8/13. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 702 — Hastening Iftar and Salat
What Has Been Related About Hastening To Break The Fast
Hastening Iftar and Salat in the Sunnah
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 702
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 702
حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي عَطِيَّةَ، قَالَ دَخَلْتُ أَنَا وَمَسْرُوقٌ، عَلَى عَائِشَةَ فَقُلْنَا يَا أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَجُلاَنِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَحَدُهُمَا يُعَجِّلُ الإِفْطَارَ وَيُعَجِّلُ الصَّلاَةَ وَالآخَرُ يُؤَخِّرُ الإِفْطَارَ وَيُؤَخِّرُ الصَّلاَةَ . قَالَتْ أَيُّهُمَا يُعَجِّلُ الإِفْطَارَ وَيُعَجِّلُ الصَّلاَةَ قُلْنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ . قَالَتْ هَكَذَا صَنَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم . وَالآخَرُ أَبُو مُوسَى . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ وَأَبُو عَطِيَّةَ اسْمُهُ مَالِكُ بْنُ أَبِي عَامِرٍ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ وَيُقَالُ مَالِكُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ وَابْنُ عَامِرٍ أَصَحُّ .
Abu 'Atiyyah Narrated from:
Masruq And I Entered Upon Aishah And We Said: 'O Mother Of The Believers! There Are Two Men From The Companions Of Muhammad, One Of Them Hastens To Break The Fasts And He Hastens To Perform Salat. The Other Delays Breaking The Fast And He Delays The Salat.' She Said: 'Which Of Them Hastens To Break The Fast And Hastens To Perform The Salat?' We Said That It Was Abdullah Bin Mas'Ud. She Said: 'This Is How The Messenger Of Allah Did It.' And The Other Was Abu Musa.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 702In-book reference : Book 8, Hadith 21English translation : Vol. 2, Book 3, Hadith 702
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 702
This Hadith about hastening iftar shows a simple Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah. Abu Atiyyah and Masruq asked Aishah about two Companions. One hastened to break the fast and hastened the prayer. The other delayed both. Aishah asked which one did the hastening, and when they said it was Abdullah bin Masud, she replied, “This is how the Messenger of Allah did it.” The lesson is clear and direct: when the fast is ready to be opened and the prayer time is due, delay is not presented as the better habit here. The Hadith connects Ramadan fasting, iftar time, and Salat with following the Prophet’s practical way.
What we learn from this hadith
- Hastening to break the fast is shown here as the Prophet’s practice.
- Prayer should not be delayed without reason when its time has come.
- Questions about practice can be answered by returning to the Sunnah.
