Feeding a Person to Open his Fast
مَن فطَّر صائمًا
Translated
by
Abbas Abu Yahya
From Khalid al-Juhani -Radhi Allaahu anhu- from the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- who said:
“من فطّر صائماً؛ كان له مثل أجره، غير أنَّه لا ينقص من أجر الصائم شيء”.
‘Whoever opened the fast of a fasting person then he will receive the reward the like of the fasting person, except that it will not decrease anything from the reward of the fasting person.’
[Collected by Tirmidhi, Nisa’ee, Ibn Majah, Ibn Khuzaimah and Ibn Hibban & Albaani graded it Saheeh in Saheeh Targheeb no.1078]
Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali rahimahullaah said
‘A fasting person sacrifices his food and drink for Allah’s sake. Therefore, if he aids another fasting person by strengthening him with giving him his food and drink then this person is of the status of the one who left off his desires for the sake of Allaah and preferred others and shared his food and drink.
This is why it is legislated for him to feed those to open their fast along with him when he opens his fast.
This is because at that moment food is beloved to that person
So he shares it so he can be from those about whom Allaah says:
<< And they give food, inspite of their love for it (or for the love of Him), to Miskin (poor), the orphan, and the captive>> [Al-Insān – 8]
One of the righteous from the Salaf would desire some food whilst fasting, when food was placed in front of him, he heard a beggar saying: ‘Who will lend to the One who is wealthy, trustworthy, and Ever-Sufficient (Allaah)?’
So this righteous person responded with: ‘Yes, this poor slave who has very few good deeds, will.’
The righteous man stood up and took the food to the beggar, and went to sleep hungry.
A beggar came to Imam Ahmad and he gave him two pieces of bread which he had prepared for his iftaar, and himself went to sleep and woke up fasting in the morning.
[Lata’if al-Ma’arif p. 168]
مَن فطَّر صائمًا
قال رسول صلى الله عليه وسلم: *((مَن فطَّر صائمًا كان له مثل أجره، غيرَ أنه لا ينقص من أجر الصائم شيئًا)).*
📚رواه أحمد والترمذي.
وقال ابن رجب الحنبلي رحمه الله تعالى:
*الصائم يدع طعامه وشرابه لله، فإذا أعان الصائمين على التقوي على طعامهم وشرابهم، كان بمنزلة من ترك شهوة لله، وآثر بها أو واسى منها؛ ولهذا يشرع له تفطير الصوام معه إذا أفطر؛ لأن الطعام يكون محبوبًا له حينئذ، فيواسي منه حتى يكون من أطعم الطعام على حبه…*
*واشتهى بعض الصالحين من السلف طعامًا وكان صائما، فوضع بين يديه عند فطوره، فسمع سائلًا يقول: من يقرض الملي الوفي الغني؟ فقال عبده المعدم من الحسنات، فقام فأخذ الصحفة فخرج بها إليه، وبات طاويًا، وجاء سائل إلى الإمام أحمد فدفع إليه رغيفين كان يعدهما لفطره ثم طوى وأصبح صائمًا…*
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