Alhamduli'Allahi Rabbil-'Aalameen
wa-Salaatu wa-Salaamu 'alaa Ashrafil-Anbiyaa-e-wal-Mursaleen, `Amma Ba'd.
Assalaamu `Alaykum wa Rahmatullaahi wa Barakaatuhu.
REWARD OF FEEDING A FASTING PERSON
PROPHET (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said:-
"Whoever feeds the person who is breaking his fast, he will have his reward (for his fasting) without decreasing anything from the reward of the fasting person."
[Source:-Al-Tirmidhi, Ibn Maajah - Classed as Sahih by Sh al-Albaani]
A Lil Note:-
Many ahadith are reported regarding the virtues of providing food for others to break their fast. Feeding others in general brings a great reward to the one who does it.
ALLAH~ (May He be glorified and exalted) states that one of the characteristics of the believers who deserve Paradise is that
they feed others.
ALLAH says :-
"And they give food, in spite of their love for it (or for the love of Him), to the Miskeen (the poor), the orphan, and the captive, Saying:-
'We feed you seeking Allah's Countenance only. We wish for no reward, nor thanks from you.
'Verily, We fear from our Lord a Day, hard and distressful, that will make the faces look horrible (from extreme dislike to it).'
So Allah saved them from the evil of that Day, and gave them Nadhrah
(a light of beauty) and joy.
And their recompense shall be Paradise, and silken garments, because they were patient"
[Source:-'Quran'~ Surat 'Al-Insaan' 76:8 -A# 12]
The Prophet (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) informed us in the
Hadith above that whoever gives food to a fasting person to break his fast will have a reward like his without the fasting person losing any reward.
So during the month of Ramadan (and even during other months) it isvery virtuous and rewarding to feed others who are breaking their fast.
It is also very virtuous and rewarding to feed others in general.
PROPHET (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said:-
"You will not enter Paradise until you truly believe and you will not truly believe until you love one another."
[Source:- Sahih Muslim]
In another narration from 'Abd-Allaah ibn 'Umar (radi Allahu anhu)
that a man asked the PROPHET (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam):-
"What is the best thing in Islam?"
PROPHET (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam):-said:-
"Feeding others and giving the greeting of salaam to those whom you know and those whom you do not know."
(Source:-Sahih al-Bukhari & Muslim)
Ibn Rajab (may Allah have mercy upon him) said in al-Fath (1/43):-
"The Hadith (mentioned above) makes the connection between
feeding others and spreading Salaam because this combines good actions in both word and deed, which is perfect good treatment (Ihsaan).
Indeed, this is the best thing that you can do in Islam after the obligatory duties."
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