Sahih al-Bukhari, 1957
sahihNarrated Sahl bin Sa`d:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "The people will remain on the right path as long as they hasten the breaking of the fast."
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ
لاَ يَزَالُ النَّاسُ بِخَيْرٍ مَا عَجَّلُوا الْفِطْرَ
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Sharh · explanationclick to expand
It is known that all good lies in following the guidance of the Prophet ﷺ and sheer evil lies in introducing religious innovations. Being one of the loftiest worshipful acts and best means to draw closer to Allah, Exalted is He, it is incumbent upon a Muslim to follow the guidance of the Prophet ﷺ regarding fasting, and he ﷺ urged the fasting people to hasten in breaking their fasts. In this hadeeth, Sahl ibn Sa‘d Al-Ansaaree(may Allah be pleased with them) related that the Messenger of Allahﷺ stated that the Muslims will remain on the right path of truth and divine guidance, adhering to the Sunnah, complying with the limits of the Laws of Islam without altering or distorting it,as long as they hasten to break their fast directly after sunset. Hastening to break the fast at sunset is good for the fasting people because it helpspreserve theirphysical strength and relieves them of hardship. Moreover, this conforms to the Sunnah and contravenes extremism and religious innovations. It also shows the difference between the two times in terms of the relevant Laws of Islam ruling. This hadeeth highlights the blessing of following the Sunnah, that people would remain on the right path as long as they adhered to it, that corruption iscontingent on changing the Sunnah, and that contravening the Sunnah in this regard is a visible sign ofcorruption and disorder..