8/82. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 807 — Feeding a Fasting Person
What Has Been Revealed About One Who Provides The Food For A Fasting Person To Break His Fast
Hadith About Feeding a Fasting Person at Iftar
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 807
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 807
حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحِيمِ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ أَبِي سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنْ فَطَّرَ صَائِمًا كَانَ لَهُ مِثْلُ أَجْرِهِ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ لاَ يَنْقُصُ مِنْ أَجْرِ الصَّائِمِ شَيْئًا " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah Said: "Whoever Provides The Food For A Fasting Person To Break His Fast With, Then For Him Is The Same Reward As His (The Fasting Person'S), Without Anything Being Diminished From The Reward Of The Fasting Person."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 807In-book reference : Book 8, Hadith 126English translation : Vol. 2, Book 3, Hadith 807
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 807
This Hadith about feeding a fasting person at iftar gives a clear message of generosity in Ramadan and beyond. The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said that whoever provides food for a fasting person to break the fast will have the same reward as that person, without anything being reduced from the fasting person’s reward. The wording is direct and hopeful. It encourages helping someone complete their fast with food at iftar time. It also removes a possible concern: the reward given to the helper does not take away from the fasting person. The explanation should not add extra details about the amount or type of food, because the text simply says providing food for breaking the fast.
What we learn from this hadith
- Giving iftar to a fasting person is a rewarded act.
- The helper’s reward does not reduce the fasting person’s reward.
- Ramadan generosity can be shown through feeding others.
