Hadith 1238
Riyad as-Salihin
The Book of Virtues · The Superiority of Hastening to Break the Fast, and the supplication to say upon Breaking it
Arabic
- وعن سلمان بن عامر الضبي الصحابي، رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: "إذا أفطر أحدكم، فليفطر على تمر فإن لم يجد فليفطر على ماء فإنه طهور" ((رواه أبو داود، والترمذي وقال: حديث حسن صحيح)).
English translation
Salman bin 'Amir (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, "When one of you breaks his Saum (fasting), let him break it on dates; if he does not have any, break his fast with water for it is pure." [Abu Dawud].