Breaking the fast with water when dates are available
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. My mother breaks her fast with water, and dates are on the table. I advised her that the Sunnah is to break the fast with dates if they are available, but she said she prefers to start with water. Is there anything wrong with that?
Answer:
She does not like to start with sin. This is contrary to the Sunnah. It is obligatory for her to love what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) loved. The Messenger loved breaking the fast with dates. So if she wants reward and recompense, she should break her fast with dates. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. My mother breaks her fast with water, and dates are on the table. I advised her that the Sunnah is to break the fast with dates if they are available, but she said she prefers to start with water. Is there anything wrong with that?
Answer:
She does not like to start with sin. This is contrary to the Sunnah. It is obligatory for her to love what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) loved. The Messenger loved breaking the fast with dates. So if she wants reward and recompense, she should break her fast with dates. Yes.
Source
مختصر زاد المعاد (للإمام محمد بن عبدالوهاب)، مختصر زاد المعاد [16] — alfawzan.live (39:37)
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