The Ruling on Hastening to Break the Fast

Question:
May Allah preserve you and bless you. Honorable Shaykh, regarding hastening to break the fast in the blessed month of Ramadan, what is the ruling on this hastening?

Answer:
Yes, hastening is required and recommended (mustahabb) when the sun sets. Once the setting of the sun is confirmed, one should hasten to break the fast in obedience to the command of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) and following the command of the Prophet, following the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He said (peace and blessings be upon him) He said (peace and blessings be upon him): "Indeed, among the servants of Allah whom He loves most are those who hasten to break their fast." Allah loves it when His servants hasten to break their fast at the setting of the sun. And because delaying the breaking of the fast is the practice of the innovators, because it involves adding to the worship and increasing in the worship, because fasting ends with the setting of the sun. Yes.
So if one continues fasting after the sun has set and does not break his fast, he has increased in the worship and exaggerated in the worship. This is only in the case of one who continues (wusala) as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to continue, meaning he would continue the days without breaking his fast between them. This is specific to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He forbade the people from continuing (wusala) and commanded them to break their fast at the setting of the sun. He said: "Whoever must continue, let him continue until the dawn."
If one does not break his fast at sunset but intends to continue until the dawn, there is no harm in that. However, if one does not break his fast at sunset and intends to delay until the stars intertwine and until the sky becomes dark, this is the action of the innovators. Yes. Yes.