Question:
Is there a Hadith which states that the Ambiya were ordered to hasten iftar and delay sehri?
Answer:
Imam Ibn Hibban, Imam Tabarani (rahimahumallah) and others have recorded this Hadith. The Hadith is as follows:
Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) reports that Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, “We the Ambiya, were commanded to hasten iftar [i.e. break the fast as soon as Maghrib sets in], delay sehri [till the last possible time] and to place our right hand over our left hand in Salah”
(Sahih Ibn Hibban; Al Ihsan, Hadith: 1770, Al Mu’jamul Kabir, Hadith: 10851, Al Mu’jamul Awsat, Hadith: 4261)
Imam Ibn Hibban (rahimahullah) has declared the Hadith authentic and Hafiz Haythami (rahimahullah) has declared the narrators of Tabarani reliable.
(Majma’uz Zawaid, vol. 2 pg. 105 and vol. 3 pg. 155)
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar