Is it better to break one's fast with one's own money, or with what is offered to one by one's brothers?

The questioner : The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, in these days, which is better: for a person to break his fast with his own money, or to accept the invitations and gifts from his brothers for breaking the fast? The phrase "in these days"—I do not know why it was mentioned? Did something happen? In any case. Our father.

The Shaykh : Accepting from his brothers for breaking the fast is in accordance with the guidance of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to accept what was offered to him of food, and he used to accept gifts and reward them. There is no doubt that giving and accepting gifts brings about affection and love. For this reason, it is reported in the athar: "Give gifts to one another." So, accepting a gift for breaking the fast is from the Sunnah. If he accepts it and breaks his fast with it, he gains two benefits. The first benefit is accepting the gift and bringing joy to his brother. The second benefit is following the example of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). However, some ignorant people say, "I do not accept a gift for breaking the fast; because if he offers me a meal to break my fast, the reward of my fasting becomes his." Yes, because whoever feeds a fasting person gets a reward like his.
But we say this is ignorance, because he gets a reward like his, and nothing is deducted from his reward. The bounty of Allah is continuous. Your reward is complete, and your brother who offered you what you broke your fast with gets a reward like yours. The summary is that we say: if there is a benefit in accepting a gift for breaking the fast, then it is better for a person to break his fast with it than with his own money. But if he fears being reminded of the favor, even in the future, then breaking his fast with his own money is better.