bukhari : 5297
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5297
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ الشَّيْبَانِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي أَوْفَى، قَالَ كُنَّا فِي سَفَرٍ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَلَمَّا غَرَبَتِ الشَّمْسُ قَالَ لِرَجُلٍ " انْزِلْ فَاجْدَحْ لِي ". قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَوْ أَمْسَيْتَ. ثُمَّ قَالَ " انْزِلْ فَاجْدَحْ ". قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَوْ أَمْسَيْتَ إِنَّ عَلَيْكَ نَهَارًا. ثُمَّ قَالَ " انْزِلْ فَاجْدَحْ ". فَنَزَلَ فَجَدَحَ لَهُ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ، فَشَرِبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ثُمَّ أَوْمَأَ بِيَدِهِ إِلَى الْمَشْرِقِ فَقَالَ " إِذَا رَأَيْتُمُ اللَّيْلَ قَدْ أَقْبَلَ مِنْ هَا هُنَا فَقَدْ أَفْطَرَ الصَّائِمُ ".
`Abdullah bin Abi `Aufa Narrated from:
We were with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) on a journey, and when the sun set, he said to a man, "Get down and prepare a drink of Sawiq for me." The man said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Will you wait till it is evening?" Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) again said, "Get down and prepare a drink of Sawiq." The man said, "O Allah's Apostle! Will you wait till it is evening, for it is still daytime. "The Prophet (ﷺ) again said, "Get down and prepare a drink of Sawiq." So the third time the man got down and prepared a drink of sawiq for him. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) drank thereof and pointed with his hand towards the East, saying, "When you see the night falling from this side, then a fasting person should break his fast."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5297In-book reference : Book 68, Hadith 46USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 63, Hadith 218
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5297
This breaking fast at sunset hadith describes a journey with Allah's Messenger. When the sun set, he told a man to get down and prepare a drink of sawiq. The man hesitated because he still thought it seemed like daytime. The Prophet repeated the command, and the man prepared the drink. Allah's Messenger drank it and then pointed toward the East, saying that when night comes from that side, the fasting person should break the fast. The narration is clear that the sign mentioned here is the arrival of night after sunset. It also shows that the Prophet acted on that sign by drinking. People searching for iftar time hadith or when to break fast in Islam often look for this direct wording.
What we learn from this hadith
- The fast is broken when night comes after sunset.
- The Prophet pointed toward the East to explain the sign.
- The companion hesitated, but the Prophet repeated the instruction.
- The narration connects the teaching with the Prophet's own action.
