Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 1985

Arabic hadith text

وَعَنْ عُمَرَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِذَا أَقْبَلَ اللَّيْل من هَهُنَا وَأدبر النَّهَار من هَهُنَا وَغَرَبَتِ الشَّمْسُ فَقَدْ أَفْطَرَ الصَّائِمُ»

Translation

Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.

‘Umar reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘When night advances from this side, day retreats from that side, and the sun sets, the fasting person has reached the time to break the fast.’