مَنْ فَطَّرَ صَائمًا، كانَ لَهُ مِثْلُ أَجْرِهِ

“Whoever provides ifṭār for a fasting person, he will have the same reward as him"

This Hadith is Malool (defective) according to Shaykh al-Muhaddith al-Alwan

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However, this is still a recommended and righteous deed which the salaf keenly observed.

See: https://news.1rj.ru/str/preparing_for_ramadan/287

Via Ahlus-Sunnah

The supplication of the one fasting being answered: There is nothing confirmed textually concerning it

❌ 23. ‘Indeed, when the fasting person breaks his fast, he has a supplication which will not be rejected’

❌ 24. ‘There are three whose supplication is not rejected: The just ruler, the fasting person when he breaks his fast, and the supplication of the wronged person.’
[Also, the version collected by aḍ-Ḍabbī in Ad-Duˋā’ (pg. 317) and at-Tirmiṫhī (2526) ]

Also this: “The supplication of the wronged person is answered, even if he is a wicked person, because his wickedness is restricted to himself.”

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After explaining the weakness of the chains for the above narrations, it is added in the book:

Therefore, the ḥadīth does not have any chain that does not contain a defect. And the texts of the ḥadīth are muḍṭarib.

“And fasting is from the greatest means of drawing nearer to Allāh تعالى and there is hope that during it, supplication would be answered.”

(See: https://archive.org/details/AnAbridgmentOfTheMostFamousAndImportantWeakAhadithRelatedToFasting)

There is nothing authentic concerning specific supplications to be said when breaking the fast, other than the supplications of eating

❌ 25. “The thirst has gone, the arteries are moist, and the reward is confirmed - Allāh willing”

❌ 26. “O Allāh, for you I have fasted, and upon Your provisions I have
broken my fast ”*

(See: https://archive.org/details/AnAbridgmentOfTheMostFamousAndImportantWeakAhadithRelatedToFasting)

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Note from Furrqat:

« اللهم لك [صمت] صمنا، وعلى رزقك [أفطرت] أفطرنا »
This Supplication upon breaking the fast is Daīf and is a mursal report.

-Shaykh Al-Muhaddith al-'Alwān
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"The supplication (ذهب الظمأ وابتلَّت العروق...) upon breaking the fast is not Sahīh as both it's chain and matn (text) are gharīb (strange- differing from the way of reports that are commonly related), and moreover, one of the narrators of it is unknown.

Also, the supplication (اللهم لك صمت، وعلى رزقك أفطرت...) Is not Sahīh either.

And under this chapter (supplications for breaking the fast), there is nothing proven which can be relied upon/considered Sahīh.

Hence, there is no issue if the person fasting makes any dhikr or dua which they find easy, as long as one does not consider any dua/dhikr to be specific for this.

—Shaykh Al-Muhaddith 'Abdullah As-Sa'd (Twitter)

Al-Muhaddith Abû ‘Alî al-Hasanî said:

The hadîth [when breaking the fast]: The thirst has gone, the veins are moist, and the reward is secure if Allâh wills.'
‎ذهب الظمأ وابتلت العروق وثبت الأجر إن شاء الله

It is rejected, and it was rejected by al-Bazzâr, and this [hadîth] was ignored by an-Nasâ’î in [sunan] as-Sughrâ but he narrated it in [sunan] al-Kubrâ, and it was rejected by ibn Mandah.

There is no authentic hadîth concerning du’â’ when breaking the fast.

[SIDE NOTE]: This hadîth was also weakened by ‘Abdullâh as-Sa’d, ‘Abdul ‘Azîz at-Tarîfî, Muqbil al-Wâdi’î, and Sulaymân al-‘Alwân in one of two opinions. And from the earlier generations it was weakened by Abû Hâtim ar-Râzî and ad-Dâraqutnî.

—Ahlus-Sunnah

There is nothing authentic concerning the encouragement to break the fast with a specific type of food

❌ 27. ‘If one of you breaks his fast, then let him break his fast with dried
dates. If he cannot find dried dates, then let him break his fast with water; for truly water is purifying.’

