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Break your fast a few minutes early?

By Hazrat Maulana Yunus Patel Saheb (daamat barakaatuhum)

Khalifa Majaz-e-Bayt

Shaikh-ul-Arab wal Ajam Arifbillah Hazrat-e-Aqdas Maulana Shah

Hakeem Muhammad Akhtar Sahab (db)

For many years, without fail, I have been giving an example in the month of Ramadaan, that at
the end of a very, very hot and long day of Summer, a person is sitting at the dastarkhaan (table
cloth), close to the time of Iftaar, waiting patiently to open his fast. There is just 3 minutes left
for the setting of the sun when he is told:"Eat! .. , What difference will it make if you break
your fast now? What is another 2 or 3 minutes? ... You have already stayed away from food
and drink for almost 15 -~ 16 hours."

Even if this happens to be the weakest Muslim, in respect to obeying Allah Ta'ala, he will
respond: "It is the ruling of the Qur'aan and the Ahadith that I break my fast after the setting
of the sun and not before that time. It is the command of Allah Ta'ala and I cannot disobey
Him."

The weakest person's Imaan becomes so strong at this stage of his fast, that he will not break
his fast. He will refuse to break his fast, even if the world's great personalities have to say so.

So we should question ourselves and also answer truthfully: Is it not the Hukm, the Command
of that same Allah, to perform Salaah five times a day and for the men, in the Musijd, in
Jamaat as far as possible? Is it not the Command of that same Allah to correctly discharge our
Zakaah, perform Haj, treat our parents with love and respect, be faithful to our wives and
treat them with compassion and vice versa for the wives, be honest in our business dealings
and be kind and just to those under our authority?