(قلت: إسناده صحيح على شرط البخاري. وقد أخرجه بإسناد المصنف ومتنه؛ دون قوله: "يا بلال! "، وكذلك أخرجه مسلم من طريق أخرى بلفظ: "يا فلان! "، وهو رواية للبخاري)
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2352. It was reported from 'Abdullāh bin Abī Awfā, that he said: "We accompanied the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ on a journey while he was fasting. When the sun set he said: "O Bilal! Dismount and mix some Sawīq for us." He said: "O Messenger of Allāh! If you waited till the evening!" He said: "Dismount and mix some Sawīq for us." He said: "O Messenger of Allāh! The day still remains with you." He said: "Dismount and mix some Sawīq for us." He got down and prepared it. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ drank from it and then said: "If you see the night approaching from here, it is time for a fasting person to break the fast," and he pointed towards east with his finger." (Sahih)
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The time for Iftār begins immediately upon the setting of the sun. Waiting after sunset or delaying Iftār as a precautionary measure has no meaning. The Hadīth also gives us the golden rule that, in order to remove any possible doubts in the minds of the people, it is sometimes a good idea to let people have further clarification even regarding “obvious” matters.
