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Hadith

Break the fast when its time arrives

Source

Sahih al-Bukhari 1957

Book 30, Hadith 64

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What It Means: Reading in Context

This is the complete reported saying about hastening Iftar. It concerns breaking the fast once its time has arrived, not before sunset. For the timing context, Sahih al-Bukhari 1954 explicitly mentions sunset: https://sunnah.com/bukhari:1954. This entry comes from Sahih al-Bukhari 1957. The quoted wording is the English translation of the reported saying. Follow the source link to read the narrator, full wording and in-book reference together. A hadith number identifies the source used here; numbering systems can differ between editions. Being able to inspect a source is important when a short statement is shared outside its original setting. The accompanying reflection is an editorial prompt for everyday conduct. It is not part of the hadith and does not replace explanation from qualified scholarship. Avoid extending a short reminder into a religious ruling that the entry itself does not establish.

REFLECTION · EDITORIAL

Check the local sunset time and prepare what you need before it arrives. Keep the moment of breaking the fast simple and considerate of others.

This reflection is not Qur’an, hadith or an authoritative tafsir.
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