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Sahih al-Bukhari 1954 (Book 30, Hadith 61) #1874
Breaking Fast at Sunset

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the importance of breaking one's fast when night falls and the day vanishes.

Narrated 'Umar bin Al-Khattab: Allah's Messenger said, "When night falls from this side and the day vanishes from this side and the sun sets, then the fasting person should break his fast".
حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يَقُولُ، سَمِعْتُ عَاصِمَ بْنَ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏ "‏ إِذَا أَقْبَلَ اللَّيْلُ مِنْ هَا هُنَا، وَأَدْبَرَ النَّهَارُ مِنْ هَا هُنَا، وَغَرَبَتِ الشَّمْسُ، فَقَدْ أَفْطَرَ الصَّائِمُ

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fasting  *  sunset  *  fast

QUICK LESSONS:
Follow Allah's commands such as fasting during Ramadan; Break your fast when night falls and the day vanishes; Be mindful of your obligations; Be grateful for blessings in life.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith emphasizes the importance of breaking one's fast when night falls and the day vanishes. It is narrated by 'Umar bin Al-Khattab that Allah's Messenger said that when night falls from this side and the day vanishes from this side and the sun sets, then a fasting person should break his fast. This hadith teaches us to be mindful of our obligations to Allah as Muslims by following His commands such as fasting during Ramadan. It also reminds us to be grateful for all that we have been blessed with in life such as food and water which we can enjoy after a long day of fasting.

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