❌ 28. The Messenger of Allāh صلى الله عليه وسلم used to break his fast with fresh dates before performing the prayer. If there were no fresh dates, then with dried dates. And if there were no dried dates, then he would take a few sips of water

(See: https://archive.org/details/AnAbridgmentOfTheMostFamousAndImportantWeakAhadithRelatedToFasting)

Above is the grading of the Ahadith explained by Shaykh al-Muhaddith al-Harith al-Hasani, yet Shaykh al-Muhaddith al-Alwan considers breaking fast with (fresh or dry) dates to be Sunnah. See post below:

🔻What's the authenticity of the following supplication upon breaking fast?

« اللهم لك [صمت] صمنا، وعلى رزقك [أفطرت]
أفطرنا »
Saying this upon breaking the fast is daif (weak), and it is a Mursal report.


🔻Which is better to break the fast with, fresh or dried dates?

It doesn't matter if the fast is broken with fresh or dried dates. Both is in accordance with the Sunnah.

—Ramadan Fatwa by Shaykh al-Muhaddith Sulayman al-Alwan

☑️ A man broke his fast [intentionally] during Ramaḍān, so the Messenger of Allāh صلى الله عليه وسلم commanded him to emancipate a slave, or fast for two months, or feed sixty poor people. He said, “I cannot find [the provisions to do this].” Then a large basket of dates was brought to the Messenger of Allāh صلى الله عليه وسلم ,so he said, “Take this and give it to charity.” He said, “O Messenger of Allāh, there is none more in need than I.” The Messenger of Allāh صلى الله عليه وسلم thereupon laughed to the point where his canine teeth became visible and said, “Eat it [yourself].”
[A ṣaḥīḥ ḥadīth]


❌ 29. And it was reported by Hishām ibn Saˋd, from az-Zuhrī, from Abū Salamah similar to this from Abū Hurayrah, and he added: “And fast a day in its place.”

[It is munkar, and there is nothing authentic concerning this]


Note: Indeed, the statement that to fast a day in place of it is to be done with the kaffārah [expiation] has been confirmed from a number of the salaf such as Jābir ibn Zayd, ash-Shaˋbī, and Saˋīd ibn Jubayr.

(See: https://archive.org/details/AnAbridgmentOfTheMostFamousAndImportantWeakAhadithRelatedToFasting)

The aḥādīth of applying kuḥl (dark eyeliner] during the day of Ramaḍān: There is nothing authentic concerning it


❌ 30. That he commanded the use of scented ithmid* at the time of sleep, and said, “Let the one who is fasting abstain from it.”

*Translator’s note: Ithmid is a type of stone found in the area of Hijaz, Isfahan, Morocco, and other areas, and it is powdered to make kuḥl

❌ 31. “Do not apply kuḥl during the day while you are fasting. Apply kuḥl during the night using ithmid, for it clears the vision and makes the hair [lashes] sprout.

❌ 32. “The Messenger of Allāh صلى الله عليه وسلم applied kuḥl while he was fasting.”

❌ 33. ‘My eye is bothering me. Should I apply kuḥl while I am fasting?’ He said, ‘Yes.’’

(See: https://archive.org/details/AnAbridgmentOfTheMostFamousAndImportantWeakAhadithRelatedToFasting)

The prohibition of using a siwāk during the day of Ramaḍān or its permissibility: There is nothing authentic regarding this

❌ 34. “I saw the Messenger of Allāh صلى الله عليه وسلم - more often than I can count, and more often than I can enumerate - using the siwāk while he was fasting."

❌ 35. ‘From the best qualities of one who is fasting is using the siwāk.’

❌ 36. “If you fast, then use the siwāk in the early morning and do not use
the siwāk in the evening, for if the lips of the fasting person become dry, he will have a light for him on the Day of Resurrection.”

(See: https://archive.org/details/AnAbridgmentOfTheMostFamousAndImportantWeakAhadithRelatedToFasting)

30 Common Mistakes in Ramadān | The list was taken from Shaykh Ahmad Mūsa Jibrīl's Fiqh of Ramadān class.

https://ia601404.us.archive.org/20/items/common-mistakes-ramadan/CommonMistakesRamadan.pdf