How to break the fast correctly It is Mustahabb (recommended) for the Saa’im to make Iftaar with Rutub (fresh, moist, ripe dates) and if he cannot find that then the recommendation moves towards Tamr (dry dates). If he does not have this then it is recommended to take mouthfuls of water and after that he can eat what he wishes. The texts do not come with a ta’leel (legal reasoning) for this order except for what came in the first Hadeeth that we will shortly mention that says that water is pure. As such it is not correct for people to delve into the reasons for choosing Rutub (wet dates) firstly, Tamr (dry dates) secondly and Maa (water) thirdly. We follow this in worship and obedience and it is incorrect to reason that Tamr should come first because they contain a plentiful quantity of sugar and that is what the Saa’im loses most of and a text has mentioned that the body should be compensated for what it has lost. Or the reasoning that the date is digested quickly, and it gives the nutrients that the fasting person needs and other reasons of the like that researches have suggested. None of these attempts bring anything in terms of advancement or decline in relation to this issue and if the upright Shar’a wanted to give a reason it would have done so and if it was silent on providing a reason then we must also be silent.Here are a selection of Ahaadeeth that discuss this issue: 1) Salmaan ibn ‘Aamir said: The Messenger of Allah (saw) said:. Abu Daawud (2355), An-Nasaa’i, At- Tirmidhi, Ibn Maajah, Ahmad and Ad-Daarami. Ibn Hibbaan, Al-Haakim and Abu Haatim Ar- Raazi verified it as Saheeh and At-Tirmidhi said it is Hasan Saheeh. 2) Anas Bin Maalik (ra) said:.Abu Daawud (2356), At-Tirmidhi and he said it is a Hadeeth hasan ghareeb. Ahmad also narrated it and Ad-Daaraqutni verified its soundness (saheeh). Al-Haakim narrated it and verified it and Adh-Dhahabi also verified it.Huswa with Dammah means ‘sips of drink’ and Haswah with a fathah means ‘one time’.3) Anas (ra) said:.Ibn Hibbaan (3504), Ibn Khuzaimah, Al-Bazzaar, Al-Haakim, Al-Bayhaqi and At- Tabaraani in his Al’Mu’jam Al-Awsat and its chain in saheeh. These three Hadeeth indicate that it is the Sunnah of Iftaar to hasten it and that it comes before the Salaah of Maghrib so the Saa’im does not pray until after he has taken his Iftaar. Excerpt from Ahkam as-Siyam by Sheikh Abu Iyaas, member of Hizb ut-Tahrir.
Posted on: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 09:51:13 +0000
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