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Jami at-Tirmidhi 694 — Break Fast With Dates or Water
What Has Been Related About What It Is Recommended To Break The Fast With
Hadith About Breaking Fast With Dates or Water
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 694
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 694
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْمُقَدَّمِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ صُهَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنْ وَجَدَ تَمْرًا فَلْيُفْطِرْ عَلَيْهِ وَمَنْ لاَ فَلْيُفْطِرْ عَلَى مَاءٍ فَإِنَّ الْمَاءَ طَهُورٌ " . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ سَلْمَانَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ أَنَسٍ لاَ نَعْلَمُ أَحَدًا رَوَاهُ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ مِثْلَ هَذَا غَيْرَ سَعِيدِ بْنِ عَامِرٍ وَهُوَ حَدِيثٌ غَيْرُ مَحْفُوظٍ وَلاَ نَعْلَمُ لَهُ أَصْلاً مِنْ حَدِيثِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ صُهَيْبٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ . وَقَدْ رَوَى أَصْحَابُ شُعْبَةَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ الأَحْوَلِ عَنْ حَفْصَةَ بِنْتِ سِيرِينَ عَنِ الرَّبَابِ عَنْ سَلْمَانَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهُوَ أَصَحُّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ عَامِرٍ . وَهَكَذَا رَوَوْا عَنْ شُعْبَةَ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ عَنْ حَفْصَةَ بِنْتِ سِيرِينَ عَنْ سَلْمَانَ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ فِيهِ شُعْبَةُ عَنِ الرَّبَابِ . وَالصَّحِيحُ مَا رَوَاهُ سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ وَابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ وَغَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ الأَحْوَلِ عَنْ حَفْصَةَ بِنْتِ سِيرِينَ عَنِ الرَّبَابِ عَنْ سَلْمَانَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ . وَابْنُ عَوْنٍ يَقُولُ عَنْ أُمِّ الرَّائِحِ بِنْتِ صُلَيْعٍ عَنْ سَلْمَانَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ . وَالرَّبَابُ هِيَ أُمُّ الرَّائِحِ .
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."
[1] That is no. 658 as well as the following Hadith .Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 694In-book reference : Book 8, Hadith 13English translation : Vol. 2, Book 3, Hadith 694
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 694
This hadith about breaking fast with dates or water gives simple iftar guidance. The Messenger of Allah said that whoever has dried dates should break the fast with them, and whoever does not have them should break the fast with water, for water is purifying. The hadith does not make iftar complicated. It points to something easy, available, and clean. Dates are mentioned first, while water is given as the next choice when dates are not found. The message for a fasting person is practical: begin iftar in a simple way, without turning the meal into a burden or a display.
What we learn from this hadith
- Dates are mentioned as a recommended way to break the fast.
- Water is mentioned when dates are not available.
- The hadith keeps iftar simple and easy for the fasting person.
