Food & drink

The two moments a fasting person gets

One of them arrives every evening.

لِلصَّائِمِ فَرْحَتَانِ فَرْحَةٌ عِنْدَ فِطْرِهِ وَفَرْحَةٌ عِنْدَ لِقَاءِ رَبِّهِ

Li-ṣ-ṣāʾimi farḥatān: farḥatun ʿinda fiṭrih, wa farḥatun ʿinda liqāʾi rabbih

“The fasting person has two joys: a joy when he breaks his fast, and a joy when he meets his Lord.”

The same hadith says the smell of the fasting person's mouth is better with Allah than musk.

Where this comes from

The first is ordinary and physical and comes at sunset with a date and water. The second is put in the same sentence as the first, at the same rank, without any note saying the first one is the lesser of the two.

The full narration

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah said:"There is no good deed that the son of Adam does, but between ten and seven hundred Hasanahs will be recorded for him. Allah, the mighty and sublime, said: 'Except fasing, for it is for me and I shall reward for it. He gives up his desires and his food for my sake. Fasting is a shield, and the fasting person has two moments of joy. One when he breaks his fast and another when he meets his Lord. And the smell that comes from the mouth of the fasting person is better before Allah than the fragrance of musk

Source

Sunan an-Nasā'ī · 2215

Ṣaḥīḥ
  • Abu Ghuddah: Sahih
  • Al-Albani: Sahih
  • Zubair Ali Zai: Sahih - Agreed Upon
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