Riyad as-Salihin, 332
Salman bin 'Amir (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "When you break fast, you should do it with a date-fruit for there is blessing in it, and if you do not find a date- fruit, break it with water for it is pure." Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) added: "Charity towards a poor person is charity, and towards a relation is both charity and maintaining the ties (of kinship)". <b>[At-Tirmidhi, who classified it as Hadith Hasan]</b>.
وعن سلمان بن عامر رضي الله عنه، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: "إذا أفطر أحدكم، فليفطر على تمر، فإنه بركة، فإن لم يجد تمرًا، فالماء، فإنه طهور" وقال: "الصدقة على المسكين صدقة، وعلى ذي الرحم ثنتان: صدقة وصلة". ((رواه الترمذي وقال: حديث حسن)).
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- In-Book Reference
- Introduction, Hadith 332
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br>
1) The Shariah explains that charity is of various degrees based on the one to whom it is given. The closer the recipient is, the better the charity is.<br>
2) Charity given to the poor counts as charity only, but charity given to a relative counts as both charity and maintaining of kinship ties.<br>
Note:<br>
This Hadith is not authentic if cited as a statement of the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him). Rather it is authentically attributed to him as an action. Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) used to break his fast before he prayed with fresh dates; if there were not any, he would eat some small dates; if there were not any, he would have some sips of water.