Allah Ta’ala loves those who hasten to break the fast

Please provide the reference for this narration:

Allah Ta’ala says: ‘Those who hasten to open their fasts at the time of iftar are the most beloved to me’

Answer:

Imam Tirmidhi (rahimahullah) has recorded this Hadith Qudsi on the authority of Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu ‘anhu). He has declared the Hadith sound (hasan)

(Sunan Tirmidhi, Hadith: 700/701. Also see Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah, Hadith: 2062 and Sahih Ibn Hibban; Al Ihsan, Hadith: 3507)

Also see here.

And Allah Knows best.

Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala

Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar

Checked by: Moulana Haroon Abasoomar

This answer was collected from HadithAnswers.com. The answers were either answered or checked by Moulana Haroon Abasoomar (rahimahullah) who was a Shaykhul Hadith in South Africa, or by his son, Moulana Muhammad Abasoomer (hafizahullah), who is a Hadith specialist. 

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