Jami' at-Tirmidhi 695

Chapter: What Has Been Related About What It Is Recommended To Break The Fast With

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 695

حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ الأَحْوَلِ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ الأَحْوَلِ، ‏.‏ وَحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ الأَحْوَلِ، عَنْ حَفْصَةَ بِنْتِ سِيرِينَ، عَنِ الرَّبَابِ، عَنْ سَلْمَانَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ الضَّبِّيِّ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

"‏ إِذَا أَفْطَرَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيُفْطِرْ عَلَى تَمْرٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ زَادَ ابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ ‏"‏ فَإِنَّهُ بَرَكَةٌ فَمَنْ لَمْ يَجِدْ فَلْيُفْطِرْ عَلَى مَاءٍ فَإِنَّهُ طَهُورٌ ‏"

Salman bin Amir Ad-Dabbi narrated that :

the Prophet said: "When one of you breaks his fast, then let him do so with dried dates. And whoever does not find dates, then water, for it is purifying."

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 695, 658), Ibn Majah (No. 1699), Ahmad (No. 15633, 15634, 15637, 15640, 15641, 15646, 15649, 17195) and Ad-Darimi (No. 1639).

Classical commentary

Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : ( إِذَا أَفْطَرَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيُفْطِرْ عَلَى تَمْرٍ ) فِيهِ دَلِيلٌ عَلَى مَشْرُوعِيَّةِ الْإِفْطَارِ بِالتَّمْرِ , فَإِنَّ عُدِمَ فَبِالْمَاءِ , وَلَكِنَّ حَدِيثَ أَنَسٍ الْآتِيَ يَدُلُّ عَلَى أَنَّ الرُّطَبَ أَوْلَى مِنْ الْيَابِسِ فَيُقَدَّمُ عَلَيْهِ إِنْ وُجِدَ. وَإِنَّمَا شُرِعَ الْإِفْطَارُ بِالتَّمْرِ لِأَنَّهُ حُلْوٌ وَكُلُّ حُلْوٍ يُقَوِّي الْبَصَرَ الَّذِي يَضْعُفُ بِالصَّوْمِ , وَهَذَا أَحْسَنُ مَا قِيلَ فِي الْمُنَاسَبَةِ , وَقِيلَ لِأَنَّ الْحُلْوَ يُوَافِقُ الْإِيمَانَ وَيُرِقُّ الْقَلْبَ , وَإِذَا كَانَتْ الْعِلَّةُ كَوْنَهُ حُلْوًا وَالْحُلْوُ لَهُ ذَلِكَ التَّأْثِيرُ فَيَلْحَقُ بِهِ الْحُلْوِيَّاتُ كُلُّهَا , قَالَهُ الشَّوْكَانِيُّ وَغَيْرُهُ , وَقَالَ اِبْنُ…

Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	WeakDaif	The hadith	No. 695
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 695
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH	WeakDaif	The hadith	No. 695
Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf	AuthenticHasan Sahih	The hadith	No. 695

Other versions

Differing grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 658

the Prophet said: "When one of you breaks his fast, then let him do so with dried dates, for they are blessed. Whoever does not find dates, then water, for it is purifying." And he said: "Charity given to the needy is (counted as) charity, and if it is given to relatives it is (counted as) two…

"‏ إِذَا أَفْطَرَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيُفْطِرْ عَلَى تَمْرٍ فَإِنَّهُ بَرَكَةٌ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَجِدْ تَمْرًا فَالْمَاءُ فَإِنَّهُ طَهُورٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ ‏"‏ الصَّدَقَةُ عَلَى الْمِسْكِينِ صَدَقَةٌ وَهِيَ عَلَى ذِي الرَّحِمِ…

Narrated by Salmān ibn Amir ad-Dabbiī

Differing grades Sunan Ibn Majah 1699

"When any one of you breaks his fast, let him break it with dates. If he cannot find dates, then let him break it with water, for it is a means of purification."

"‏ إِذَا أَفْطَرَ أَحَدُكُمْ، فَلْيُفْطِرْ عَلَى تَمْرَةٍ. فَإِنْ لَمْ يَجِدْ، فَلْيُفْطِرْ عَلَى الْمَاءِ. فَإِنَّهُ طَهُورٌ ‏"

Narrated by Salmān ibn Amir ad-Dabbiī

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 15633